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LinkedIn currently boasts that it hosts the biggest online professional network. With over 225 million members in over 200 countries, LinkedIn is the premier online community for professionals. But just like any other social media tool, it must be used appropriately and can be optimized for the greatest potential for success. If you are considering opening a new LinkedIn profile or you already have one, read on for some social media tips on how to use LinkedIn. In just a few quick steps, your LinkedIn profile can stand out among the rest.
Get Down to Business: 3 Social Media Tips for How to Use LinkedIn
1. Shape Your Profile
First, pay attention to the basics of shaping your profile. Make sure your display name includes both your first and last name to ensure that people can easily find your profile. Keep the display settings switched to "full name." Second, decide on a catchy professional headline. This highlights your current position but can also serve as an attention getter. Come up with a description for your current job title that is accurate, but creative. Third, always add a picture. Only use a photo that shows you in business attire and looking your best. It helps if the picture is good quality with decent lighting. Fourth, list correct contact information so people can get in touch with you. Update your profile if any contact information has changed or is outdated.
2. Customize Your Profile
If you have accomplished the basics but are still wondering how to use LinkedIn to its fullest potential, consider customizing your profile. Start with personally customizing your URL with your name. You can create your own LinkedIn URL with your name which will make it more likely to pop up in search engine results. It's also easier to remember and looks more professional when sharing the link with others. You can also customize your profile to be SEO friendly. As you write the content fo
r your profile, keep in mind relevant keywords and use them as often as you can in a natural way. Use keywords in your headline, job title, and your skills section. These three areas rank the highest. For more information about how to strategically include keywords in your personal LinkedIn profile, check out this short, helpful video.
3. Highlight Yourself
You'll want to separate yourself from the rest of the pack, so don't be too shy on your LinkedIn profile. Highlight yourself in different ways. Solicit endorsements from LinkedIn members who you have a personal or professional relationship with. These will instantly enhance your LinkedIn profile. They add credibility and substance to your profile. You can also respond in kind and endorse them. Request recommendations, which are like mini-testimonials, from past or present coworkers. Showcase your achievements by adding different sections to your profile. This can include projects, honors, publications, certifications, and even volunteering. This provides a more well-rounded view of who you are as an individual. You can also highlight areas of expertise. If you have developed a specific skill, tell people about it. In this case, it's okay to brag about yourself. If you learn how to use LinkedIn to promote yourself, you will have learned the purpose of the site. It exists to allow professionals to communicate with one another and share opportunities.
Now that you have learned how to use LinkedIn and optimize its potential, go update and supplement your profile. If you are new to LinkedIn, prepare to join the LinkedIn community, receive recognition from your professional peers, and hopefully gain a new career opportunity or two! Have fun!


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All intact animals adopted from our shetler MUST be spayed or neutered within 30 days of adoption, or by the age of six months if adopting a kitten or puppy.
Dog adoptions are $100. If the animal is intact, you will be refunded $25 once the dog has been spayed or neutered by the date given on the adoption contract.
Cat adoptions are $60. If the animal is intact, you will be refunded $25 once the cat has been spayed or neutered by the date given on the adoption contract.
All animals available for adoption have been dewormed, received flea and tick preventative and are up to date on routine vaccinations. Microchipping is included in the cost of adoption.
Adoption Application
The undersigned applicant hereby grants the Rusk County Animal Shelter permission to confirm any information provided in this application with any appropriate third party source, including landlords, veterinarians, etc. The information obtained will be held in confidence and used only by the Rusk County Animal Shelter for purposes of this adoption application. I certify that all the information on this application is true and complete. I understand that if any false information, omissions, or misrepresentations are discovered, my application may be rejected. I also understand that this adoption application is at its own discretion. It is specifically understood that the Rusk County Animal Shelter reserves the right to deny any adoption application at its own discretion.

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If you want your smile-transformation process to go as smoothly as possible, then it's important to keep your braces in tip-top shape. Unfortunately, there are habits that can harm and even break your appliance. It's best to avoid those habits as much as possible. Those habits are:
–Forgetting to brush, floss, and rinse: Oral hygiene is vital for top-notch teeth and braces. This is because cleaning your teeth on a regular basis keeps your appliance in tip-top shape and also keeps dental issues at bay. So, please remember to brush your teeth every morning and every night, floss your smile right before bed, and rinse your mouth daily.
–Eating appliance-harming foods: There are many foods and treats available that can alter and break your appliance. It's best to avoid eating these appliance-harming foods as much as possible. Those are hard, sticky, and chewy foods and treats that can cling to your teeth and appliance and cause damage, like caramel, taffy, and popcorn.
–Not wearing a mouthguard: Refusing to wear a mouthguard while you participate in high-contact sports and activities can put your smile and appliance in grave danger. This is because hard, forceful objects tend to hit your mouth and break your braces and even your teeth. So, please wear a mouthguard whenever you are active.
Please do your best to avoid these harmful habits as much as possible. If you avoid doing these things, you'll be on the right track toward top-notch braces in College Park, Maryland. For more information and details about how to take good care of your orthodontic appliance, please call Straight Smile at your earliest convenience. Our orthodontic team also encourages you to schedule an appointment with Dr. Christopher Liang if you have any problems with your braces. We are happy to help you!


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Grow Your Business By Translating Your Strategic Plan Into Measurable Outcomes
SMART4PM is a web-based dynamic performance management solution that enables companies to build their strategic plan, and then translate that plan into measurable outcomes, that can be used to build your executive and employee key performance indicators.
Improve Revenue
Lead your team to clear measurable goals with this easy to use platform that inspires a shared vision and constancy of purpose from your executive team all the way to the newest most junior recruit.
Stay Ahead of Your Competition
Respond faster to problem areas within your business, and shift your whole business faster in order to respond to new trends and changes in your business landscape.
Reduce Costs and Save Time
Performance management is normally a time consuming task that causes friction between managers and employees. With SMART4PM the process is streamlined as all the information needed is already at hand and presented in simple to use traffic light based reports that are available all year round. This means that adverse situations are able to be fixed much earlier than just at performance review time, which means no nasty surprises for anyone.
Engage Your Workforce
SMART4PM truly brings your workforce on board by actively showing them how their contribution matters, and where it sits within the broader corporate goal, empowering them as an individual, while fostering teamwork, participation and motivation.


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Ladies, discover the latest fashions through Fort Lauderdale's great choice of malls and stores! Browse through designers shops and specialty stores as well as great department stores with your friends in the region. There is something for everyone. Have a look at the list we have come up with for you.
With the largest choice of outlets and value retail shopping in the United States, Sawgrass Mills offers you the ultimate shopping experience. Shop among more than 350 stores in complete comfort, as Sawgrass Mills is a climate controlled mall with air conditioning. From outlets such as Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, Ralph Lauren and Gap to plus value retailers such as Bed Bath and Beyond, Target and BrandsMart USA, everyone will find what they are looking for. Still not convinced? This mall is the only place, where you will find over 40 exclusive outlets that cannot be found in any other place in South Florida. Fashionistas will be delighted by our Burberry Factory Outlet, Prada, Tory Burch and others!
For more information, consult the Sawgrass Mills' website.
If you are looking for sophisticated stores, exceptional service and great restaurants, The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale is the place for you. Renowned for its choice of famous retailers and specialty shops including Apple, Coach, Williams-Sonoma, Cole Haan, J. Crew and Pottery Barn and anchored by Dillard's, Macy's and Neiman Marcus, The Galleria is an upscale shopping mall in Fort Lauderdale. After a great day shopping, relax and enjoy getting pampered at the Red Door Spa by Elizabeth Arden or savour a great meal at a fine restaurant like The Capital Grille, P.F. Chang' or Seasons 52.
For more information, visit The Galleria's website.
With its multiple access points and easy parking, Lakewood shopping center offers you a shopping experience without stress at only 1.1 miles away from Aztec RV resort. Find everything you need at stores like Wal-Mart Supercenter, Marshall's, Ross Dress for Less and Staples.


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Privacy statement
- Data Protection Notice
- Zeno Track respects your privacy
- Controller
- Collection, processing and usage of personal data
- 4.1. Processed categories of data
- 4.2. Principles
- 4.3. Processing purposes and legal bases
- 4.4. Log files
- 4.5. Children
- 4.6. Data transfer
- 4.7. Duration of storage; retention periods
- 4.8. Transfer to recipients outside the EEA
2. Zeno Track respects your privacy
The protection of your privacy throughout the course of processing personal data as well as the security of all business data is an important concern to us. We process personal data that was gathered during your visit of our Online Offers confidentially and only in accordance with statutory regulations.
Data protection and information security are included in our corporate policy.
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Zeno Track is the controller responsible for the processing of your data; exceptions are outlined in this data protection notice.
Our contact details are as follows:
Zeno Track GmbH in Liqu.
Geiereckstrasse 6
1110 Vienna | Austria
Mag. Angelika Kiessling, Mag. Wilhelm Pruckner
Your contact to Zeno Track
+43 1 797 22 – 2100
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The following categories of data are processed:
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4.2. Principles
Personal data consists of all information related to an identified or identifiable natural person, this includes, e.g. names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, contractual master data, contract accounting and payment data, which is an expression of a person's identity.
We collect, process and use personal data (including IP addresses) only when there is either a statutory legal basis to do so or if you have given your consent to the processing or use of personal data concerning this matter, e.g. by means of registration.
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We; as well as the service providers commissioned by us; process your personal data for the following processing purposes:
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Log files are also used for analysis purposes (without the IP address or without the complete IP address). Also see module "5. web analysis".
In log files, in particular the following information is saved:
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- Name of the service provider which was used to access the Online Offer;
- Name of the files or information accessed;
- Date and time as well as duration of recalling the data;
- Amount of data transferred;
- Operating system and information on the internet browser used, including add-ons installed (e.g., Flash Player);
- http status code (e.g., "Request successful" or "File requested not found").
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Additionally, data may be transferred to other controllers when we are obliged to do so due to statutory regulations or enforceable administrative or judicial orders.
4.6.2. Service providers (general)
We involve external service providers with tasks such as sales and marketing services, contract management, payment handling, programming, data hosting and hotline services. We have chosen those service providers carefully and monitor them on a regular basis, especially regarding their diligent handling of and protection of the data that they store. All service providers are obliged to maintain confidentiality and to comply to the statutory provisions. Service providers may also be other Bosch group companies.
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Principally, we store your data for as long as it is necessary to render our Online Offers and connected services or for as long as we have a justified interest in storing the data (e.g. we might still have a justified interest in postal mail marketing after fulfillment of our contractual obligations). In all other cases we delete your personal data with the exception of data we are obliged to store for the fulfillment of legal obligations (e.g. due to retention periods under the tax and commercial codes we are obliged to have documents such as contracts and invoices available for a certain period of time).
4.8. Transfer to recipients outside the EEA
We might transfer personal data to recipients located outside the EEA into so-called third countries.
In such cases, prior to the transfer we ensure that either the data recipient provides an appropriate level of data protection (e.g. due to a decision of adequacy by the European Commission for the respective country or due to the agreement based on so-called EU model clauses with the recipient) or that you have consented to the transfer.
You are entitled to receive an overview of third country recipients and a copy of the specifically agreed-to provisions securing an appropriate level of data protection. For this purpose, please use the statements made in the Contact section.
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Our conversion tracking partners set a cookie on your computer ("con-version cookie") in case you entered our website through an advertisement of the respective partner. These cookies generally lose their validity after 30 days. In case the cookie has not yet expired, we and the respective conversion tracking partner can see that a particular user clicked the ad and was forwarded to our page. Information gathered through the conversion cookie is used to create conversion statistics and to determine the total number of users who clicked the respective ad and were referred to a page pro-vided with a conversion tracking tag.
5.3.5. Tracking cookies in connection with social plugins
Some pages of our Online Offers integrate contents and services from other providers (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) who may in turn use cookies and active components. We are unable to influence the processing of personal data done by these providers. Find more details on social plugins in the Social Plugins section.
5.3.6. Web analysis
We need statistical information about the usage of our Online Offers to design them to be more user-friendly, to perform range measurements and market research.
For this purpose, we use the web analysis tools described in this section.
The usage profiles created by these tools using analysis cookies or by evaluating log files are not brought together with personal data. The tools either do not use user IP addresses at all or shorten them immediately after gathering them.
The tool sellers process data only as processors subject to our directives and not for their own purposes.
In the following please find information on each tool seller and how you are able to object to the collection and processing of data by the tool.
Be advised that with regard to tools which use opt out cookies, the opt out function is related to that individual device or browser. In case you use several terminal devices or browsers you must opt out on every device and with every browser used.
Beyond this, you can avoid the forming of usage profiles by generally deactivating cookie usage. Please refer to the section Deactivate and delete cookies.
6. Social Plugins
In our Online Offers we use so-called social plugins from various social networks. They are individually described in this section.
When using plugins, your internet browser creates a direct connection to the respective social networks' server. This way, the respective provider receives the information that your internet browser accessed from the respective site of our Online Offers – even if you do not have a user account with this provider or are currently not logged into your account. Log files (including the IP address) are, in this case, directly transmitted from your internet browser to a server of the respective provider and might be stored there. The provider or its server may be located outside the EU or the EEA (e.g. in the United States).
The plugins are standalone extensions by social network providers. For this reason, we are unable to influence the scope of data collected and stored by them.
Purpose and scope of the collection, the continued processing and usage of data by the social network as well as your respective rights and setting options to protect your privacy can be found by consulting the respective social network's data protection notices.
In case you do not wish social network providers to receive and, if applicable, store or use data, you should not use the respective plugins.
By using the so-called two click solution (provided by Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG) we protect your visit to our web pages from being logged and processed by social network providers by default. When using a page of our internet presence which contains such plugins, these are initially deactivated. Only when you click on the respective button, the plugins are activated.
6.1. Social plugins from LinkedIn
LinkedIn is provided by LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("LinkedIn"). You will find an overview of the plugins from LinkedIn and their appearance here: https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins; you will find information on data protection at LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
6.2. Social plugins from YouTube
This online offer uses the video platform YouTube, which is provided by YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave. San Bruno, CA 94066, USA ("YouTube"). YouTube is a platform which allows the playback of audio and video files.
If you access a corresponding page of our offer, the embedded YouTube player will establish a connection to YouTube so that the video or audio file can be transmitted and played. In the process, data are also transmitted to YouTube as the responsible authority. We are not responsible for the processing of this data by YouTube.
Further information concerning the extent and purpose of the collected data, on the further processing and utilization of your data by YouTube, on your rights and on your selectable data protection options can be found in the privacy policy of YouTube.
7. Newsletter
Newsletter with opt-in; Right of withdrawal
Within the scope of our Online Offers you can sign up for newsletters. We provide the so-called double opt-in option which means that we will only send you a newsletter via email, mobile messenger (such as, e.g. WhatsApp), SMS or push notification after you have explicitly confirmed the activation of the newsletter service to us by clicking on the link in a notification. In case you wish to no longer receive newsletters, you can terminate the subscription at any time by withdrawing your consent. You can withdraw your consent to email newsletters by clicking on the link which is sent in the respective newsletter mail, or in the administrative settings of the online offer. Alternatively, please contact us via email@example.com .
8. External links
Our Online Offers may contain links to third party internet pages – by providers who are not related to us. Upon clicking on the link, we have no influence on the collecting, processing and use of personal data possibly transmitted by clicking on the link to the third party (such as the IP address or the URL of the site on which the link is located) as the conduct of third parties is naturally beyond our supervision. We do not assume responsibility for the processing of personal data by third parties.
9. Security
Our employees and the companies providing services on our behalf, are obliged to confidentiality and to compliance with the applicable data protection laws.
We take all necessary technical and organizational measures to ensure an appropriate level of security and to protect your data that are administrated by us especially from the risks of unintended or unlawful destruction, manipulation, loss, change or unauthorized disclosure or unauthorized access. Our security measures are, pursuant to technological progress, constantly being improved.
10. User rights
To enforce your rights, please use the details provided in the Contact section. In doing so, please ensure that an unambiguous identification of your person is possible.
Right to information and access:
You have the right to obtain confirmation from us about whether or not your personal data is being processed, and, if this is the case, access to your personal data.
Right to correction and deletion:
You have the right to obtain the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning yourself without undue delay from us. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
This does not apply to data which is necessary for billing or accounting purposes or which is subject to a statutory retention period. If access to such data is not required, however, its processing is restricted (see the following).
Restriction of processing:
You have the right to demand for – as far as statutory requirements are fulfilled – restriction of the processing of your data.
Objection to data processing:
You have the right to object to data processing by us at any time. We will no longer process the personal data unless we demonstrate compliance with legal requirements to provide provable reasons for the further processing which are beyond your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
Objection to direct marketing:
Additionally, you may object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes at any time. Please take into account that due to organizational reasons, there might be an overlap between your objection and the usage of your data within the scope of a campaign which is already running.
Objection to data processing based on the legal basis of "justified interest":
In addition, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time, insofar as this is based on a justified interest. We will then terminate the processing of your data, unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds according to legal requirements which override your rights.
Withdrawal of consent:
In case you consented to the processing of your data, you have the right to revoke this consent with immediate effect. The legality of data processing prior to your revocation remains unchanged.
Data portability:
You are entitled to receive data that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or – if technically feasible – to demand that we transfer those data to a third party.
- Right of complaint with supervisory authority
You have the right to lodge a com-plaint with a supervisory authority. You can appeal to the supervisory authority which is responsible for your place of residence or your state of residency or to the supervisory authority responsible for us.
This is:
Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde
Wickenburggasse 8
1080 Wien
Telefon: +43 1 52 152-0
E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
11. Changes to the Data Protection Notice
We reserve the right to change our security and data protection measures if this is required due to technical development. In such cases, we will amend our data protection notice accordingly. Please, therefore, notice the current version of our data protection notice, as this is subject to change.
12. Contact
If you wish to contact us, please find us at the address stated in the "Controller" section.
To assert your rights and to notify data protection incidents please the following link: https://www.bkms-system.net/bosch-datenschutz .
For suggestions and complaints regarding the processing of your personal data we recommend that you contact our data protection officer:
Data Protection Officer
Information Security and Privacy (C/ISP)
Robert Bosch GmbH
Postfach 30 02 20
70442 Stuttgart
Effective date: 29.05.2018
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Are Plastic Bags the Greenest Option After All?
Image credit: Kate Ter Haar, used under Creative Commons license.
I must admit I have never really understood the environmentalist obsession with plastic bags. As I noted in my post on a ban plastic bags rap that went viral, I've always felt there are bigger issues to be tackled than what we take our groceries home in. (Not least, what groceries we actually take home!) Now one research paper is suggesting a rather scandalous notion—not only is the plastic bag not the biggest environmental issue out there, it may even be environmentally preferable to cotton or paper...Life Cycle Assessments Balance Competing Concerns
OK, as always we should note that Life Cycle Assessments are a tricky business. How, for example, do you weigh up the problems of litter, waste disposal and hazards to wildlife versus energy and resources used in manufacture. And just how do you measure a single use item like a plastic or paper bag versus a reusable item like a cotton tote?
Nevertheless, it's important that we try. And Martin Hickman reports at the Independent, one study commissioned by the UK Environment Agency suggests that plastic bags may be environmentally preferable to paper or cotton:
HDPE bags are, for each use, almost 200 times less damaging to the climate than cotton hold-alls favoured by environmentalists, and have less than one third of the Co2 emissions than paper bags which are given out by retailers such as Primark. The findings suggest that, in order to balance out the tiny impact of each lightweight plastic bag, consumers would have to use the same cotton bag every working day for a year, or use paper bags at least thrice rather than sticking them in the bin or recycling.
How Reused are Reusable Bags?
Without seeing the original paper, it's hard to assess whether these numbers are accurate—and there are some interesting assumptions being made. According to Hickman, for example, the researchers assumed that each reusable cotton tote is only used 51 times before being discarded—a number that sounds relatively low to me. We should also never forget—as the roundly debunked argument that Hummers are greener than Priuses has shown—we can't believe everything we read in a research paper.
Report "Suppressed"?
All this debate is complicated by the fact that the report—which was originally commissioned in 2005, and scheduled for publication in 2007, has yet to see the light of day. It is, apparently, still in the peer review process. The incredibly long time line has lead to accusations from Barry Turner, chief executive of the Packaging and Films Association, that the agency has tried to "suppress" the findings because they contradict the political zeitgeist of our times.
Whatever the truth about this particular report, it is one more reminder that we should always keep asking questions. And it is also a reminder that environmentalism is not about token items or must-have status symbols. It is about designing our lives to have the least negative impact possible—and to do that we have to keep learning.
More on Plastic Bags
Ban Plastic Bags Rap Goes Viral
Paper Bags or Plastic Bags: Everything You Need to Know
Plastic Bags are a Distraction - Monbiot


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What do you get when you take a Harley-Davidson V-Rod motorcycle, put an extra wheel on the front, install a couple of seats and top it off with a gorgeous fiberglass body? You get a Cirbin V13R, a tricycle that looks a lot like some of those sexy, tiny electric vehicles we've been showing you, but this one's available now. The V13R borrows a lot of tech from its Harley V-Rod underpinnings, packing that stainless steel beauty's 1.25-liter engine under the hood and its electronic instrument cluster up front and center.
Add that characteristic Harley sound growling its signature potato-potato-potato roar as you shift through its five speeds, and you have yourself a fast and footloose three-wheeled thrill ride. Save up your money, though, because these babies aren't costing small potatoes — even though this trike's price starts at $40K, most of them are selling in the $55K range.


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So uh…it's been a while. Again I apologize for my lack of online presence. I know a lot of people don't read this but the ones that do should at least know what I'm up to.
The texture/material pack I did for submission to the Unity Asset Store was rejected. I know what I need to do to fix it though so that isn't a huge deal. However retail work being what it is I wasn't exactly prepared or had the time to fix the issues, so I instead started on another project.
After making the Sea Vixen mod for Sky Rogue I had thought for a while on what I wanted to make next. I knew I wanted something that was a bit less ambitious than the Sea Vixen's asymmetry and dual-tail design, but at the same time I didn't want something too simple. Fortunately the Core Fighter from the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime series fit the niche perfectly.
The project also gave me an opportunity to get better acquainted with how Wings3D works and I gotta say I might like it better than Blender, at least for generalized low-poly modeling and texturing. In addition, the symmetry of the ship also allowed me to do the UV mapping quicker by mapping half of the ship and then mirroring it. Not something you do a lot of the time nowadays but it's perfect for the mid-90s Sega Arcade aesthetic the game goes for (and probably was done back then too for the sake of saving memory, unless all the graphics were done in code).
Granted I did have to make a lot more adjustments even afterwards to get everything to line up, but I think the end result was definetely worth it. I should be uploading the finished mod in a day or two, once I'm free enough from my retail obligations (and also once this cold stops kicking my ass).


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This IPY Launch Page describes events that occurred around the world on March 1st, 2007. Details of IPY Celebrations in Geneva on February 25th, 2009, is available here.
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Why are there so few women on the board in the female-dominant PR industry?
Posted in: Career Advice, Consumer PR, Corporate Communications, Financial PR, Management, PR and Communications, Salaries and Trends, Work Advice
Board membership sitting within in-house teams are far more male-orientated than in PR agencies – a fact borne out by the findings of our annual Salary Survey.
However, in an industry that is dominated by women, these percentages should show a much stronger leaning towards female employees – yet they don't …


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point at a regular interval (for more information on cubic interpolation,
see de Boor, 1978; Johnson and Ries, 1982; Dahlquist and Bjorck, 1976;
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At Home
Many families affected by SMA choose to make home modifications in order to meet their family's needs.
Home modifications can be made to improve safety, such as installing guardrails or support bars. They can also be made to improve accessibility, such as installing an outdoor ramp or widening doorways. In many cases, modifications address both safety and accessibility.
Home Modification Considerations
Before making a decision on home modifications, consider the following:
- How old is your house? While most homes require some sort of modification, homes built more than 30 years ago often have additional challenges, such as very narrow doorways.
- How long do you plan to live in your house? If you may move in the next few years, that could affect the type of modifications you choose to make.
- What will happen if your abilities or your child's abilities change, or if your needs change as a family? SMA is not a static disease. Abilities may change over time, and your goals and desires as a family may change. Will the modifications you make be adaptable to your new situation?
- Can new equipment substitute for home modifications? For example, a bath chair is less expensive and less involved than a complete bath or shower remodel, and the bath chair may suffice, at least for a period of time.
- What financial resources are available? Like any home remodeling project, home modification can be quite expensive. There are many organizations that make grants for home modifications, but these do not always cover all the costs. Another option is to choose more cost-effective modifications. A sturdy, portable ramp can be purchased, often for just a few hundred dollars. This is less expensive than installing a permanent ramp or repaving your entire front walkway. In addition, some portable ramps can easily be collapsed and taken on a visit to friends or family.
- How permanent do your home modifications need to be? For example, many support poles use tension rods, and many support rails are collapsible and moveable. Some families appreciate the flexibility that these items provide; others prefer the ease of guardrails or grab bars that are permanently installed.
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Who Is Anton T. Boisen?
Anton T. Boisen (1876-1965) was the visionary founder of the clinical pastoral movement that includes pastoral care, counseling and psychotherapy, and of clinical pastoral training and education. It was as a result of his own personal crisis and the caring he received from his classmate and friend Fred Eastman that modern day clinical chaplaincy was born.
A forester and language teacher by training, Boisen went on to study theology at Union Theological Seminary and was ordained a Presbyterian minister. He served with the YMCA in Europe during World War I. It was not until a psychotic episode landed him in a mental hospital, however, that Boisen found his calling: to help other people who were suffering, bewildered, vulnerable, confused, distressed, anxious, traumatized, or grieving in their search for meaning and purpose to make sense of life.
While he was a mental hospital patient in the early 1920s, Boisen began to read Freud whose writings were still new in America; he found his own ideas to be congruent with Freud's. By adapting the clinical case study method that was introduced by Richard Cabot, MD, to the training of chaplains, at nearly 50-years-old Boisen's life's work was begun.
Near the end of his life Boisen wrote Out of the Depths (1960), the autobiographical book he described as his own case study. It contains his life story as well as an account of the earliest decades of the clinical pastoral training movement, today's CPE (clinical pastoral education).
It was his first (1936) book, however, The Exploration of the Inner World, that brought him international recognition and secured a place for Boisen in the psychology of religion and drew attention to him as founder of the clinical method of doing theology and ministry. Along with the nearly forgotten but important Religion in Crisis and Custom (1945), a hymnal that Boisen compiled for his patients (Hymns of Hope and Courage, in four editions) and Problems in Religion and Life, a small book for pastors, these titles make up his book publishing legacy.
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Sunday (okay Monday!) Confessions
Monday, 9 July 2018
Hey so I was too hungover yesterday to lift my head off the couch but I need to get out of my not blogging in over a month* rut so here goes nothing!
I confess: Despite the above mentioned hungover-ness, I generally don't drink much. So we went to a barbecue at a friend's house, it was a sunny all day affair, I got to play with dogs and drank my bodyweight in cider without really being aware of my consumption. I forgot about the cider is dangerous in the summer thing because it goes down like juice! We don't have alcoholic cider in America (well we didn't when I was younger I guess it is an emerging craft drink there now?), and I do really like it. Oh and I had an Eden Mill blueberry vanilla gin and tonic it was loverly I need to buy more fancy gins (hic). My hangover wasn't too epic, just that sort of lethargic headachey type.
I confess: We had such a crazy good run of sunny, warm (for here) weather the past couple of weeks that mostly I have been lolling around the back garden getting an actual hint of a tan where possible. I cannot emphasize enough how unusual long stretches of nice weather are here in the summer especially. Basically ever since I moved here I have been promised that "we do get summers sometimes, honestly, there was one in 1988!" but it has been 17 YEARS that I have been waiting!
Today it's cooler and much more Scotland appropriate, too much summery weather here really freaks people out after awhile, it's kind of hilarious! This video that has been doing the rounds is a bit of tongue in cheek hilarity on how well Scottish people cope with the "extreme" heat, it reminds me of one very pleasant sunny day when my Mom and I went to Crathes Castle a few years back, it was probably in the 70s and a couple of older Scottish ladies were fanning themselves in the shade, commiserating "Ooh I cannae stand the heat!" It cracked us up, there is a peculiar intolerance here for anything "too hot" that most other countries would find laughable!
I confess: I finally bought a biker jacket! Well, I ordered it online, hopefully it fits, I saw one I liked on the sale rack in Marks and Spencer. It's not super jazzy but baby steps, maybe once I settle into it I will find my dream 70s metallic one. Is this item of clothing at all what I need right now? Not really, I need a new waterproof/raincoat, but I have bought and returned three recently. I just can't find the right one, plus I find them inherently boring. So I will be fashionably wet once the real Scottish summer returns, ha ha!
I confess: Kinda need a nap, I guess post barbecue hangovers last two days at my age zzzzzzzzzz.
*Yikes it's more like almost two months!
Sunday Confessions link up with United States of Becky
Posted by SteffR at Monday, July 09, 2018
Labels: Sunday Confessions
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Love the jacket!ReplyDelete
I like the jacket! I'm not that into the one I have, even though I've worn it a ton, I'm still on the look out for a better one, but since I already have one, I feel like there are other things I should spend my money.ReplyDelete
I'm not sure if I've had any cider before? Probably, maybe? But that blueberry vanilla gin thing sounds AMAZING.
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Restormel Castle
It stands on an earlier Norman mound surrounded by a deep dry ditch, atop a high spur beside the River Fowey. Twice visited by the Black Prince, it finally saw action during the Civil War in 1644. It commands fantastic views and is a favourite picnic spot.
When you visit, keep an eye out for 'Tetraphasis Obscurus', the 'Black Pheasant' that you can spot in the castle grounds and nearby woodland. This is a haven for wildlife and birds with beautiful spring flowers and plants all year round. It is a great place for a picnic where you can relax and enjoy the stunning 360-degree views of the surrounding countryside including the River Fowey.
During the summer there are outdoor theatre performances which are a great way to spend a sunny evening as you are entertained in the lovely grounds with the castle ruins as the backdrop.
Don't miss:
* The bluebells, rhododendrons and daffodils in the spring
* The panoramic views of the peaceful countryside
* Climb the castle steps to look down on the remains of the rooms
Dogs welcome on leadsRestormel Castle Main Image c. Christopher Hilton via Geograph


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I am loving everything about these. Nudity that's not gratuitous, although there is nothing wring with that. These images intrigue me and provokes questions and conversation.
Francisco Hurtz criticizes the model of masculinity in "Locker / Room" at the Cultural Epicenter
The artist Francisco Hurtz presents his solo exhibition "Locker / Room" until February 28th, 2014 in Cultural Epicenter in Sumarezinho in São Paulo (Brazil). In the artshow, which began in December/2013, paulistano (native born in São Paulo) artist discusses social codes that legitimize masculinity and its restricted range of conduct that is 'approved' by the look of society.
anima – test from Francisco Hurtz on Vimeo.
The chosen title shows his criticism. Locker / Room, subversion of the English word for locker and words Locker (cabinet lock and key or subject / thing that locks) and Room (an environment such as physical space or territory). In the show, a series of drawings, paintings and engraving in traffic sign, where the artist explores a man's world through groups of boys in locker rooms, baths, 'fooling around' and even an intimate moment of a uniformed individual plate is presented.
"The figure of the man is a social construction. The model of masculinity is passed on for generations by small daily rituals that mostly go unnoticed", says the artist.
Francisco Hurtz
Born in São Paulo (Brazil) in 1985, where he lives and works. Through the use of lines and empty space in the pictorial artist uses decontextualized images and rearranges within your search. His work covers everything from the collecting of images, through erotic issue until the research of relations between bodies in space.
Hurtz has participated in exhibitions at Carreau du Temple in Paris (France), Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts d'Aix-en-Provence in 2005. Shows "10 +20", "Room of Wonders" and other by Emma Thomas Gallery, shows "Gardens and Delights", "Explicit Content" and "The Relationship Between Bodies and Spaces I" 2011) and "ANTI-BODIES" (2013) both presented at Mezzanine Gallery. His pieces were also at the exhibition "Mirror Reflected – Surrealism and Contemporary Brazilian Art" (2012) at Municipal Arts Center Hélio Oiticica in Rio de Janeiro, and several other shows and international publications.
solo exhibition Locker/Room by Francisco Hurtz
what: drawings, paintings and engrave in traffic sign (19 pieces)
period: Until Feb 28th, 2014 (Tuesday to Saturday from 2PM to 8PM)
where: Epicentro Cultural – rua paulistânia, 66 l sumarezinho l são paulo l sp
(subway station Vila Madalena – Green Line)
phone: 55 11 3938.6096
how much: free
age rating: 14 years old
website: www.
Credits: Francisco Hurtz
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Groundbreaking Clear Channel, Big Machine Deal Pays First Ever Artist Performance Royalties
(UPDATED) Big Machine Label Group, home to Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw has struck a precedent-setting deal with Clear Channel Media that makes it the first record company who, along with their artists, will directly participate in terrestrial radio revenue.
The record industry has long sought to expand broadcast royalties beyond songwriters to performing artists and labels. Prior to the Big Machine deal, only internet and satellite radio has paid artist performance royalties, also known as sound recording performance royalties. Notably, the Big Machine deal was made without the help of a performing rights organization and by-passes SoundExchange for digital collection.
Details of the deal we're not disclosed, but statements by both sides hint at a broader partnership that may include lower digital rates, at least for now. "Today, 98% of our listening is terrestrial broadcast and 2% digital – with record labels and artists only paid for the 2%," said John Hogan, Chairman and CEO of C lear Channel Media. "This new agreement expands label and artist participation from just digital to terrestrial broadcast radio revenues…that will give all of us a great incentive to drive the growth of the digital radio industry, and allow everyone to participate financially in its growth."
"For years, record companies and media companies have looked for a new way to do business together that would bring our interests into line," said Scott Borchetta, President and CEO of Big Machine. "Not only does this partnership enable Big Machine to participate in terrestrial broadcast revenues, but we are also helping to grow digital radio – a great opportunity for all of us and a breakthrough opportunity for Big Machine artists."
Artists with Big Machine's wholly owned labels who will benefit from this agreement include Big Machine Records artists Swift, McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Edens Edge and Ella Mae Bowen, along with Valory Music Co. artists Reba McEntire, Justin Moore, Brantley Gilbert, The Mavericks and Thomas Rhett.


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Barrio Coreano
This week, we had the opportunity to attend the private launch party for Barrio Coreano, a new taqueria set to open at 642 Bloor West near Euclid. The establishment is owned by chef and entrepreneur Dave Sidhu, the man behind the Playa Cabana restaurants. The menu features a mix of Mexican and Korean-inspired dishes like tacos stuffed with galbi beef, yuzu tuna, and grilled octopus with wasabi salsa. There's also an eclectic drink list with kimchi sour cocktails and soju sangrias.
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What is Cancer Hope Network?
Cancer Hope Network is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to provide one-on-one support to people undergoing treatment for cancer and their families. We provide this support by training individuals who have recovered from cancer, or cared for someone who has recovered from cancer, and matching them with cancer patients currently undergoing a similar experience.
For whom does Cancer Hope Network provide support?
We provide support to cancer patients 18 and older and their caregivers.
What type of support do you provide?
Our trained Support Volunteers provide emotional support and encouragement.
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The patient calls us toll free at 877-HOPENET. Our Patient Services Coordinators talk with the patient to determine basic information such as the type of cancer, stage, treatment, and side effects as well as psychosocial information such as age and gender. In particular, the patient's specific immediate needs are identified. Based on this information, our matching software program generates a list of potential Support Volunteers for the patient. The Patient Services Coordinator, utilizing personal knowledge of each Support Volunteer, selects the best possible match and contacts the Support Volunteer. The Support Volunteer then calls the patient at a mutually convenient time. If the patient wishes to speak with the Support Volunteer again, he/she can call our toll-free number (877-HOPENET) and we will set up another appointment. There is never any expense to the patient.


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Innovation tracks
Aqua for All supports a whole range of activities in developing countries – all aimed at providing the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) with access to safe, clean water and proper sanitation. Many of those activities focus on three thematic areas we call 'Innovation tracks'. These focus areas are 3R, New Sanitation and Services for the BoP.
Innovation track 1 : 3R
We support sustainable water management for development purposes. This type of management revolves around '3R' : recharging, retaining and re-using ground- and rainwater.
The concept of '3R' stands for the methods of:
* recharging old water sources, by stimulating a process in which rain water moves downward from surface water to groundwater.
* retaining ground- and rain water, by storing that water in a variety of ways, depending on the local conditions and available (natural or artificial) materials.
* re-using or recycling available ground- and rainwater in times of need and scarcity.
Sustainable method
3R's sustainability involves structural impact on access to drinking water as well as mitigating (further) climate change attributable to changing water levels. Natural solutions and technical innovations are used to enable people in water-scarce regions to maximize the use of available water without damaging the environment. One example of such a technology is the use of wide hydrological units to store rainwater, which can then be used as drinking water for the community and as a tradable commodity.
Special 3R forum
Aqua for All was one of six founders of the 3R forum in 2005. The forum's objective is to create new partnerships and collaborations to drive forward innovative technologies in the use of rainwater. Over the years, we have built up a powerful group of experts in this area of expertise. Aqua for All manages a part of the 3R secretariat, builds partnerships and searches for funding for promising initiatives. The organizations Acacia Water and Meta Meta offer field support and expertise.
More information
* The 3R forum website
Do you have any questions or would you like to contribute to 3R? Contact Marlies Batterink, Aqua for All's 3R Program Officer, via email@example.com or +31 (0)70 7200870
Innovation track 2 : New Sanitation
Aqua for all supports new ways to improve sanitation, a huge market (2.4 billion!) with enormous potential. We address the challenge of making, managing and maintaining sanitation services commercially interesting.
New Sanitation is an increasingly popular topic of interest – and is in fact becoming a movement of sorts. The challenge of finding innovative ways to fund, implement and scale-up sanitation services has recently caught the attention of major stakeholders like the World Bank, WSP, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Toilet Organization and Euromoney Water Events.
Business opportunities
It is likely that more major stakeholders will follow, particularly the business sector, in collaboration with government bodies and NGOs. Company representatives are increasingly found attending large-scale summits and conferences to explore business opportunities with the attractive combination of financial and social return on investment. New sanitation is a challenging market in which great business opportunities await harvest, with revenues for the energy, the agriculture and the food sector.
Do you have any questions or would you like to contribute to New Sanitation? Contact Hester Foppen, Aqua for All's New Sanitation Program Officer, via firstname.lastname@example.com or +31 (0)70 7200870
Innovation track 3 : Services for the BoP
Aqua for All supports the development of high-quality WASH technology that people in BoP communities can afford, obtain and maintain. Often, these services offer opportunities for income generation at the local level – sometimes even enabling small businesses to emerge.
We forge partnerships and create synergies that accelerate the development and distribution of technological solutions for water and sanitation challenges. These solutions are often innovative and have proven to be suitable and effective in local conditions – environmentally, socially and economically. The focus is usually at the household level. Think of services like decentralized water purification sets, water vending machines and household latrines.
Scaled-up impact
One of the best rewards of our work is to help successful WASH solutions reach more people. We are driven in our dedication to increase the impact of smart solutions – in terms of both the amount of people reached and the effect on their lives. At Aqua for All, collaboration is never only about allocating funds or sharing technology. It is also about revealing business opportunities stemming from 'the solution' to local entrepreneurs and motivating them to embrace that opportunity as their own.
Technology profit
The idea is: if local entrepreneurs learn how to profit from WASH technology, for instance utilities providing safe water and sanitation, they'll be more inclined to take care of the investment, develop the solution further and increase the number of people using it. The '300in6 initiative' (a program in which Aqua for All participates) estimates that by supporting local entrepreneurs, it can double the 150 million people that otherwise would've been reached by WASH technology.
Study participation
Aqua for All recently participated in a large-scale study of the international consultancy firm Hystra and the BoP Innovation Center. The study focuses on techniques for scaling up initiatives to reach more people, and on the roles and opportunities for governments, businesses and financial institutions in doing so. Aqua for All and the BoP Innovation Center have joined forces to further develop the study's findings.
More information
* The Hystra report Access to Safe Water for the BoP_
* The 300in6 website
Do you have any questions or would you like to contribute to Technology for the BoP? Contact Dick Bouman, Aqua For All's Head of Project Office, via email@example.com or +31 (0)70 7200870


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Dr. Nilen Shah has achieved critical acclaim for his special approach of operations and has been invited to various conferences in different parts of India and abroad. He is active in research and regularly has papers and presentations in various regional, national and inter-national conferences to his credit. Dr. Shah has worked as a Clinical and Research Knee Fellow at Bristol with 2 eminent Knee Surgeons, Mr. Chris Ackroyd and Mr. John Newman where he gained immense hands-on experience in all aspects of knee surgery. Currently Dr. Shah is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Knee Replacement Surgery at various esteemed Hospitals in Mumbai .
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We are very pleased to announce that, as of 15th April, our new art expo in Harrogate, HIVE 2015, is proudly sponsored by Artfinder, the world's authentic art marketplace, connecting passionate independent artists with buyers who value craft, quality and originality.
Artfinder believes in helping artists make a living so they can continue to inspire the world with their art. They work with their community of artists to provide them support, advice, and a global platform, as well as offering pricing that is fair for them and the buyer.
At the heart of what we do is a love for art - art that is handmade with skill, talent and real passion. When you buy from independent artists you own something truly unique, of unquestionable quality, and which connects you directly with the maker forever.
There will be an Artfinder pop-up exhibition at the Expo featuring a selection of local Artists and Art Finder's innovative interactive screens that enable viewers to curate their own exhibition.
We are really pleased to be working with the Artfinder team on the inaugural HIVE.
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Dora Bendixen
Dora entered the state art and craft school of Norway at the age of 17, one year younger than normally permitted age.
Growing up with artist parents, -father painter, mother jewelry and clothes designer, she grew up with art, painting with oil in her fathers studio and often was called home from school to model for her fathers many painting commissions.
At college she studied sculpture,drawing, and ceramics as a special. This brought her, at the age of 21, to take a year off school, to study ceramics in Japan, and Japanese culture in general.
After her ceramic diploma in 79, she immediately entered the Academy of Fine Arts of Oslo and studied sculpture, painting and drawing. The academy could mainly offer nude model studies. Her interest in space and structure moved her to study architecture under Sverre Fehn and Christian Nordberg-Schulz, and scenography at the Stockholm opera house.
Her first show was with a music composer Cecilie Ore; together they made space and time structures that filled an entire space in Oslo Art Union. (84)
Doras interest in sculpture and architecture gave her many commissions for monumental sculpture, while also cultivating large scale drawings and ink paintings, somewhat inspired by zen.
She has fountains and big scale sculptures placed all over Norway and has collaborated with some of Norways important architects.
This brought her to Pietrasanta, where she would produce all of her marble works.
She exhibited in galleries and art unions.
Slightly after the turn of the millennium, through an inner shift, she changed her expression to the figure.
As she was looking for the essential or simply what she felt was more important , she arrived, through a long detour, to her own conclusion of choosing the human figure, while retaining a strong abstract quality.
She says, we are probably not more important than anything else in nature, but we understand and see things through our own perception of them. This brought to her work the idea of looking at ourselves, - the importance of understanding ourselves in order to understand anything at all.
After a period of study to master her theme, she started exhibiting anew, and almost immediately was given opportunities by qualitygalleries.
Art magazines that has coved Doras work:
RdA (Italy)
Barokkminimalist (Norway)
Kunst (Norway)
Exhibited in
Sølvberget gallery, Stavanger,
Kunstnerforbundet, Kunstnernes hus, LNM gallery , UKS, Government building gallery, Oslo
Gallery 3.14 and Langegaarden, Bergen,
Han Art gallery, Montreal,and Toronto art fair,
Gallery Belle Arti, Maastricht,
Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa,
Piazza Duomo e stAgostino, Pietrasanta
Galleria 8.75 Reggio Emilia,
Castello Doria, Portovenere
Palazzo Pegaso, Firenze
Fondazione Tartani, Bologna,
Among others.
Monumental works comprise the railway building in Lodalen by A Henriksen, Norwegian Embassador's garden in Copenhagen and outdoor monumental fountains in Sarpsborg, Røyken and Karmøy, in front of communal buildings.
Is represented in:
National gallery, Oslo (Nasjonalgalleriet)
Museum of contemporary art, Oslo (Samtidsmuseet)
Ambulating gallery of Norway (Riksgalleriet)
Norwegian cultural council (Kulturrådet)
Norwegian office of foreign affaires (UD)
Museo dei Bozzetti, Pietrasanta
Collezione di arte contemporaneo del Consiglio della Regione di Toscana, Firenze
Private collections in France, Norway, Switzerland and Italy


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Published by: BenBella Books
Released: January 20, 2015
Format: E-Book, 320 pages
Source: NetGalley
Genre: YA | Paranormal Romance
Life and death, light and dark, spirit and flesh-on Wormwood Island, the lines are always blurred. For Anne Merchant, who has been thrust back into this eerily secretive world, crossing the line seems inevitable, inescapable, destined. Now, as Ben finds himself battling for the Big V and Teddy reveals the celestial plan in which Anne is entwined, Anne must choose: embrace her darkly powerful connection to a woman known as Lilith and, in doing so, save the boy she loves...or follow a safer path that is sure to lead to Ben's destruction at the hands of dark leaders. Hoping the ends will justify the means, Anne starts down the slippery slope into the underworld, intent on exploring the dark to find the light. But as the lure of Lilith proves powerfully strong, will Anne save others-only to lose herself?
The V Trilogy by Joanna Wiebe is told in the first person narrative by 16-year old Anne Merchant. Merchant, who has spent the past 2 years in a coma, is sent to Wormwood Island, Maine to attend an exclusive preparatory school (Cania Christy) for the world's wealthiest teens. Cania Christy is a bit on the unusual side compared to other schools. Here, teens are required to compete for Valedictorian (the Big V) of their graduating class while having a creepy Guardian following them around grading their every movement. To win the coveted Valedictorian spot, which guarantees the winner a way off the island, each student must use various means like Seduction, Backstabbing, and Inquisitiveness to get ahead. Only one person can win.
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As my bio explains, I am a career consultant, and most of my career has been spent in areas related to regulatory compliance and risk management. There is a well-worn question that has probably been inducted into the 'Consultant Cliche Hall of Fame' that asks, "What keeps you up at night?" This was once a great question to help understand the most troubling problems our clients face so that we, the consultants, could remain mindful of their needs in the business relationship.
For me, a more exciting question is, "What gets you up in the morning?" I am much more energized by what energizes others – not what worries them. I want to operate in the conversation of dreams and desires rather than fear. One mindset touts, "Be careful", and the other shouts, "Be bold!". Both offer value in a society steeped in tradition of commerce. However, the former seems to be much more an easier sell than the latter. Organizations seem psychology driven to be less sparing on expenditures for protection almost to the point of prevention. In my view, the "Be careful" message emerges in a large part from litigation concerns and the "Be bold" message is suppressed by regulatory heavy handedness and a contraction of entrepreneurial support.
In this TED Talk video, Sir Ken Robinson closes off with a very moving plea that we tread softly – for the dreams of children our placed beneath our feet. While I cannot (dare I even try to) match his inspirational panache, I will assert this much: our nation was founded on the dreams of men and women, not their fears. I seek to support that which gets you up in the morning and I am proud when dreams are placed beneath my feet – for I shall tread softly.
Have a great day and thanks for reading. Comments are, as always, welcome.
Matt G.


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Fall Foliage – One of the Best in YearsOctober 18, 2016
This might be one of the best fall foliage seasons I have seen. When I crossed over into Narrow Notch & into South Kortright, Delaware County, the sugar maples still had all their golden leaves & the red maples had their red leaves too, last Saturday afternoon. The leaves here in Arkville – as I type these words – can be heard falling from the trees outside our office. However, they are peaking now at my house in Samsonville (central Ulster County). Even the white oak is a beautiful russet color too.
May the forest be with you,
Ryan Trapani
Education Forester
Catskill Forest Association
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11 June 2019
Endgame: Can Toy Licensors Survive in the Brutal New Retail Reality?
- Photo: Superheroes or super villains? The jury is out in the case of the globally inflexible toy licensors.
- Photo: The wonder of Woolworths as was.
- Photo: Cuddly toy killer: Online gaming. (Shutterstock.com)
- Photo: Licenced Toy Story: A possibly sad ending beckons for a once much-loved industry sector.
- Photo: Baulch: "Wholly unpalatable".
While toy retailers and manufacturers have learnt to roll with the punches in these straitened times, licensors are clinging to the practices and fees they enjoyed in times more prosperous, an approach that has alienated many licensees.
The toy retail market is constantly evolving, but the pace of change in recent years has become especially noticeable. Most of those changes are well-documented, but a quick gambol through the highlights may well be worthwhile:
● A growing percentage of toy sales are now made online, primarily through Amazon
● The emergence of a robust discount sector – headed by B&M, Aldi and Lidl – has impacted on consumer perceptions of price points and value
● Many of the seeming fixtures of the toy retail sector (notably Woolworths, Toys R Us, Top-Toy and Intertoys) have either vanished entirely or else continue on in an almost wholly unrecognisable form
● The decline in linear TV viewing has made it both harder to reach consumers with targeted advertising, while also reducing the effectiveness of TV programmes when it comes to creating successful licensable products
● The increase in online viewing has resulted in trends arriving and departing faster than ever before
● The increased popularity of gaming among the core toy audience has siphoned consumers away from mainstream toy products
As an industry, toy suppliers and retailers have deservedly built a strong reputation for flexibility and for their ability to react to a changing retail environment, adapting their business models to maximise the opportunities presented by the ever-evolving marketplace.
Some, though, have begun to wonder whether licensing companies are prepared to be as flexible as toy suppliers and retailers. The licensing community has long been an integral part of the toy channel, a relationship that has seen its creativity acknowledged, while many have admired its boundless enthusiasm and optimism. It does, however, have a very particular way of doing things and, while the toy market has had to adapt and become nimbler and more reactive in recent years, it is debatable whether the same could be said of certain parts of the licensing community.
Of course, it would be remiss to assume all licensors behave in the same way. Speaking to a selection of licensees recently, many were quick to point out that you shouldn't tar all licensors with the same brush. Summing up the feelings of many, one said: "Some licensors are really helpful, dynamic and collaborative; others, however, can be unnecessarily restrictive. I guess, at the end of the day, it rather depends on corporate culture, the personalities of the individuals involved and the financial targets they need to meet."
So, what is the upshot of all the changes in the toy market as far as licensing is concerned? Well, NPD's official 2018 sales figures for the UK toy market confirmed that sales of licensed toys fell for the fourth straight year. In 2015, licensed toys represented 29% of total toy sales, a figure that fell to 23% last year. So, right now, it's not a one- or two-year blip. In fact, this particular decline appears to have developed into a mid-term trend.
Of course, licensed merchandise has very much operated on a 'pendulum' basis for many years. Typically, it has a successful few years, driving licensees and retailers to fall over one another in their rush to embrace it. Then, inevitably, the market becomes over-saturated and the pendulum swings back the other way.
In many quarters, 2019 is seen as likely to be a comeback year, with a strong film slate in place. Despite that, some residual nervousness remains among many licensees and retailers. The causes of their collective discomfort are both complex and numerous.
For starters, 2019 is seen as one of the Big Movie Years, which, historically, would almost automatically make it also a Big Licensing Year. It's a fair question, though, as to whether such a direct correlation continues to apply.
The first thing to bear in mind is the 'feast or famine' effect of any extensive release schedule. Indeed, the huge number of kids and family-oriented movies set to hit multiplexes does see retailers face a number of significant challenges, particularly with regard to which movie or movies to back and to what extent. As ever, shelf and catalogue space is at a premium, with grocers, in particular, cutting back on the footage they reserve for toys. If you also factor in the loss of Toys R Us and its iconic feature wall – which often focused on licensed merchandise – the available in-store space for toys is clearly not what it was just a few years ago.
In addition, with so many competing movies set to premiere, the window of opportunity for sales for each one will be brief indeed, while the logistics required for shifting ranges in and out are somewhat daunting. This is a classic example of where something works for movie studios (where more is more), but doesn't necessarily work for licensees and retailers (where less is often more).
Sequel fatigue has also become an issue, especially when a series of connected movies are released in quick succession. It is also very true that a great movie does not automatically translate into a great licence, especially when the associated merchandise is over-licensed, over-ranged and over-priced.
In recent years, there have been some classic examples of that particular phenomenon. A couple of years ago, one prominent specialist toy retailer told all the licensees of a particularly high-profile brand that it would be taking a year off, using that time to shift all the stock it had built up over the past few movies. It was a sensible strategy for the retailer, but licensees who had signed up to annualised Minimum Guarantees (MGs) would have been very disappointed. This was very clearly an instance of a real disconnect between the retailer's needs and the licensor's strategy.
Of course, the challenges don't just apply to movie licensing. It is common knowledge that licensees of many non-cinematic properties are finding it harder and harder to secure broad retail support, with online-driven trends and generic fads – such as unicorns, llamas, sloths, and mermaids – holding an ever-increasing sway.
It is a notion that many retailers are happy to confirm. Over the course of the past two London Toy Fairs at least, a number of them have been quite upfront about the fact that innovation, new trends and novelty appeal to them far more than any new licence. This is a huge change from just a few years ago, when tracking down the big new licence was front of house for many toy buyers.
To be fair, it's not difficult to get a handle on this changed priority. With non-licensed products, you're not obliged to pay upwards of 20% (or, in the case of some of the greedier licensors, more than 25%) in royalties, while also having to fork out on big MGs. The money saved can then be reinvested in improving the product, adding more features, boosting marketing activity and offering better margins. Even after all that, it's still likely that you will end up with a keener price point.
It is no surprise, then, as to which of the two options buyers are tending to lean towards in the current trading climate, while, in many cases, it is also what their customers are telling them they want. Furthermore, lower price points are gaining market share at the expense of higher price points. In some cases, then, non-licensed toys actually represent a far safer bet in these risk-averse times.
Of course, the situation is not black and white. Some licensors have reacted appropriately to the changing market conditions, becoming more flexible and demonstrating a can-do attitude that has endeared them to licensees and retailers alike. The best of them appreciate that speed to market is essential and, as a consequence, are quick to agree deals and to sort out any required paperwork / approvals. Others…perhaps not so much.
Some licensors are also very partnership-oriented, prepared to take the prevailing retail conditions into consideration when negotiating. Again, others…perhaps not so much. Some licensees have even been known to say, after they have decided to discontinue working with a major licensing player, that they feel like a massive weight has been lifted off their shoulders. It's also been said that working with some licensors is so demanding and time-consuming that it means either having to employ more people or that some staff members have to be switched from other duties just to meet the administration requirements. This is, of course, fine should a property be a nailed-on winner, but it has led to some of the less high-ranking brands from certain big licensors being shunned by licensees and retailers. It is no stretch to say that sky-high royalty rates and MGs, as well a penchant for 'slicensing', soon become wholly unpalatable.
More and more, slicensing – the practice of whittling away at the exclusivity of a licence – has emerged as a major concern for licensees. Indeed, according to one licensee, it is the sole reason he has cut his 2019 forecast by £2 million for a brand he enjoyed great success with last year. The reason he gave? He now has three or four direct and indirect competitors with almost identical products, all of which are competing for the same shelf and catalogue space. It is easy to see why this strategy works for the licensor, but it is equally easy to see why my contact had no option but to slash his forecast. The interesting part is that the licensor didn't even query the reduction – assuming it didn't just miss the budget revision, one has to conclude that it was expecting this to happen.
Whole categories are being impacted by some of the commercial decisions taken by licensors, largely based on their internal targets rather than market conditions. At least one major toy retailer recently told me that he believes that one particular licensor has significantly damaged the mainstream action-figure market, as its massive royalty rates have contributed towards prices being too high to realistically drive collectability, thus impairing range sales. Indeed, the number of licensees and particularly retailers who feel that a return to 10% royalties and 'sensible' working practices is growing daily.
Another licensee I spoke to recently outlined a series of issues, including "long and fastidious approvals process" and "embargoes". In the current climate, everyone in the chain – quite rightly – talks about the importance of speed to market, flexibility and nimble, reactive behaviour. Is it the case that some of the working practices of certain licensors actively work against this?
In summary, we have a dynamic toy market which is changing rapidly, mirroring the changes in consumer behaviour and in the retail landscape. The only certainty is that it will continue to change and evolve. Toy suppliers and retailers are highly reactive, flexible and open to change. The challenge for the licensing community is whether it is also open to change. Maybe the current challenges will ultimately work to everyone's advantage – even the licensors – but only if they result in a new sense of realism seeping into every corner of the industry.
John Baulch is the Publisher of Toy World,
the UK's leading toys and games trade publication


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Anyone know of anyone who could supply this volume of headsets (and maybe PCs too).
Thanks :)
For how long and what application?
Could you use an Android-based system (i.e. Google Cardboard-compatible or Gear VR) instead?
I would suggest having a chat to the people who did the vr component of the air nz exhibition, they had 12 oculus rift running so may have those available to hire, and/or know of others doing large scale projects. https://www.waxeye.co.nz/airnz-virtual-flight-lab


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Long story short I accidentally deleted all of my e-mails except for about 3. Now, fortunately upon looking at my Inbox.dbx file (from Outlook Express) they're all still in the file, even the deleted ones, but when I try to import that .dbx file into another e-mail client, the client only imports those 3 e-mails that weren't deleted. I tried importing into Outlook Express, Thunderbird, and Windows Live Mail, to no avail.
My question is, I know for a fact that the deleted e-mails are still there inside the .dbx file. They're probably just marked as "deleted" and so none of the e-mail clients are importing them. How do I extract them, unmark them as "deleted", or whatever, so I can re-import them into my e-mail client (Thunderbird)?