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There's Renewable Energy no sense in sugar-covering it: the world is confronting an epic ecological test as our planet breaks temperature records on account of substantial outflows of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other warmth catching poisons.
Which is the reason it's so unfathomably cheering – regardless of no less than one superpower looking the other path – to see the sensational increases being made in sustainable power source. Here are only a couple on the current year's respect roll, each of which gives us seek after a cleaner, better, maintainable tomorrow.
1. India starts to get some distance from coal
One more of the world's speediest moving uber economies, India, likewise has a so-so track record on the earth, however as the renewables showcase builds up, this huge country is grasping it. With India's sun oriented segment blasting, the nation is closing down gigantic segments of its coal industry, in a move that must mean great things for the air Indians (and whatever remains of us) relax.
2. China's Qinghai Province keeps running on renewables for an entire week
China gets negative criticism on natural issues a considerable measure of the time, politeness of its gigantic mechanical division and colossally populated (and brown haze ridden) super urban areas. Be that as it may, China is likewise one of the greatest speculators in sustainable power source, as confirm by its capacity to keep the lights on for 5 million nationals in Qinghai Province for an entire week in June exclusively on environmentally friendly power vitality.
3. Costa Rica created power for 300 days without consuming non-renewable energy sources
For a country contained nearly 5 million individuals, it's a truly amazing accomplishment – the Central American nation declared in November that 100 percent of its power age kept running on renewables for an astounding 300 days, breaking their past record. Just in January, news broke that Costa Rica ran exclusively on sustainable power source for 250 days of 2016, and relied upon renewables for 98.12 percent of its power needs finished the course of the year. Stunning.
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4. China constructs a sun oriented ranch formed like a monster panda
As the colossal Doc Emmett Brown may state, in case you will assemble a gigantic 248-section of land sun oriented ranch, for what reason not do it with some style? Embracing this reasoning in the most ideal path, China up and assembled an enormous panda-molded sun powered office in Datong that its creators say will have the capacity to deliver 3.2 billion kilowatt-hours of sun oriented vitality in 25 years.
5. The majority of Earth could be controlled by renewables by 2050
It may go past what the Paris atmosphere assention calls for, however a current examination of the world's sustainable guide appraises that by mid-century, around seventy five percent of the world's nations could be fueled totally by sustainable power sources. That is somewhere in the range of 139 nations controlled 100 percent by wind, water, and sun oriented in only barely three decades – one hell of an objective to go for.
6. It's constantly radiant in California
Donald Trump may not be ready regarding renewables, but rather that doesn't mean the world's 6th biggest economy needs to go with the same pattern. A valid example: back in May, California crushed another renewables record, with its biggest framework getting 67.2 percent of its vitality from renewables – and when you toss in hydropower, the aggregate went higher as 80 percent.
7. Germany repurposes an old coal mine into a renewables vitality battery
As the world moves to cleaner control sources, gigantic measures of coal industry foundation as yet lying around don't really need to be overlooked. As far as it matters for its, Germany is embracing a reusing mentality, reporting intends to turn one of its old coal mines in the nation's north-west into a monster battery station for putting away hydroelectric power – with around 400,000 homes set to profit.


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End User License Agreement
Forest™ 2.0 Software Development Kit
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This EULA (including the license granted to You in Section 4.a) may not be transferred or assigned by You, whether voluntarily, by operation of law, or otherwise (it being understood that, if You are an entity, any Change of Control that You undergo will be deemed an assignment for the purpose of this paragraph). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if You are an entity and undergo a transaction or series of transactions in which a majority of Your controlling interest becomes held by an entity that did not previously have such control ("Change of Control"), then: (a) You shall provide written notice to Rigetti within ten (10) days after the consummation of the Change of Control; and (b) if, following Rigetti's receipt of such notice, Rigetti does not elect to terminate this EULA within thirty (30) days, then this EULA shall remain in full force and effect. This EULA may be assigned by Rigetti without restriction. Any assignment in violation of this paragraph will be void. Subject to this paragraph, this EULA will be binding upon the parties' respective successors and permitted successors and assigns.
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The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins
The REH Foundation Press is proud to present The Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins, Vol. 1. This volume collects all of the short story appearances of our favorite Bear Creek resident, all restored to the original text, where available. Volume 2 will contain the Elkins novel, A Gent from Bear Creek, and the exploits of Howard's other funny western heroes.
This volume checks in at 369 pages, and will be printed in hardback with dust jacket, in a limited quantity of 200 copies, each individually numbered. Cover art by Richard Bernal; introduction by Mark Finn; and edited by Paul Herman and Rob Roehm. This collection is expected by the end of August. Pre-order yours today!
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Tickled Ribs and Slapped Knees, introduction by Mark Finn
Mountain Man
Guns of the Mountain
A Gent from Bear Creek
A Stranger in Grizzly Claw
The Road to Bear Creek
A Elkins Never Surrenders
War on Bear Creek
The Haunted Mountain
The Feud Buster
Cupid from Bear Creek
The Riot at Cougar Paw
The Apache Mountain War
Pilgrims to the Pecos
Pistol Politics
Evil Deeds at Red Cougar
Gents on the Rampage
Gents in Buckskin
Politics at Lonesome Lizard
Sharp's Gun Serenade
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Wine Making
Our Wine making Philosophy is simple…….What is in the best interest of great wine? Start by securing the best fruit available. We continually strive to seek out the best fruit sources available to us, working with growers who are committed to producing quality fruit. We believe the next most important facet of wine making is to harvest the fruit when it has the best taste with proper sugar and acid levels. There is not a formula to correct a harvesting mistake that will not be evident, later in the wine. We employ many old world methods such as: hand sorting of fruit, open top fermentations, hand punch downs of fermenting grapes, removal of wine from fermentors using only gravity and siphoning, and removal of grape skins by hand to be pressed. Once in the barrel the wines are allowed to settle and clear naturally, removing the need for fining or filtering. Gentle treatment of the grapes and the barreled wine throughout the wine making process allows our wines to show all of their complexities and nuances.
Our Wine making Goal……… First we start with the end result in mind; we want to produce the style of pinot noir that we enjoy drinking. This style will offer you a glass of Pinot Noir that is: aromatic, fruit forward, not overly ripe, with balanced acidity, complimentary fruit tannins and subtle oak impressions, while still displaying richness of flavors, finishing with a cloying mouth feel and flavors that linger long after the wine has left your mouth.
Now the challenge, how do we accomplish this? We believe the key to our style rests primarily on the timing of the fruit harvest. We feel we capture the natural fruit flavors by harvesting at a lower, rather than higher, brix (sugar) level. Our target picking time frame is very narrow and it becomes the ultimate challenge to harvest in this tiny window of opportunity. We believe overly ripe fruit is more singular in profile, losing its natural fruit nuances. Who wants to taste wines that have become homogeneous due to being picked at the same high brix levels. We strive to pick grapes at a stage in their development when there is still an abundance of natural acid. Too often we taste wines that have been picked at such high brix levels that there is no acidic structure remaining, leaving the wines flabby. This phenomenon becomes evident in cellared wines that do not seem to live as long as wines with balanced acid levels. We craft wines that offer substantive, yet not overpowering fruit tannins, while displaying more modest French oak notes. As a result of these efforts a wine can express its terroir and complexity of flavors. Our goal is to complement the fruit without being intrusive. We will continue to produce pinot noirs that most closely represent our style and showcase the Pinot Noir varietal in the fashion we and hopefully you, enjoy drinking.


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Sweet redemption for Altidore & Co. as Toronto books MLS Cup final date
TORONTO -- Toronto FC booked a place in the 2017 MLS Cup final, as Jozy Altidore's second-half goal was enough to give TFC a 1-0 aggregate victory over the Columbus Crew.
Here are three thoughts on Toronto's win:
1. Altidore, Giovinco deliver in the clutch
For 60 minutes, it looked as if Crew manager Gregg Berhalter was winning the tactical battle with Toronto counterpart Greg Vanney. Berhalter's five-man backline looked to be keeping TFC's attack at arms length, and was effective at limiting the touches for Altidore and Giovinco. One was also left to wonder if the three-week layoff for both players -- because of suspension and the international window -- meant they had acquired too much rust to be the kind of difference-makers they had been during the regular season.
The rest of the Toronto lineup was no more effective. The home side appeared set to go on top in the first half when Columbus defender Josh Williams hauled down Toronto's Drew Moor during a corner, resulting in a penalty. But Vasquez saw his 26th-minute spot kick superbly saved by Crew goalkeeper Zack Steffen, and the accumulating tension began to suffocate the sellout crowd of 30,392 at BMO Field.
Vanney applied a tactical switch of his own at halftime, bringing in Marky Delgado for Eriq Zavaleta and switching to a back-four system.
Shortly into the half, Altidore appeared to be hobbled by an ankle injury. He looked poised to go off, but instead called the trainers over, taped up the ankle, and opted to continue.
Toronto was no doubt thrilled at Altidore's perseverance, as he changed the match irrevocably on the hour mark. Giovinco received a pass with his back to goal, did superbly to hold the ball up and found Altidore with a clever back heel. The Toronto forward then worked a quick combination with Vasquez, giving Altidore his first clear look at goal all night, and duly fired past Steffen to give Toronto the lead. The resulting explosion of joy shook BMO Field to its very core.
Chances were scarce thereafter, and there were some anxious moments late, as one ball just evaded Ola Kamara with the Crew striker on the doorstep. But the likes of Giovinco, Vasquez, and Altidore delivered when it mattered most. Now Toronto will host the MLS Cup final for the second year running.
For Altidore the goal was filled with just as much emotion. The last two months have seen him deal with the disappointment of the U.S. national team's failure to qualify for the World Cup, and he's been the brunt of boos while on the road. Altidore's suspension for the first leg was another negative. But his goal and subsequent celebration saw him nearly jump out of the stadium, and showed just how much the goal meant to him.
2. Destiny denied for Columbus
Oct. 16 remains a dark day in Crew history. It was on that day that owner Anthony Precourt announced he was exploring the possibility of moving the team to Austin, Texas. And while that has understandably created considerable angst within the team's fanbase, the team had responded in remarkable fashion, getting the results it needed in the postseason to think that a second MLS Cup final in three years was possible.
Alas, Columbus couldn't find a way past a talented Toronto side that had just a bit more defensive solidity and composure in front of goal in crucial moments.
That latter factor is one that will haunt Justin Meram as he squandered a great chance in the 21st minute. Federico Higuain's defense-splitting pass found Kamara on the run, and the Norway international's perfectly-weighted pass to Meram appeared to have Toronto keeper Alex Bono at his mercy. But a heavy touch from Meram allowed Michael Bradley to recover and tackle the ball away, and the chance was gone.
Aside from Altidore's goal, not much else went wrong on the night for Columbus, but in the postseason that is often all it takes to be eliminated. Now the Crew faces an uncertain future. Precourt seems eager to move the team out of Columbus, no matter how many options the city's business and political leaders give him. A reported offer by MLS to let Columbus apply for an expansion team seems to only rub salt into an already gaping wound.
With the team now eliminated, a Crew fanbase that has already endured plenty will have only the team's fate to think about for the rest of the offseason.
3. Is the best yet to come for Toronto?
TFC defender Drew Moor admitted before the match that his side hadn't played its best in the postseason. Rhythm has been difficult to come by because of the lengthy layoff and aforementioned suspensions. One might argue that is still the case, in spite of Wednesday's win.
That Toronto has managed to get results, despite not playing its best can be cited as a positive. TFC has shown grit in both postseason rounds, and Vanney has displayed plenty of tactical flexibility throughout the postseason. Best of all, Altidore and Giovinco will have had a chance to regain a semblance of form ahead of the Dec. 9 final.
There seems no reason to think that this Toronto team will get ahead of itself, or allow complacency to creep in. All it has to do is think back to last year's MLS Cup final defeat to the Seattle Sounders to snap it back to reality.
There will also be excitement. Toronto has a chance to be the first double-winners since the LA Galaxy in 2011.
If it does so, and given its exploits over the course of the season, it will no doubt go down in the history books as the best team in MLS history.
Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @JeffreyCarlisle.
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The new "J1MO71" merchandising collection from Depesche
Calling all fans of the twins Lisa and Lena: In January, Depesche, in licence partnership with Warner Music Group Germany, is launching a new merchandising collection that reflects the typical style of the girls' fashion label. "J1MO71" stands for eye-catching logos, girlish colours and sporty looks.
The huge international fan community of these TikTok and Instagram stars can now look forward to cool school articles, trendy and colourful stationery, stylish accessories and bags as well as a colouring book in which they can work together with Lisa and Lena to be creative.
The twins have been interested in colours, shapes and fashion since their earliest childhood - and used the TOPModel colouring books, among others, for this purpose.
"As a child I designed lots of T-shirts in the TOPModel colouring books. But back then, nobody believed that we would ever really design our own collections," said one of the twins.
Now they have their own collection at Depesche. In line with their motto: "Don't just dream it - do it!"


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KENNETH ZOHORE ended his eight-match goal drought to send Cardiff top.
The giant striker had not scored since the opening day of the Championships season at Burton.
But he bagged a brace against 10-man Leeds to keep alive City's promotion dream.
Junior Hoilett struck between Zohore's double to complete a miserable night for more than 3,000 travelling fans.
Little wonder that City boss Neil Warnock punched the air with delight when the final whistle blew.
It was a job well and truly well done by the high-flying Bluebirds.
Hundreds of fans were still streaming into the stadium 10 minutes after kick-off.
It was a tense affair on and off the field. Both sets of fans were in great voice.
Cardiff had the better of the early play with Loic Damour's fifth minute strike drifting wide.
Leeds defender Pontus Jansson underwent lengthy treatment following a clash in the Leeds' box.
The 26-year-old Swede was soon up and running and directing his troops as they came under siege.
The visitors were falling like flies. Stuart Dallas was the next to go down after clashing with Lee Peltier.
There was precious little to write home about until Joe Bennett's 20 yarder was deflected over.
From the 12th minute corner Bruno Manga saw his goal-bound header diverted for another corner.
Leeds were barely recognisable from the side that lost only one of its opening 10 league games.
Boss Thomas Christiansen made five changes from the side that beat Ipswich 3-2 on Saturday.
One of Saturday's survivors, Kalvin Phillips, was in a spot of bother at the end of the first quarter.
The midfielder was shown the yellow card for hacking down Junior Hoilett.
There was further trouble for United in the 28th minute as Cardiff struck a major blow.
Hoilett's mazy run left a trail of white shirts in his wake.
When he pulled the ball back Zohore was on hand to convert from five yards.
It was the striker's first goal since the opening day of the Championship campaign.
The Bluebirds' fans taunted their rivals with chants of 'We are top of the league', It took Leeds 35 minute to fashion a chance of real note.
Sadly Pablo Hernandez miscued his free kick and the chance went begging.
There was nothing left to chance 30 seconds later as City doubled their lead in spectacular fashion.
Hoilett picked up the ball 30 yards from goal and after two touches smashed it past the despairing lunge of Felix Wiedwald.
It couldn't have got any worse for United. Or could it? It certainly did with Liam Cooper being shown two yellow cards in the space of six minutes.
Both were for dreadful tackles on Cardiff flier Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
Eight minutes into the second half Leeds had three wonderful chances to get themselves back into the game.
Neil Etheridge saved at the feet of Gaetano Berardi.
From the rebound the City keeper kicked away Ezgjan Alioski's 25 yarder.
When the ball came back into the box, Dallas wide with a header from six yards.
A minute later Kemar Roofe fired into the arms of Etheridge from a dozen yards.
Once again, Leeds were made to pay the ultimate price.
Cardiff pushed forward and when Mendez-Laing delivered from the right, Zohore was on hand to score from barely a yard.
Leeds grabbed a lifeline in the 67th minute when a slick move saw Roofe's deflected shot beat Etheridge.
Cardiff were becoming edgy and Sol Bamba started to read the riot act to his fellow players.
To their credit Leeds never stopped running. They were better with 10 than they had been with 11.
Christiansen roared them forward in the final 15 minutes.
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The goal of most brands is to get on a store shelf and be featured by that retailer. It's not as simple as it sounds. You need to know what retailers want and expect from the brands they sell. Learn what you need to know – this is your roadmap for success.
The goal of most brands is to see their product on a retailer's shelf where customers can find it. That doesn't sound that difficult, does it? Well, you'd be surprised at how many things you need to know and what you need to do to get your product on a retailer's shelf. By the way, this also applies to online retailers as well. The current strategy that most every brand uses is what I'd call a push strategy. A push strategy is where you get out your checkbook and you start paying for things like slotting, promotions, shelf placement and everything else.
This strategy can actually derail and even bankrupt some brands. The push strategy doesn't really require any creativity, and this is the strategy that most brands have been using for years. This strategy favors the big brands and encourages the small brands to continually have their hand out looking for more and more investments. What if I told you that there is a better way? What if I told you that there's a way to get more out of your available resources in addition to making your brand more attractive to potential investors? What I recommend is a pull strategy.
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This strategy requires you to develop the trust and the respect of the retailer that you're working with. Before you can do that, before you can even consider doing it, there are a lot of things that you need to know. For example, what are the retailers' expectations, goals, tactics, and strategies for each category that you play in? What does the retailer want and expect from their brands that are on their shelves, and more importantly, what are the gaps that the retailer has in their market and how can you help fill them?
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iCYCLE® is a solution provider in waste separation & recycling. We provide a platform for eco-friendly communities; from individuals, and organisations to government agencies. Our platform is able to help our communities access real time data in order to monitor and track the performance of our recycling activities. Therefore, by using our recycling contract, communities will enjoy the value of living in a sustainable environment by reducing, reusing and recycling, in short living an eco-friendly lifestyle.
November 2019iCYCLE is pleased to announce that we contributed to the "Full Circle: Accelerating the circular economy for post-consumer PET bottles in Southeast Asia" at the UNEP SEA of Solutions week in Bangkok. copy and paste https://www.gacircular.com/full-circle/ for full report.
September 2019Launching of ALDO & iCYCLE Campaign. ALDO Malaysia launches their first ever sustainable line made from 100% recycled plastic bottles and plant-based algae biomass foam. Embarking into this big step in sustainability journey, ALDO Malaysia is partnering with iCYCLE on a sustainable initiative via their recycling campaign in-stores. Customers who recycle empty plastic bottles with ALDO at their participating stores will enjoy instant rebate of RM80 applicable for the purchase of any sustainable sneakers.
August 2019A launching of "Finding Simorgh", a brand of iCYCLE's very own mobile game and comic series.
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Starting from 1st August 2019,The Ministry to enforce rules on waste separation on All industries, commercial organisations and institutions to separate their waste beginning or risk a fine. iCYCLE Malaysia Sdn Bhd is licensed waste management company. Avoid being FINED..
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May 2019A new milestone for iCYCLE! A Partnership with Smart City Management Cyberview to implement city wide smart waste management.
January 2019iCYCLE Malaysia Sdn Bhd has achieved another milestone by collaborating with United Nation Technology Lab (UNTIL). We have a pilot test in various location around the world . This will be the main stepping stone for iCYCLE to introduce themselves globally.
December 2018Important announcement : Our iCYCLE Putrajaya warehouse is officially closed and we have shifted to a new location !
November 2018Dr CS Tan (CEO) from iCYCLE and the TTDI community members officiating the TTDI Zero Waste Launching Phase 2.
October 2018Dr CS Tan (CEO) and Ms.Idayu (Marketing Manager) from iCYCLE interviewed on the "Selamat Pagi Malaysia" show. Focusing on the concept of "Reuse to Marketplace".
October 2018Collaboration between volunteers from iCYCLE Malaysia and Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) successfully collected rubbish worth of 480kg as part of the ocean clean up program at Taman Laut Sultan Iskandar
September 2018YB Minister and Secretary General listening to Dr. CS Tan from iCYCLE on their innovation that has been part of Astana Expo in 2017
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July 2018The KOHIJAU-ICYCLE system was then launched in Jelapang in January 2017
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June 2018Montessor homeschool visit iCYCLE putrajaya warehouse.
May 2018iCYCLE Malaysia are proud to offer you our exclusive waste management packages with new price revision !
April 2018MoU signed between iCYCLE Malaysia Sdn Bhd and NCT Forwarding and Shipping Sdn Bhd. Another milestone achievement by iCYCLE Malaysia, our 9th states to cover in Malaysia.
April 2018Terra Phoenix Sdn Bhd on MSC Malaysia Status !
March 2018iCYCLE Penang listed in Penang Green council waste management list
March 2018iCYCLE Malaysia is pleased to announce that the iCYCLE® name identified with the company's "a solution provider of waste separation & recycling" is now a registered trademark in the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO), issuing on March 2018 for a period of ten (10) years from 15/08/2016 to 15/08/2026.
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March 2018Signing MOU ceremony between iCYCLE® Malaysia and Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia.
Beginning of 2013StartLiving in an environment with a poluted landfill and a failier incinerator is not everybodys choice. Therefore ICYCLE initiated a waste management system that was able to reduce our waste in order to save the planet. We began the campaign with our friends towards ZERO INCINERATORS and the reduction of the use of landfills. The feedback was very encouraging. This was where we began working together with our communities to move forward towards building a sustainable eco-system.
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December 2017 Collaboration LaunchingCollaboration ceremony between iCYCLE® Malaysia and Majlis Perbandaran Selayang, Kepong.
November 2017 100 iCYCLE® Bins in Malaysia!Achievement: 100 iCYCLE® Bins deployed around Malaysia! The bins are located in the Federal Teritory of Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Negeri Sembilan, Perak and Selangor.
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June 2017Astana World ExpoiCYCLE®Invited as a Malaysian representative speaker at Astana World Expo 2017. We are very proud to have Dr. CS Tan as an International speaker sharing on environmental concerns and having the opportunity to introduced the iCYCLE® recycling system.
May 2017Gold Prize in iTEXPhinonic - iCYCLE® was awarded the Gold Prize in a Start-up competition organised by iTex. Phinonic was recognized as the best Invention and Innovation.
March 2017Prime MinisterCollaboration ceremony between iCYCLE Malaysia and Yayasan Innovasi Malaysia in Melaka. We are very proud to launch the event with the presence of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Najib Tun Abdul Razak.
28 March 2017Terra PhoenixTERRA PHOENIX HOLDINGS SDN BHD - We are very proud to place iCYCLE in our holding company TERRA PHOENIX. We have big dreams to list our company in the future.
March 2017Collaboration LaunchingCollaboration ceremony between iCYCLE Malaysia and Yayasan Innovasi Malaysia in Rembau, Negeri Sembilan.
January 2017We have movedWe have officially moved in to our new office located at Multimedia University.
October 2016iCYCLE® SystemLaunching of the iCYCLE® system at Bistari condominium. Bistari Condominium was our first project to implement the iCYCLE® system.
September 2016Kohijau-iCYCLE®Collaboration ceremony between iCYCLE® Malaysia and Kohijau in Ipoh.
August 2016iCYCLE® WEB SystemiCYCLE Website - Official launch of ICYCLE Website. We are very proud to launch our website as a channel to reach out to other green communities though the recycle program.
Being of the year 2016Recycling ActivitiesWe orgnised a few programs in our community, such as Charity events and recycling activities in schools and community centres.
Through-out 2014PrototypeBuilding a prototype towards Sustainable Eco-Systems for environmental engineering and Services in order to achieve Go Green Points.
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Born in 1931, Sri Chinmoy spent his adolescence and young adulthood in a spiritual community, or ashram, in South India, where sports and meditation were practised as complementary disciplines. His main love was sprinting; he was the ashram champion in the 100m sprint for almost two decades in a row, setting a personal best of 11.3 seconds barefoot on a cinder track.
In 1964 he moved to New York, and began holding Peace Meditations at the United Nations at the request of then-secretary General U Thant. In 1977 he founded the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, to serve the growing running community by putting on races and helping at races organised by others. An avid long-distance runner, he completed 22 marathons and 5 ultra marathons. As well as establishing new standards in runner care and race marking, the Marathon Team also extended the distances of the races they put on, and in time became foremost organiser of ultra marathon races in the world.
In 1996 Sri Chinmoy founded the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, the longest certified road race in the world. The race extends for over seven weeks between mid-June and early August in New York, and has been called the 'Mount Everest of ultra running' by the New York Times.
In 1985 he began weightlifting, and performed many remarkable feats of strength in a career that spanned over two decades. In particular, Sri Chinmoy used his weightlifting feats to encourage older people. His lifts were featured frequently in print and TV; for example, Muscle and Fitness Magazine listed his November weightlifting demonstration in 2004 as among the greatest feats of strength performed by anybody that year.
At the heart of Sri Chinmoy's love of sports was the idea of self-transcendence – that you could get the most joy by focusing on bettering your own capacities, rather than trying to beat others. He felt that a more peaceful world could come about if more people became inspired to pursue the best within themselves.
We are all citizens of the world. If I can inspire others, and if they can inspire the rest of the world, then we can have a better world. It is by virtue of inspiration that we can do good things for mankind. We are all longing for peace, peace, peace. And I feel it is our inner strength that will be able to give us peace.
Sri Chinmoy passed away in 2007; his sporting legacy continues in the hundreds of races organised by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team around the world. In 2012 the documentary Challenging Impossibility, chronicling Sri Chinmoy's weightlifting, was premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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"Another week of excellent porgy fishing," reports Capt. Matt from the BlackHawk. Wednesday turned out to be the hottest trip of the week, with a "BlackHawk Blitz" for over an hour. Fish coming over the rails as fast as you could get em' down on the bottom! Coolers filled up fast, with full limits for everyone on board and we were on our way home early. This past weekend, trips showed us miserable weather with wind and rain but a steady pick throughout. More fish seem to be moving in all the time, with a lot more bluefish shagging bait everywhere.
Capt. Greg had the honors on the first Friday night bluefish/bass trip. Weather certainly wasn't the best; a stiff, northeast bone-chilling wind for most of the trip. Fortunately, since we were fishing up in the Greenport area, which offers a lot of protection, even with the wind, sea conditions were calm. We tried a few spots on the way up, which only produced a bluefish or two before landing on a good pile of bass and blues.
We "Blackhawked" em' for over an hour, with everyone getting a bunch; with several nice keeper bass to 34", with a lot of shorts in the mix. We eventually anchored up with the bait; had to move once, and ended up with a delicate pick for the remainder of the trip. We'll again be night fishing this Saturday and Sunday of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, leaving at 5:00 pm. As more bluefish are coming all the time, these promise to be action packed trips. Spots are limited, so book yours now !
Heather from the office reports that there are only a few days open for charters in May and June, so if you want to plan a trip, contact us soon to get it on the calendar. There's also only a few days open for our new fundraisers, Cruisin' for a Cause. We're looking forward to helping so many community groups this summer. Be sure to grab your date soon, these last few dates will likely be gone within the next week. As always, check our website for details and updates about trips, schedules, reports and more. We look forward to seeing everyone soon!


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Expedia's quest for IT process excellence
Expedia's IT infrastructure VP lays out her plan to build a reliable and predictive IT services organization, starting with IT process excellence.
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to the technology infrastructure team, and they outright cringe.
The business just wants services to be delivered fast. As for process excellence? IT and the business often associate it with a layer of complexity that lays waste to productivity and innovation.
But to Cindy Schumacher, vice president of global infrastructure at online travel company Expedia Inc., IT process excellence is the building block of a solid IT services business.
Schumacher was brought into Bellevue, Wash.-based Expedia in September 2010 to improve its internal IT service availability and reliability. At Expedia, the processes behind delivering infrastructure services -- other than those for end users -- weren't defined or managed. The process was "let's call Sally," or "Joe does that," she said.
Rather than rely on Joe or Sally, Schumacher set a one- to three-year goal for defining IT infrastructure processes that would become the foundation for creating an IT service catalog and a self-service provisioning portal for end users. The "utopia" she is after is IT process optimization. For now, her team is in what she calls "phase 2" of its journey to create an IT services organization. At this stage, IT process excellence is being defined based on the needs of end users.
"We have to have the voice of the [end user], and we're not totally there yet," Schumacher said. "We're really focused on the end user, because it's new and process is a development. You can't go in and cram in process and expect everyone to say, 'OK, we're in.'"
In her experience, too much process will backfire. "Are we going to Six Sigma Expedia or Kaizen everything? Not a chance in the world," she said. "But you need to define your core services and processes, or you can't get to the point of innovation, or supporting business growth."
Defining an IT process
Schumacher began developing IT process excellence by asking her 250-member IT team to choose two to three hot-button service requests coming in from end users within six technology towers: voice, data, database engineering, global operations, end user services and data center services. These top 20 or so service requests ultimately will become the core of the IT service catalog.
Project roadmap
2010: Expedia names Cindy Schumacher vice president of global infrastructure.
- She establishes a project to improve availability and reliability of IT services.
- Phase 1 of the project, defining the purpose of each IT infrastructure service's processes, is complete.
2011: Phase 2 begins. Project scope is set.
- Processes' risks and assumptions are determined.
- IT process excellence metrics are developed.
- Stakeholders, owners and consumers are identified.
- All information becomes part of the process definition document.
- Phase 2 is expected to be complete by year's end.
Early 2012: Phase 3 will be reached.
- IT processes will be "operationalized."
- IT will deliver business value by adhering to process standards and control points, tying processes to SLAs and operational-level agreements.
2012 and beyond: Improved IT will be run like a proactive and predictive business, processes will be optimized, and IT process excellence will be tied to corporate strategy. -- C.T.
The catalog itself is being developed using Expedia's existing Remedy service management suite (from BMC Software Inc.), and technology from ServiceNow and Apptio Inc. That's consistent with Schumacher's policy of not buying new applications when existing technology fits the .
Based on her past experience building and managing IT services organizations at Washington Mutual Inc., as well as working as an independent consultant, there are a few other mistakes Schumacher is intent on avoiding. The push to add too many services to a catalog is a path folly, she said. So is the tendency to want to rush to the end game -- that "optimization utopia."
Before optimization comes process definition, including cutting steps within a process -- or even cutting what she calls "no value" processes altogether. "You can't have hundreds services in a catalog, and you can't describe services at such a granular level that the business doesn't understand what the service is," Schumacher said.
Her mantra to the IT team? "Trust me, I bet you can cut your [IT service process] steps in half." Unnecessary steps or actions often are included in the service delivery workflow, she explains. From a service request perspective, reducing steps entails describing a request within a service catalog in simple terms: for example, saying "delivering a server" (instead of "installing an operating system on a server," a phrase that would be followed by the applications being specified ad nauseam).
The next step for Schumacher was changing the mind-set of her IT team. Rather than thinking about IT process excellence as something that adds complexity, she has encouraged them to regard it as the mechanism for:
- Ensuring that service levels are dependable.
- Simplifying delivery so more time is spent on innovation.
- Minimizing technology silos.
- Boosting collaboration among technology teams.
- Measuring service reliability and availability improvements,
"From a customer perspective, when we deliver measurable process improvements and can continue to improve our KPI [key performance indicator] metrics, we can then integrate that into business decisions and produce a competitive advantage," she said.
Achieving IT process excellence is, well, a long process. Schumacher estimates that Phase 3 -- in which processes are fully "operationalized" -- will be reached by early 2012. That is when she expects that IT will be delivering business value by adhering to process standards and control points, and tying processes to service-level agreements (SLAs) and operational-level agreements.
IT process excellence end game
Listening to Schumacher describe how she plans to move IT processes from operationalized to optimized is akin to watching someone map out flow charts. Her background in the financial services sector is stamped all over her methodology, and her language is peppered with terms like swimlanes, proposed business value and best practices.
Her two hires were a business management and governance expert with whom she had worked at a previous job, and a technology vendor employee, "because he knew how to deliver services and he knew what I expected," she said.
What Schumacher expects is not to just keep IT service levels on pace with the growth under way at Expedia (an 8,900-employee company that has 90-plus localized travel-related sites), but to get to the point where IT is run like a business -- a proactive and predictive one.
"Except in the most unusual cases, problems will be prevented," she said. "We [will be] predictive. We will analyze documentation use and usefulness. We will be tied to corporate performance and strategy. We will have quality and SLA performance consistently met or will be exceeding expectations, and SLA performance will be monitored and managed to increase service levels."
That, anyway, is the IT process-excellence utopia. The next immediate phase, however, is conceptualizing a self-service provisioning portal -- her IT team calls it a launch pad -- that spans all Expedia's technology towers.
The end game, after all, is really about the users, Schumacher said. That means creating a comprehensive, easy-to-use service provisioning tool that directs end user service requests and incidents to the appropriate infrastructure group.
She also needs to answer a frequently asked question: Why does IT cost so much? But that's yet another phase building an IT services organization, and it will be answered by the basic building blocks: process definitions.
"With services documented and defined, we can say, 'Here's your consumption, and here are mechanisms to use things more efficiently,'" Schumacher said.
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What time is it? Time to fold yourself an adorable origami wrist watch! Though watches are now almost obsolete because we check the time via more recent innovations like the iPhone and our mp3 players, they're a fashion accessory that'll be around until the end of things.
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Search for real estate in Farmington Hills. This is the same information we access in our MLS, so you will be working with the exact data we use everyday in our professional real estate operations.
Farmington Hills is a great place to call home. Within its borders you'll find quiet, comfortable neighborhoods, top-notch schools, more than 600 acres of public parks, and exceptional cultural and recreational programs for youth, seniors, and all ages in between. Farmington Hills is also an international community that embraces cultural diversity. Companies from around the world have selected Farmington Hills as an ideal place to do business and its residents speak more than 80 different languages.
Farmington and Farmington Hills trace their native ancestors to the Pottawatomie Indians, who inhabited the land of Lower Michigan and northwestern Ohio and Indiana, and northern Illinois. In 1820, this land was taken over by the U.S. government and was sold to settlers for $1.25 per acre. Arthur Power of Farmington, New York, couldn't resist such a bargain, and purchased the land between what is now Eleven Mile Road and Power to Alameda Road. Power and his two sons, together with friends and hired laborers, arrived in the area on March 8, 1824, ready to settle down. They began by building a small log cabin and cleared some acres of land to plant wheat and corn. Over time, more and more settlers came to the area and the agriculture and business for the area continued to expand. In 1867, the area now known as the Historic District became incorporated as the village of Farmington, and in 1926 this area became an official city. Over time adjoining lands were annexed to increase the area, and various different villages were formed. In 1972 the original village of Farmington and other villages in the area combined to form the City of Farmington Hills.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Farmington Hills has a total area of 33.3 mi². 33.3 mi² of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Throughout the year, Farmington sponsors special events such as the Summer Fun Series, "Shopping for Holiday Dollars" promotion, Halloween Fun Fest, the Farmer's Market and Summer Concert Series. Downtown merchants work in partnership to sponsor sidewalk sales, Summer's End Celebration and other activities that make the downtown shopping experience a lively one.
One of 30 traditional downtowns in Oakland County, Farmington offers an outstanding alternative to the shopping mall environment. The shopper will find delight in a wide array of retail stores, restaurants, cafes, and professional services.
Farmington Hills is home to some of Metro Detroit's finest dining, including Tribute and Loving Spoonful, as well as a wide range of ethnic restaurants.
The area is also home to several recreation facilities, such as the Farmington Hills Ice Arena and Costick Activities Center. The William Costick Activities Center provides a community-oriented, multi-purpose facility where citizens of all ages from Farmington, Farmington Hills and surrounding communities can enjoy a wide variety of social, recreational and cultural activities, events, programs and services. It serves the recreational needs of local residents with a swimming pool, multi-purpose gymnasium, three soccer fields and meeting rooms. Farmington Hills' Parks and Recreation officials take pride in offering diverse programming for those interested in hockey, softball, tennis, golf volleyball and soccer.
Farmington Hills is the largest city in Oakland County, which is the most prosperous county in Michigan and the third wealthiest county in per-capital income in America. Farmington Hills was voted the safest city in Michigan and 11th safest in the nation in 2003.
Situated in the heart of southeastern Michigan, the Farmington and Farmington Hills region offers accessibility to major thoroughfares. It is ideally located at the crossroads of Interstates 696 and 275.
The area is served by the Farmington Public Schools, which enrolls more than 12,000 students and consists of 14 elementary schools, four middle schools and three high schools. Farmington Public School leaders pay special attention to offering unique programming and quality services in order to ensure a complete and fruitful learning experience.
Farmington Hills is home to several private schools, including Maria Montessori Center, Mercy High School, The International School, and Steppingstone School.
If you are new to the area, we thought it might be useful for you to see how the communities in our immediate area relate to one another in terms of pricing and how various subdivisions within the same city compare, as well as some other useful statistics and demographics. If you already live here, this information might be useful to help you understand the value of your home.
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Our private tour offers the perfect environment to explore the Sistine Chapel and other works of incomparable beauty of the Vatican Museums and to fully comprehend their meaningwill. Your personal guide will help you visualize the cultural context in which such works arose, immersing you in the climate of the Renaissance, in the passions that accompanied artists and princes, merchants and bankers in the creation of a new world of palaces, domes, and cities. Our exclusive Vatican private tour will take you to discover this happy season of human history when the flowering of the arts was accompanied by the evolution of science, together laying the foundations for much of our modern world.
Whoever sees the Sistine Chapel through the eyes of Michelangelo, whoever reads in it his thoughts and sentiments, encounters genius. Who he was, how he lived and what he thought. Your guide will accompany you on this Vatican private tour into the great building projects of the Italian Renaissance and together you will relive the environment of the Florentine Renaissance and the Papal court in Rome in which Michelangelo created his masterpieces. The figures of Jonah, Adam, Eve, Noah and thousands of others on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and in the Last Judgement speak of Michelangelo and of the Renaissance: our private tour will reveal clearly what they say, and how and why these frescoes of the Vatican Museums have redefined not only art, but the way in which we look at the world.
This was a period of overwhelming enthusiasm and of amazing innovation. The men of the Renaissance didn't merely dream of changing the world - they really revolutionised it. The printing press, the geographic maps with which Columbus reached the Americas, modern science, architecture, art and the sense of beauty (a concept demonized in the Middle Ages), all these were their creations. The frescoes of the Raphael rooms perfectly depict the world of the contemporary courts that governed the course of this new world and where the great geniuses of the age called home. The cultured conversations fueled by the wine of sumptuous banquets, the statues brought to light by a frenzied passion for excavations, new fashions, and above all new ways of thinking and living, are marvellously recreated by Raphael with the perfect touch of his graceful brush. This is an experience that we will have the opportunity to relive in the flesh on our private Vatican tours. There is an entire world to discover here, a world of which we ourselves are the children.
Some of the the most important works that we will discover, such as timeless Greek masterpieces like the Laocoon, the Belvedere Torso and the Apollo Belvedere, were excavated at the time of Michelangelo and Raphael, who studied and admired them in the same architectural context in which they are preserved today. The artworks that they created are the fruit of their careful study. And so we too will pass through the Pinecone courtyard, the Belvedere courtyard and the tapestry galleries on our Vatican private tour, discovering a selection of masterpieces with a guide capable of recreating the climate of the epoch, helping you to appreciate the Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel in their historical context.
From the Sistine Chapel we will directly enter St. Peter's Basilica (except on Wednesday's) without waiting in line
This part of our guided visit will bring us to the heart of the Christian faith, and along the way we will discover an incredible collection of relics and religious tokens that have accumulated here over the course of nearly 2,000 years at the site of St. Peter's tomb. At the same time you will have the chance to admire and understand enchanting works of art such as Michelangelo's Pietà, a work whose intimate embrace overflows with such tenderness that it can move even the hardest viewer to tears. The masterpieces of Bernini, the great genius of the Italian Baroque, also dominate St. Peter's, and the spectacular eponymous piazza dazzles with astounding optical effects. It is here that the faithful have gathered for centuries to celebrate the great events of Christianity, from the election of new popes to solemn masses. We will bring you here to read a history that will also become our own, a history lived by the protagonists of our fascinating Vatican tours.
The Basilica of St.Peter's may be subject to unscheduled closings and late openings for religious ceremonies. Because these are often last-minute for security reasons, we do not have time to notify our guests. We will provide you with a complete experience by exploring the Vatican Museums in more detail. Therefor we will not provide any refunds.
Please note that the Wednesday morning tour will not visit St. Peter's Basilica, as the church is closed for the weekly Papal Audience at this time. The tour will run as normal, with the extra time spent exploring the Vatican Museums in more detail.
You will meet your guide at at a designated point. Details, a map, and photos provided upon booking.
The Vatican Museums are vast and contain numerous steps and stairways. Comfortable shoes and a bottle of water are strongly recommended
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Our guides are fluent in English and have a contagious passion for Rome's inspiring cultural heritage. Experts in their fields, they will immerse you in the hidden histories and intriguing lives of history's great protagonists. So much to see, so easy to miss out: with the help of our guides, visit the most absorbing sites and uncover the stories that have changed the world. Don't miss this fascinating journey!


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Why the Fed is Wrong – Again!
The Federal Reserve has fueled financial bubbles and exacerbated economic problems before, and they are doing it now. A warped lens can create as much myopia as it fixes. Relying on partial data can be misleading.
In the past 15 years, we have seen what can happen when the Fed underestimates the risks of rising asset prices and maintains "accommodative" monetary conditions for too long. In 2000, the bursting of the technology-stock bubble led to the evaporation of trillions in wealth, ultimately causing (together with the events of 9/11) a recession. In response to that recession, then-Chairman Greenspan reduced the Fed Funds rate to below 2% for three years. Greenspan's "accommodative" monetary policy and a corresponding weakening in lending standards (which also falls under the Fed's supervisory duties) led directly to huge appreciation in housing prices. When the housing bubble burst, the Fed's initial efforts to rescue the economy (which we applauded) have spanned over seven years. During that time, which continues, the S&P 500 has increased well over 200% while housing prices have rebound some 25% off their lows.
Below we show housing and stock prices (as measured by the Case Shiller US Home Price Index and the S&P 500, each indexed to December, 1995 levels) as well as the Fed's target Fed Funds rate over the past 20 years. It is easy to see the correlations.
Sources: S&P Case Shiller and Federal Reserve.
So where has the Fed erred? The Fed's biggest policy mistakes over the past 25 years were caused by the failure to adequately account for asset prices in its assessment of overall consumer inflation. Specifically, there is nothing in the Fed's preferred measures of consumer inflation (CPI, ECI, and PCE) to account for: 1) the actual costs of buying a home; and 2) the costs of saving for retirement. Had the Fed adequately recognized the rising costs of buying a home and saving for retirement, the central bank would likely have been much more judicious in the application of its monetary policy.
We suggest calculating a more accurate reflection of consumer prices over the past 20 years. I will concede that my analysis is rough, but accurate in the spirit of its message. That said, the analysis below should serve as a good starting point in covering some very important topics.
The Fed's Concept of Inflation
The Fed uses a variety of metrics to gauge and track consumer inflation, the most obvious of which are the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) deflator, and the Employment Cost Index (ECI). Each of these metrics has its own merits, with the CPI being the one most known to the public. I have chosen to use the CPI as the Fed's preferred metric because it is widely known and the data is most comprehensive. I fully recognize that the Fed places a bit more weight on the PCE deflator, but the core PCE tracks the CPI (ex food & energy) very closely. The important point is that none of the metrics used by the Fed include adjustments for asset prices, which is the crux of my analysis.
The Cost of Home Ownership
The cost of "shelter" has accounted for over 30% of the total CPI index since 1998, and slightly below 30% in years prior. Therefore, this cost is of paramount importance to the index itself. However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) does not incorporate housing prices as part of the cost of "shelter". Why? Because the BLS considers houses and home improvements to be investments rather than living expenses.
So, in place of housing prices, the lion's share of the cost of shelter in the CPI is included as "Rent of Primary Residence" and "Owners' Equivalent Rent of Residences". Without getting into specifics (which can be found here), the CPI's "shelter" component has consistently been much less volatile than housing prices over the past 20 years. The graph below shows the huge disparity.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, S&P Case Shiller.
So, our first adjustment to CPI is an effort to adjust for the actual cost of owning a home rather than the cost of renting. We wanted to capture the fact that most Americans own their homes. While the homeownership rate has declined over the past few years, some 64% of households still own their homes. We think that the cost of buying those homes should be represented. Therefore, our adjusted CPI uses a weighted average of the CPI's "Rent of Primary Residence" and the Case Shiller US Housing Price Index for the cost of shelter. The weights for each component of "shelter" inflation were determined by the Home Ownership rate in each year.
Change in cost of "Shelter" = (Homeownership Rate) * (Change in Case Shiller US HPI) + (1 – Homeownership Rate) * (Change in CPI's "Rent of Primary Residence")
Retirement Savings
The CPI also does not account for the cost of saving for retirement. From my vantage point, saving for retirement is one of the consumer's biggest expenses. Think about it – how much do you put away each month for retirement? Now think about how prepared you are for retirement given your age. If you are like the large majority of Americans, you remain woefully unprepared despite huge increases in stock and bond prices over the past few years. Next, think about the returns that you will likely earn in your retirement accounts in the future. Do the huge increases in stock and bond prices over the past few years increase or decrease your expected returns in the future? We think these are very important questions as they relate to the health of the US consumer.
As such, we think the various inflation metrics need to account for the fact that: 1) at any given age bracket, the large majority of consumers remain well underprepared for retirement; 2) today's high prices for stocks and low yields on bonds will likely lead to below-average returns on these assets in the future; and 3) lower expected returns in the future will mean that underprepared savers will need to set aside more for retirement, effectively raising the cost of saving for retirement. In order to account for those rising costs, we make an adjustment for stock and bond prices.
To include financial assets in our adjusted CPI, we simply included annual changes in the S&P 500 index and the Barclay's Capital US Bond Composite index. The S&P 500 and Barclay's bond indices received arbitrary weightings of 10% and 5%, respectively, in each year. Making this adjustment ensures that the cost of saving for retirement is accounted for as asset prices fluctuate. Again, as asset prices increase (decrease), the cost of saving for retirement increases (decreases) due to: 1) the fact that the overwhelming amount of Americans remain underinvested; and 2) large increases (decreases) in stock and bond prices will translate to lower (higher) expected returns in the future and the need to set aside more (less) money to reach retirement goals.
Adjusted CPI
In the table below, we show what the weightings would look like for our Adjusted CPI in 2014.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Below we show the growth in actual CPI compared to the growth in our "Adjusted CPI". It should be immediately apparent that Adjusted CPI was running very hot prior to the bursting of the tech bubble in 2000-2001 as well as prior to the financial crisis (and bursting of the housing bubble) in 2008-2009. Had the Fed been formulating monetary policy using our Adjusted CPI, they may have acted more quickly to contain speculation in the asset markets. And had they acted sooner, the severity of the recessions in 2001 and 2008-2009 may have been much more limited. But perhaps more importantly, we may have avoided the boom-and-bust cycle in asset prices that has been going on for over 20 years.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, S&P Case Shiller, Barclay's Capital, U.S Census Bureau.
The Fed cannot eliminate business cycles, and it should stop attempting to fine-tuning every aspect of the economy. When the Fed uses its blunt instruments to affect economic growth, there are ancillary effects. In each case over the past 20 years, easy money has found its way into the asset markets. The Fed's failure to respond to the asset markets has caused big problems for the economy at large.
Is the Fed behind the curve yet again? It sure seems like it. Our Adjusted CPI has been running much hotter than the actual CPI for the past three years (2014 inflation rates were negatively affected by a huge drop in energy prices). This disparity reflects the rapid rise in stock, bond and housing prices. Asset prices are off to another good start in 2015 even though Janet Yellen has twice warned about lofty stock valuations. Will Janet back up her rhetoric with some actions and quell the "irrational exuberance", or has she lost control of the capital markets? It remains to be seen, but this is no time for investors to get aggressive. Stay defensive and invested in high-quality investments!


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SRM Stickers have been around a long time. They started out in stationary and then decided to venture into the scrapbooking world in 1997. We decided to give SRM Stickers to 4 of our reporters to see what their views were. Below is an example of a sheet of their stickers. Let's see what our designers did!
{Shelley Haganman}
I liked the variety of these stickers. There were a lot of different sayings and different fonts to choose from. They were very easy to remove and place onto your project. I liked them being on a clear background so placing them where I wanted them was effortless. I used them on a scrapbook page for the background but what I really see these stickers being used mostly for would be card making! What a quick and easy way to add a sentiment to a card! And some very cute graphics (cupcake) too!
{Bethany Kartchner}
I've never used SRM stickers until this review and I'm happy to say that I'm now a big SRM fan! My favorite thing about SRM stickers is their transparent backing because when I put them on my project it gives the illusion that I've printed directly on the paper. I also like how each sheet contains a variety of fonts. Perfect for every style. Of course, SRM appeals to the cardmakers, but I could also see using these stickers as accents on layouts and in my mixed media projects. I used them on fabric as well as cardstock with great success. Beware, however, once you put them down, they are stuck! You won't be able to move these stickers without ripping your paper. (Not that this is negative, just a warning for you girls that like to change your minds!)
{Noel Culbertson}
SRM Stickers make for easy titles, especially on cards. The fonts and sayings are very usable, however I'm personally not fond of the outer lines that stickers leave (as opposed to using rub-ons or individual letter stickers).
{Ashley Harris}
I feel that SRM stickers are much more appropriate for cards than Layouts. The one thing I didn't like is that you have to be exact when you place your sticker. There is no picking it back off and placing it where it needs to be. If you do this, you rip the paper up with it. Other than that, they are perfect for the quick sentiment a card needs.
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Available online: Addicted to Scrapbooking, Scrap Your Trip, Scrapping Corner*
What do you think? Are SRM Stickers something you would like to use? Leave a comment by noon EST on Thursday and you will be entered to win a prize pack from SRM Stickers!


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The Pre-Health Professional Honorary
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Alpha Epsilon Delta is the National Health Pre-professional Honor Society dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in pre-professional health scholarship, including medicine, dentistry, veterinary, and others. The Society welcomes all students engaged in the pursuit of a professional healthcare career. AED offers opportunities for intellectual and professional development, provides a forum for students with common interests, and extends a program of service to benefit the college/university community.
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