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Chapter 57 – Pain
"Mother…" muttered the little guy. As he began to lose consciousness, he weakly called out. Only his mother was the best and the most gentle. Only she wouldn't harm him.
When his mother left, he was only several months old and only had a fuzzy impression of her. Now, however, her warmth was what he longed for the most, and he wanted to fall asleep within her bosom.
Tears endlessly rolled down from his small pale face, and his entire body was curled up. He was shivering and trembling as he huddled towards the corner of the ice-cold bed.
A muffled groan came from the jade bed on the other side. Although Shi Yi was young, he didn't have any fear. His double pupils concealed a divine light, and he bit into a piece of soft wood. His body was drenched in cold sweat as he persevered through the pain.
"Good child, you will certainly be able to bear it. After today, you will soar into the heavens and no one will be able to stop your rise to the top. You will be the most prominent heavenly genius in this entire land." The young woman nervously held the child's hand to help him feel some warmth and resist some of the pain.
That lump of light had an uncountable number of densely-packed symbols, and those symbols circulated with complicated and heavenly mysteries. Anyone who saw this scene would immediately feel their hearts palpitating, and would immediately feel a need to worship it.
The young woman's eyes were crazy, and she was becoming more and more certain that what she was doing was worth it. Even if she ended up being exposed, it was fine as long as the Supreme Being Bone was implanted within little Yi. This Supreme Being Bone had just begun its growth, yet it already had such power. If it were to grow in the future, it would certainly be outstanding.
The Archaic Golden-Winged Peng and the True Hou were supreme beings that dared to massacre the gods, yet naturally born Supreme Beings were able to fight with them. In the future, who would dare oppose him?
"Soon it will be finished. Little Yi, hold on!" She continuously encouraged. Her face was gentle as she helped Shi Yi relax, guiding him through this difficulty.
Brilliant light radiated everywhere, and it seemed as if a Supreme Deity lied dormant there. It released divine rings, gorgeously illuminating the entire room. The divine radiance sprinkled everywhere, and made it appear like the world of gods.
Shi Yi's chest was fully filled with the dazzling source of light. His struggles became even more intense. He yelled out like a wild beast in unimaginable pain as his entire body was drenched with sweat.
"You be careful. Don't hurt my little Yi!" The young woman's face appeared evil as she shouted at the shadow. She was even more nervous and afraid of failure now.
"Although the records are detailed, this is after all a Supreme Being Bone. The transplant procedures are extremely dangerous. Even a little mistake will cause it to explode and you and I might be buried here alive." The ghostly shadow said in a deep voice.
"I don't care. I just need this to succeed. Since the bone book has records of this, this must have been done before. There's no reason that we can't succeed." The young woman lightly shouted and her pretty face turned a bit ugly. She held Shi Yi's hands and said, "We all belong to the Stone family bloodline, so we came from a common origin. The success rate must be high. Little Yi stay strong!"
The shadow lightly bellowed and afterwards, the entire room began to boil. Gorgeous divine radiance began to blossom into every inch of the room.
Multicolored flames exploded, thunder descended, and lightning danced around, causing divine rumbling noises. All kinds of strange sights began to emerge.
In the end, the light began to weaken and the symbols began to condense into a single Supreme Being Bone after it entered into Shi Yi's chest. The shadow quickly moved, and various symbols rushed forth to heal the wound and staunch the bleeding.
"It's done!"
After a deep voice, the room completely quieted down, and the strange sights began to disappear.
"Good child, you are mother's pride. From now on, no one will be able to stop you. This entire land will tremble under your feet!" The young woman was incredibly emotional and held one of Shi Yi's arms. Her face was full of joy and her eyes burned with incredible radiance.
She grabbed a soft blanket and very carefully covered Shi Yi who passed out. Finally, she stood up and couldn't help but let out a loud, crazy, and maniacal laughter.
"Aunt… I'm cold." Curled up on top of the ice cold bed, the little guy shivered. He was woken up by the laughter. His chest was in pain and his face was pale as he weakly called out.
The young woman suddenly turned and did not get a blanket, but instead stared at him with a cold and merciless gaze. She told that shadow "Extract the remaining true blood within his body to nourish the Supreme Being Bone inside of little Yi."
Where the Supreme Being Bone grew, there was the corresponding true blood to nourish that unique and powerful primitive precious bone that had an astonishing divine nature.
"If we extract it out, this child most likely won't survive past two." The shadow said.
"Two? A year and a half is enough. During this time, anything can happen." The young woman coldly said.
The shadow heard and no longer said anything. It then took out a jade jar and symbols flickered as it utilized a secret technique to extract the blood. Immediately, a hazy light began to shine and illuminate the room.
"Use the technique as soon as possible. Use the jar to store the precious blood that will nourish little Yi's body to help him fuse with the Supreme Being Bone as quickly as possible." The young woman urged.
"It's best to take it one step at a time and proceed slowly." The shadow warned.
"No harm, little Yi was born with double pupils, so how can normal children compare to him. Furthermore, the sooner he fuses, the sooner I'll feel at ease. At the very least, even if someone discovers within half a year, they will have no way of transplanting the Supreme Being Bone. Doing that excessively will cause it to wither and die.
"So cold…" The little guy passed out again and even his mouth turned white. His little body constantly shivered as he curled up in the corner of the bed.
After everything was finished, the room became quiet again. That black shadow left and the empty underground palace seemed a bit eerie.
The young woman paced back and forth by herself. Her brows were furrowed as she pondered about how to explain herself. It was likely that no one within the clan had discovered the secret Supreme Being Bone within his body unless they had a high cultivation and carried him daily. People who met these conditions should only have been his parents, and right now he was already eight or nine months old. He had long passed the need for someone to carry him.
"Little Yi was naturally born with double pupils and can see through many origin of powers. No one else should have this kind of power, so no one else should be aware of this!" The young woman's eyebrows relaxed after thinking about this matter.
"If that couple die under the Pi Xiu's claws or perished out there for whatever reason, then everything will be perfect." She lightly spoke to herself and hung a cold expression at the corners of her mouth.
Suddenly, a terrifying noise echoed through, and the underground palace collapsed. The exit was destroyed by a tremendous force. A majestic elder with a full set of white hair and beard rushed in. His entire body was covered in endless arrays of light like a burning divine flame.
The young woman was alarmed. The underground palace entrance wasn't something that a normal person could forcefully break through. It was only something that could only be done by the clan's supreme experts.
Divine multi-colored light gushed out into ten thousand directions. An old man broke into the secret room like an angry lion. After seeing the scene in front of his eyes, his eye sockets practically bursted out. He shouted out in a world-shaking voice "Slut, you vile and poisonous woman!"
This was one of the two lord of affairs within the clan. His seniority was well respected and his strength was extremely powerful. Usually he wouldn't appear in public and would cultivate his body and mind within an ancient cave to gain enlightenment.
Shi Hao's parents entrusted their child to him and one other person. Only they knew about the Supreme Being Bone within his body as this was considered classified information.
Originally, it was him and another elder who were supposed to look after Shi Hao to ensure he was protected. In the end, they were old as well as being males, so they didn't really know how to take care of a child. After that, they agreed to let the younger generation look after him.
The tribe was always peaceful. The wives of their grandson all tried their best these past few months to healthily raise little pretty Shi Hao to relieve them of their worries. Never did they think that such a disaster would have happened today.
This elder was always careful and dispatched experts to follow the little guy. Today, this young woman spent too long taking two children to look at the Archaic Divine Bird's descendants. The experts who followed rushed back in confusion and reported that a few people entered the underground palace. After finding out they couldn't open the door, they rushed back shocked.
"You vile women. I'll kill you!" The old man's hair and beard were all shining and a golden lion. Instantly, he pounced forth. Like squeezing a little chick, he grabbed her neck and lifted her up with one hand.
Although the young woman's position was very high and had exceptional strength, compared to this elder, she was absolutely nothing. Her face paled on this spot, and all the symbols on her body were going to explode.
"Fourth grandfather, don't kill my mother!" Shi Yi was woken up by the roar. He took that silver knife by the bedhead and pressed it against his own neck until a bloody scar appeared.
"You… little bastard!" The elder was angry.
"Fourth brother, let her go first." Another elder walked in and his entire body bursted with scarlet light like an old phoenix. Although he was old, he had eyes like golden lamps and appeared spry and nimble.
"Fifth elder, what do you mean. This is one of your younger generations, so you want to selfishly forgive her?" The old man with the appearance of a golden lion shouted.
"Fourth grandfather, please don't kill my mother!" On the other side, the double pupiled Shi Yi spoke once again. The silver knife was soaked in blood against his cut neck.
"Do you see? We lost a Supreme Being! Could it be that you want to look on helplessly as another double pupiled child dies? In the ancient era, this is a saint, a god. Let her go first and argue later." The elder with the appearance of a phoenix said.
The golden lion elder viciously tossed the young woman against the opposite wall. A huge sound was produced as the trembling caused many stones to fall. She couldn't stand up for a long time.
"Ziling, I've let you two down. I couldn't take of little Hao and let him suffer a gargantuan amount of grievance and torment." The elder snarled towards the sky.
"Fourth grandpa… I'm cold, it hurts." The little guy who curled up by the corner of the bed feebly opened his mouth.
"Good child, it's all my fault!" The elder took him into his chest and his tears almost fell down. He activated the mysterious powers of the precious symbols and wrapped him in the multi-colored light that he emitted.
"Where's the Supreme Being Bone?" His body was scarlet red. His divine splendor surged as Blood Phoenix elder asked
The young woman's face was pale. She stood up without a word.
"Grandfather, it's inside my body." Shi Yi threw down the silver knife and calmly said.
The Blood Phoenix elder heard this and an unusual light flashed in his eyes. He did not speak for a long time.
The elder who held the little guy became even angrier having hearing that. He said in a trembling voice "My Stone Tribe has ancestral rules. We cannot cause internal strife and must unite against the foreign powers. Otherwise, how can we walk out of our ancestral land and conquer this vast territory? How could we control millions and millions of people with an emperor on the throne and countless number of kings? You woman, too vile, this tribe cannot tolerate you!"
"This affair has gotten complex and now involves a Supreme Being Bone. This is the highest level of classified information within the tribe that cannot be leaked out. This isn't a place for talking. Let's go back first then talk." The elder on the side said.
"Fifth elder, you think we can't hide this anymore?!" The Golden Lion elder shouted.
"No matter what, we can't let the naturally born Supreme Being disappear. Let's return to the mansion then talk." The elder who emitted scarlet light said.
"Although I'm not taking any actions now. When Ziling returns, he won't let this slide. With his temperament, if he doesn't destroy your family, he will wipe out a majority of it. If you treat him unfairly, he is not the type of person that will let it go!" The Golden Lion elder spoke with bold and powerful words.


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For many, the idea of working on an animal sanctuary or on a shelter evokes images of casually feeding the critters, a very joyous and easy task at that. It is true animals require feeding at different times but here at our Otter Creek animal rescue there are many varied equally important tasks, each of which is vital to the wellbeing of the animals. For example, with an abundance of cats, we desperately need "cuddlers", those who like to pat the cats and play with them, brush them, trim their nails. And of course, clean their litter boxes thoroughly, which is not quite an easy smell free task, but vital.
If you are allergic to specific animals we are always grateful if you can build things. Take the ducks for example. We have only two of a necessary six framed summer enclosures with children's pools in them, allowing those creatures fun under the sun during the daylight hours, before being returned to safe spaces to avoid the abundance of predatory animals in these neck of the woods.
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If you have a tractor you will save us a lot of expense as we have to do everything on the farm yard by hand. If you love driving you should know that every day of the year we pick up scraps from various supermarkets to supplement the diet of numerous farm animals. We pay drivers to do this, as we do for our social media activity which we are about to step up. Our full time director, which we are actively looking to hire, is a paid position.
Love birds? We have dozens in an inside aviary and the cages need constant attention.
Love to make things with your carpentry skills? Our cats and dogs are in constant demand for new enclosures. Speaking of dogs…they need their exercise and bathroom walks around the clock.
Good with massages? Wilbur, the boar loves a daily belly rub!
The ducks need to be carried, one at a time to their swimming pond and returned in the evening. The hose must be carried and configured over the fences to set up a waterfall for Wilbur on hot days. This way he becomes as happy as a pig in mud!
Let's be honest: EVERYONE has a skill that can make a contribution to this wonderful caring environment. We have just listed a few of the endless activities on this busy facility. It takes a team to keep things running smoothly. If you are planning a trip, remember we offer plenty of parking and a scenic easy to find location smack across the street of the world famous UNESCO Heritage site of the Rideau Canal System featuring Edmonds Locks where families can enjoy a boat launch, a great dock to fish off, and plenty of picnic tables.
Why not drop us a line introducing yourself, telling us about your special skill and explore when we can expect you to participate.
If you like working with people, please join us.
We need a volunteer coordinator, a foster home screener and, as you may have noticed on our Job Openings tab, we continue to search for that proverbial challenge, a one in a million permanent CEO for Otter Creek. A leader who is up for the pause for paws cause!

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My life, inside this apartment is simple. It works, as long as I follow the rules.
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2. Don't get attached to clients. I take off my clothes, I stand in front of the camera, and I perform. What they want, I give. Their secrets, I keep. Everything I tell them, is a lie.
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My life, inside this apartment was simple, and it worked. Then, I started breaking rules.
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"But you don't know the depravity of my mind. You don't know the thoughts I struggle with, what I fight to contain."
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|Odajima Yuka
小田島 友華 Odajima Yuka
|Futari wa Pretty Cure
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart
|15/16 Max Heart
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|Garden of Rainbows
|First Appearance
|Japanese Voice Actor
|Iizuka Mayumi
|English Voice Actor
|Rushfeldt Laura
Odajima Yuka (小田島 友華 Odajima Yuka?) (Emma in the English Dub) is the top star of Verone Academy. She excels in many fields such as sports, arts and science and is seen participating in many club activities such as tea ceremonies, playing for wind ensemble club and performing speeches for the English conversation club. She often will join the clubs as a ringer in order to help them get into regional tournaments or beat other school teams, such as Tennis or Volleyball.
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Her family's wealthy nature is shown in many ways such as when she is caught oversleeping for school she gets driven to school in a limousine, she also learns additional English outside of school as well as piano.
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Yuka (友華?): Yu (友?) means "friend" while Ka (華?) means "flower".
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- She shares her voice actress with Chinen Miyuki and Cure Empress.
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Hours of Operation: 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
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8097 Moores Lane
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
United States
Check In: 3:00 PM
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- Number of Floors: 3
- Total Number of Rooms: 111
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On his last day in office, January 4, 1884 Governor Benjamin Butler
made the journey alone from the front door of the State House down the
front steps, thus establishing the tradition of the "Long Walk".
Since then, the middle doors of the State House are opened only to allow
a governor who is ending a term of office to depart, or a president of
the United States or a foreign head of state to enter. Typically the governor takes his long walk
Memorial Hall or The Hall of Flags is a special place where all of our Massachusetts soldiers are honored and remembered.
"The Return of the Colors," shown in Edward Simmons' mural on your right, depicts the return of the flags that Governor Andrew had given the Massachusetts regiments as they departed to fight in the Civil War. This ceremony, which took place December 22, 1865, started a significant tradition called Forefather's Day.
Flags have been returned after duty in every war since then including the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Berlin emergency, and the Vietnam War. This hall was built of beautiful Italian marble to appropriately display these flags.
If you take a close look you will see that these are transparencies of flags, not the actual flags. In 1987 the original flags were moved to environmentally controlled storage by textile conservators. There are over 400 flags in the State House collection. Presently a history and catalogue of the flags is being prepared. And once the State House renovations are completed it is expected that the flags will once again be displayed but on a rotating basis.
Edward Simmons depicted the Battle of Concord in the mural to your left. In front of you is Henry Walker's portrayal of the Mayflower Pilgrims as they first sighted land. Behind you is Walker's interpretation of John Eliot preaching to the Native Americans. Eliot learned the Algonquin dialect, translated the Bible for the Indians, and established fourteen villages of "praying" Indians.
The stained glass skylight above contains the seals of the original thirteen colonies of the United States. The Massachusetts seal is in the center.


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Welcome to The Chronicles of Pendragon Hold, that special place on the net that reassures you that yes, the new normal is anything but. I'm your host, Alex Pendragon, AKA THE Michael, and I will carefully guide you through the blind alleys and dangerous s-curves that lie ahead. Are YOU in good hands?
Things warm up around here, right before the mercury takes yet another plunge into the freeze zone. I blame this all on Canada, who INSISTS on smuggling frigid arctic air into our tropical paradise where we are happy just to not have to run our air conditioners. I bet if Mexico was smuggling hot, humid air smelling of tostadas into our country, the Feds would be all over it.
If I should just happen to lose my job, I've decided to use the CITIBANK approach to financial disaster. Knowing I'm probably going to lose my home, I'll sell it for whatever I can get for it, you know, a best offer sort of deal, or maybe even auction it off on E-bay. Yes, I know, since I have a mortgage on it, it's not really mine, but what the hell, Wall Street can do it, then so can I.
THE Wife is working hard on preparations for our OSTARA celebration, otherwise known as the Spring Equinox. We're hoping to have some friends from far and near join us as we welcome in a new season of re-growth and renewal, sort of like our nation coming out of the darkness of a Republican led meltdown into a new era of hope and responsibility. Interesting how I always manage to segway politics into a spiritual moment, huh? Well, isn't it ALL politics, in a fashion?
Apple has just updated their Safari web browser, and man does this baby ROCK! It has some fascinating new features, such as Coverflow, a feature you find in Apple's music program iTunes, AND, it is as of now, far and away, the fastest web browser the universe has ever seen. Well, OK, maybe that thought-browser the Paraphlaxians over on Trestoid Three in the Alpha Centauri system use is a TAD bit faster, but not by much. And you use Windows WHAT?
Today, or tonight rather, happens to be Saturday, and tonight I type alone, as THE Wife and Resident Daughter are out somewhere with "The Girls" having a "Purple Night", whatever that means. THE Wife mentioned something about purple Jello shooters and feminine empowerment, whatever that's supposed to entail. So, it's french bread pizza, finishing this post, and off to bed for me, for I have to work tomorrow. (They don't........sheesh)
While at work I happened to overhear over one of the patient room televisions some of Rush Limbaugh's crap presented to some Conservative Something or another Committee, in which they loved on each other for being so conservative and loving America and needing to save us all from the commie President who is spending so much money and not cutting rich people's taxes some more. Get this: Rush says that they LOVE people! Yes, that's EXACTLY what the whiney, can't stand liberal, love it or leave it Mr so-full-of-shit-you-can't-even-breath-around-him said, and the good-old-boy-WE-are-the-REAL-American crowd just ate it up!
I honestly think we have to give serious consideration to partitioning this country into the America we all know and love North of the Mason-Dixon line, and give the country South of that border to these people who will JUST NEVER FUCKING GET IT! There, they can bring back slavery and take away women's shoes and just love their narrow minded little lives, and we can get back to being the America the world has always admired. I, frankly, am just getting fed up with these people always screwing the entire pooch and needing the sane people to come back Republican administration after Republican administration and repair the damage, only it's getting harder and harder to do as we go along. SO, let them have THEIR part of what they think America is or should be and let them run it into the ground so that one day we can perhaps ENTERTAIN the idea of letting them, if they FUCKING BEG US, rejoin the union. Only we need to put an end to this dishonest "loyal opposition" once and for all. If the Conservatives want to participate in DEMOCRACY, then let them form a new party with a new philosophy that really DOES include loving people, and then maybe I wouldn't have to laugh at the very idea of Republicans loving ANYTHING they can't make a buck on.
That's my post for tonight and I'm sticking to it. Blessed Be!
Welcome to The Chronicles of Pendragon Hold, that special place on the net that reassures you that yes, the new normal is anything but. I'm your host, Alex Pendragon, AKA THE Michael, and I will carefully guide you through the blind alleys and dangerous s-curves that lie ahead. Are YOU in good hands?
It's been a quiet, pleasant weekend here at Pendragon Hold, our little acre of sand on the outskirts of civilization, Florida style. This is not the Florida most people envision, such as sandy beaches, Mickey Mouse and Cinderella, Manatees, and space shuttles blasting off from the Cape. Nope, you'd never even know it WAS Florida if it wasn't for the sand beneath your feet and the hot, humid air that only air conditioning can save you and your possessions from. At a cost. Unless it's winter. In which everything is miserable cold and damp......unless it's sunny and wonderfully mild.......wait two days, it's quite a variety.
The Resident Daughter has gone down South to visit the non-resident Daughter, leaving us to our own devices. About the most exciting thing to happen these last tow days was the return of THE "BALD" Michael. I gave up on growing out the hair to a length eligible to donate, as after having reached a length just long enough to be totally unruly, it seems to have slowed it's growth dramatically, and I was just getting tired of it. Having discovered last year that I do bald quite well, I had THE Wife go ahead and shear me down to the pate. That's when I discovered that a skin condition I seem to be having a problem with migrated under my scalp as well and it's not that pretty, so it looks like I'm wearing a "do-rag" for awhile at least, till I can turn the full force and fury of medical technology on this "condition".
I really wish I could go into great detail about some structure I single-handedly constructed, some garden I planted, a new animal adopted, or having won the lottery, but unfortunately nothing of such monumental import has occurred these last few days, so you, my loyal readers, all three of you who might grant me a visit this post, will have to settle for a rant, an observation, a pontification, and elucidation of some condition which is decidedly human, yet effects the world we tread upon. So brace yourself. Here goes...........
The economic stimulus package that was finally approved by Congress has now been released to the wild and it remains to be seen how well and how rapidly it will help to ease us out of this mess brought about by the worst of our natures, all in a fit of unregulated capitalism. Of course, there's always a pack of spoilers, this time a few Republican governors, who want to reject their portion of the aid to states included in the package. We all know how hard it's been on many states these past few years, their budgets being squeezed by unfunded mandates and out of control health care costs related to unpaid emergency room visits and a growing population of uninsured. Some states have been hit repeatedly by natural disasters, which thanks to global warming (which really isn't happening) are anything BUT natural, but have caused massive damages to homes and businesses. Anyway, they HATE anything related to democrats (those slimy commie socialists), and are quite willing to have their citizens suffer rather than have to accept help from the Feds to avoid a complete financial meltdown, which, I might add, was made possible by REPUBLICANS! You know, a good many Republican Congressmen were voted out of office by a pissed off and fed-up constituency, and there's NOTHING to say that the rest of you ass-wipes can't join your friends the next round of elections. A loyal opposition is one thing, but childish obstructionism is another. I know that many of you think that we are simply building up a deficit that we can never pay off, but I want to remind you that a DEMOCRAT paid OFF that last deficit, gave us a SURPLUS, which a dip-shit REPUBLICAN pissed away, giving us the biggest debt we have EVER had. Hey, do you think that MAYBE you could pay attention to history and give THIS guy a chance to actually GOVERN, instead of bitching and moaning and thinking that doing it the same way you guys were doing it for YEARS is going to actually FIX this mess that YOU made? Give me a fucking BREAK! It's fucking HILARIOUS to me that we get a president who wants to give the WORKING stiff a tax break for once, and all we hear is that the stimulus doesn't include enough..........what.........tax breaks? Oh, I see, you mean those horrible taxes you RICH people have to pay......awwwwwww.......yes, you are right, we shouldn't be giving people like the CEO's of Exxon/Mobile and Citibank higher taxes to have to pay......that would be so....so.......MEAN!
Sorry........I have to go puke........give me a minute..........
Have you noticed that Mr. Obama is doing his job with a straight face?
Hello and welcome to the Tuesday Edition of The Chronicles of Pendragon Hold. I bet you didn't know we HAD a Tuesday Edition, did you? Well, don't feel bad: neither did we.........
I managed to get off a couple of hours early so that I would have time to change and rest up before heading into Jacksonville to see Riverdance, the tickets for which the Resident Twin had bought us as a Valentine's Day gift. It was really an enjoyable production, but having seen the original Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, and Feet of Flames on PBS and DVD with Michael Flately, well, it sort of spoiled it for me, except this production WAS a fresher rendition, and featured some dancers who were phenomenal in their OWN right, especially the two African-American tap dancers who contrasted well against the staid talent of the Irish boys. All told, we all enjoyed ourselves tremendously and I am very happy to have had the opportunity to see them live before their American tour ended for good.
It seems like every other day, some dip-shit is contributing to the stereotype that muslims are just flat-out homicidal maniacs who worship a God that has an insatiable appetite for blood. THIS news item is especially sad in that the person involved ran an organization that was supposed to combat these stereotypes. If this kind of behavior becomes the norm rather than the terroristic exception, I am afraid it's going to come down to a "last-man-standing" situation between the West and the Muslim world, however "peaceful" they claim their religion to be. I know how hard it is to try and live under the shadow of stereotypes as a Wiccan, what with this persistent propaganda pushed by the fundamentalist Christian world that we are all devil-worshippers, but you will not see that many of my fellow pagans running around causing such mayhem. Yes, we have our fringe as well as any religion, but we actively disown them instead of making excuses for them whenever the accusations start flying that our belief system had anything to do with their misdeeds. I know that "moderate" practitioners of Islam had better get on the stick and do the same or it's gonna end up very, very ugly, sooner than later.
In my constant quest to downsize the expenses involved in living here at Pendragon Hold, I am giving serious consideration to dropping my land line phone altogether and going with VOIP. You can get a Wi-Fi phone that ties in with your internet broadband and use SKYPE to make all your calls for a mere fraction of what it is costing us to maintain local and long distance with AT&T. The phone company has finally come out and admitted that yes, you can maintain a DSL connection and not have a phone line, and the only hesitation I have right now is finding the right phone and figuring out if my cell phone, with it's one-bar signal here at the Hold will suffice if we need to dial 911. I know a cell phone might not pin-point my location in that regard, but I figure if one is too far gone to give the operator our location, the call isn't gonna help much anyway.
There is two very fine things due to happen next month. The first is THE Wife's birthday, which I enjoy mostly for having been the day that brought a very wonderful person into the world to one day be my Wife. The next, simultaneously, will be a visit by someone I have come to know since I became a Blogger. He lives on the other side of the country in another type of environment altogether, but we are very much alike, and I am really looking forward to finally meet him and his wife in person. Not many of us as bloggers get to meet the people we become close too as we share our lives via these blogs, so I consider myself fortunate that he is able to make the trip and visit us.
Other than the above, not much else of interest has occurred here at the Hold. The weather continues to vacillate between mild winter and cool spring/fall, somewhat schizophrenic as weather goes. All I know is that I really wish I had been able to get a decent wood stove installed, as heating this place during these several freezes have been hell on the budget. Maybe the new stimulus package passed by congress (finally, and with no thanks to the FUCKING Republicans) will have some sort of goody included that might help us upgrade the energy efficiency of the Hold. Or not. Keeping our fingers crossed here.
We now return you to your own, probably much more interesting lives. Please come back and see us now, hear?
l DID IT! It was NOT without trepidation that I opened up the back of my beloved iMac and began to loosen the screws on the optical drive housing. The Airport card went in nice and smooth, but the Superdrive had to be removed from a housing first, as well as taking the faceplate off the old drive and replacing the new one with it, since the old plate had indentations used to line up the drive with the case that the new one didn't. My worst fear would be that the firmware would not recognize this drive, but it has worked just fine. The only caveat was that it asked me if I wanted to use this new burner instead of the old one......well.....yea.......and that was that! I've burned on CD already, and will test the DVD burning first chance I get, but so far, so good. So, it appears that none of these problems are due to any software bugs, since I have not had to wipe and reinstall the system; the system as is is doing just fine. OSX is NOT so easily screwed up.
Once I got the drive in and functioning, I dove back into the network to see if the new card was going to solve my wireless problem, and after using the airport setup program to get both of my Airport Expresses re-configured, everything is right back to where it was, although I still have to test it out with THE Resident Daughter's PC, which shouldn't be a problem.
So, the sky is not falling, the fixes were easy, and all is well with the Mac, and hopefully, nothing will fail for ANOTHER four or five years, or I manage to upgrade to a new machine altogether before that happens. Ironically, this is the ONE model of Imac flat panel desktop that you CAN access the hard drive and optical drive easily; the new ones must be taken to Apple to be repaired, so, maybe it's a GOOD thing all told that I haven't upgraded to a newer model just yet........I guess there are silver linings to just about everything.
After an almost two-week cold snap that drove our electric bill to astronomical heights, it is suddenly warm and toasty again (outside thermometer is registering 81) and rain is predicted for the weekend. I know I bitch and moan alot about the fake winters down here, but after seeing what those ice storms have done to the good folks up North, I think maybe I will shut up about it. Yes, I have this nostalgic fondness for snow, but I know some folks have been getting too damn much of it, and if I remember correctly, REALLY cold temperatures can be painful and expensive to live with, if not downright fatal. I got reminded of that when I got this last months' power bill. OUCH!
Well, Valentine's day looms, and it seems THE Resident Daughter has gotten us a very nice present; tickets to see the farewell performance of RIVER DANCE! Yea, we's white fokes and Irish dance is about as rough as we roll. Michael Flately, who made the production the world famous wonderment that it is, has moved on now, but I still imagine it's going to be a night to remember. I know I wouldn't last three minutes trying to dance like that, and I can imagine the pain and injuries those wonderful dancers must endure to be in that show. Salute!
While on "vacation" last week I found enough "warm" time to get the old tiller tuned up, gassed up, and running. The area that we usually put our main vegetable garden is on somewhat of a slope, so I tilled a big swathe of it up and raked the sand out into a more level plane. I still have alot of work to do before I can get that whole area leveled back out, but I have enough done to host this year's stab at growing. Instead of purchasing a couple of dump trucks worth of actual soil and dumping it into raised beds, I decided to try out a new method that involves simply taking bags of garden soil, splitting them open, and planting right in the bag. After the growing season is over, I'll dump the bags right there, till it into the substandard sand beneath them, and do it again for several seasons until I figure the dirt in the garden plot is enhanced enough to plant directly in, with some compost enhancement, of course. Hopefully this will help keep the wilt away from the tomatoes and make it easier to control the pests as well. Now, if I can only get that chicken coop built..........
There's not much to grouse about world-events wise, although terrible things continue to happen. One thing I DO have to be happy about though is how well our new president is performing, considering the pressure he is under right now, right out of the gate. I don't think any other president save Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt were faced with such dire consequences, but this young man seems to have been born to this, eerily so, in fact. As pointed out by my good friend, Donn, of Homo-sapiens fame, many people have thought that Kennedy and Lincoln had so many similarities in their lives that the latter might have been the reincarnation of the former. You know, they may be right, and he's back once again to see if he can straighten this mess of ours out once and for all, without getting wasted by some nutcase gunman (or professional hit men, for that matter) before he's through. If he is, then I say welcome back, Abe, I'm behind you 110%!
This is Alex Pendragon, AKA THE Michael, and I thank you for your visit, and now return you to your busy lives.
Hello again and welcome to The Chronicles of Pendragon Hold, that ongoing saga that enthralls it's readers with tales of...........eclectic wazupitry! Look, Ma, I made a word!
We, THE Wife and I, are coming to the end of our week off of work (with the exception of Friday, in which your hero, THE intrepid Michael, being on call, WAS called, and went into work. As a result, between the one day I actually didn't work, the day I did, and the amount of PTO I had coming, the paycheck will not suffer......THE Gods do smile upon us, indeed they do. No, we cannot call it a vacation, per see, since we didn't go anywhere and see/do/endure anything new, but it was a pleasant week regardless, and we were able to get some projects completed in a leisurely manner.
The only "project" that I personally didn't get to finish off was the overhaul of this computer, awaiting on the arrival of the superdrive. Which brings me to a certain "issue" that someone wanted to highlight. Over the years I have made it abundantly clear that I am an unabashed Mac Fanatic, having used Apple computers since the introduction of the original Macintosh back in 1984, before which all of mankind had been held hostage to the IBM "personal computer", from which evolved the simple moniker "PC". Back then, they provided you with a 15 pound operators manual which if you were geeky enough, would allow you to figure out how to turn the damn thing on, and then, if you had at least a bachelors degree in advanced logic circuitry, you might even be able to figure out how to play a game on it, or program a simple calculation program (addition and subtraction, multiplication might strain the processor). Until that day in 84, I couldn't conceive of any reason to own a PC.
Then came the Macintosh. It was a machine you would laugh at today, with a small, built-in black and white monitor, no disk drive at all, and about 128K (no, not gigabytes, folks, I mean Kilobytes) of random access memory, and a processor which today wouldn't be fast enough to power your vacuum cleaner. Ah, but this baby was friggin AMAZING! It introduced to the computing world the mouse, that darling little point-an-click device we all depend on today to maneuver around our screens. Back before then, you had to use keystrokes and cursor keys to enter commands to do anything, thus you had to learn to become a "power-user", a person with lots of time to memorize all those keystrokes to perform your tasks. Also, the Macintosh introduced bundled software such as MacPaint and Macdraw, which used the mouse to it's best advantage. MacWrite was the first real user-friendly word processor which used the mouse and real, smooth fonts and text to produce professional looking letters and publications easily and without a steep learning curve. The accounting programs made keeping a checking account a breeze, even printing out checks to pay your bills with. And it was a crammed into a cube that could be carried around from place to place, a true forerunner of the "portable computing device", such as our present day laptops, and even the iMac, which can be easily moved around with a minimum of cables and attached devices. That first Mac, with printer and carrying case, set me back a cool 2500 bucks, but thanks to what it did for me at home and at my Navy Reserve unit where I served as an office geek, it was worth every penny. Today, I own a machine that is even more compact yet light-years more capable, at about half the price of that first amazing computer.Now, we Apple freaks like to lord it over our "PC" friends, those of you who use the computers still based on the Windows Operating System that once owned the personal computing world, convinced that we have a system that is more reliable, user friendly, and overall advanced than the Windows system, but I also know that even a BMW or a Rolls Royce can suffer from the occasional mechanical failure. The same thing happens (say it ain't so, Batman!) to our Macs, but I would venture that it happens OVERAL much less often to us than it does to them. We may be a tad less PRONE to these failures than our PC friends, but what makes the Mac platform SUPERIOR, at least in our geeky minds, is the fact that the Apple hardware AND software is made by the same company, with BOTH components designed to work with each other, rather than hoping that the numerous different manufacturers of widgets that can end up in your typical PC can play nice with each other and work as promised, and which very often don't. This is NOT to say that Apple doesn't screw up a software update on occasion or doesn't ever have a bad batch of hard drives or logic boards end up in their computers, but since shit happens, it will happen, even to an Apple. So, you can get all defensive if you want when I make fun of PC's in general, but MY experience overall with Apple has earned them my loyalty, which they can easily lose if they fail to maintain the standards which now commands them 10% of the total desktop market. And, if you HAVE had a pleasant and trouble free experience with YOUR PC, then more power to you, I wish you the best and hope you continue to enjoy the machine of your choice. But no, I have never, in all these thirty plus years of owning Macs, and probably WILL never have to clean a virus out of THIS machine, TYVM! (knock on wood, sooner or later market share will draw the attention of virus writers and then all bets are off)
And now, for the REST of the story...........
We had a nice little circle this moonlit night, THE High Priestess and I, and we took the opportunity to consecrate our new robes and bless the alter for the new year. THE Wife did a fantastic job making our robes, and although they are not lined with real gold and silver and the finest silk, I bet ours do the job just as well as those weird looking Bishop get-ups. Hehe.
I remember back a long, long eight years ago when DUBYA stole the election and promised to be the "uniter". He and his Republican good old boys decided instead to be the "deciders" and made a mockery of bipartisan governance. Now, we have been left with the biggest mess an administration has ever been capable of leaving the American People, and our very first President of color is expected, and has taken on the task, of cleaning it up.
Only bipartisanship is still a foreign concept to (what part of YOU LOST EVERY FUCKING ELECTION THIS TIME AROUND don't you understand?!) the Republicans, who still stubbornly insist on holding onto failed policies that only served one constituent, and that was rich people. This emergency stimulus package that Obama and the Democrats have crafted to get this country back on it's feet and it's citizens back to work doesn't, it seems, include enough tax cuts to suit them. Now, we all know that Obama promised LOTS of tax cuts, only this time he promised them to US, the majority of the American people, hard working folk who don't, on average, earn those six-digit salaries that people like CEO's and sports heroes make. No, the Republicans want the rich folks to get even MORE tax breaks so that they can take their enormous profits and PISS some of them down on us, the common folk. Like Exxon/mobile did. Huh? Yea, don't you know that even just last year, Exxon posted the most profit ever recorded by a company of any size? And of course, you can see how all those BILLIONS of dollars got trickled down to us, right? NO? Hmmmmmmmm. Could there be something WRONG with conservative philosophy? NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Fuck the Republicans. I say we do what we need to do to fix this poor, wrecked country of ours, so that we can raise or faces once more to the world and proclaim our pride of citizenship, and get back to the business of being the envy of the world once again. The alternative, my friends, is to just give it back to them "real Americans", you know, the one that Sarah Palin claimed were lurking there in the back woods of America (and up there in Alaska), and let the whole damn thing go to hell once and for all. YOU know and I know that conservative philosophy is a philosophy of denial, of exclusion, of hatred and ignorance, and that it's only consequence would be a nation of two classes, of haves (having damn near everything) and have nots, slaving away to avoid starvation, never to know any sense of dignity or worth. I thank the Gods and the final awakening of the American people for our new president, and I pray every day for his safety and success, for our benefit, for our sake. If the Republicans insist on getting in the way, I say to bad, they are nothing but bumps in the road and we have some damn good shock absorbers this time around. ROLL ON!
So, it's back to work for the Pendragon Clan. It was a nice week, tending to our own rest and recovery, the needs of the homestead and the heart, and now we return to the task of earning our living with a tad more vigor than usual. I hope YOUR days in this challenging year ahead are days you one day can look back and smile upon as the days you dodged the bullet. I know I'm ducking as best I can.
Blessed be, all seven of our followers, and everyone else who happens by.......
Hello and welcome to The Chronicles of Pendragon Hold. I'm your host, Alex Pendragon, AKA THE Michael, and I run this joint, or at least THE Wife allows me to think so. We are both taking a short little stay-at-home vacation, or at least THE Wife is; me, I'm not sure, since I agreed to be on-call at the hospital on the two days I wanted to take off. I blew my PTO (Paid-Time-Off) hours on my back injury last month and thus had to alter my plans to have a bona-fide vacation with THE Wife, instead agreeing to be available to work if needed, thus I MIGHT have to go into work tomorrow or the next day or both. Thus is life in a cruel economy.
Bless her soul, THE Wife is getting used to this never-getting-to-go-anywhere situation we find ourselves in these days, instead catching up on projects around the house such as sewing our new robes for our circle ceremonies (and here are the pics I promised) and working out with the Wii fitness program. My attentions have been on this ailing computer of mine, and I have ordered a new airport card* as well as a new superdrive to try to get her back into shape. I was fortunate to be able to find a new airport card with a third-party dealer, and the superdrive I found on Amazon is actually an upgrade of what I had, at a VERY good price. The new one will burn the new double-layer discs. I am going to install the drive first and reinstall my OS, since I think that my airport problems might be due to some snarky software updates from Apple. It WILL kinda piss me off royally if it WAS totally a software problem caused by Apple and my Airport card was just fine after all, but I won't know one way or the other until I get this new drive installed and can redo the system from scratch. Such is advanced technology, which also gave us DDT and the Hydrogen bomb. Go SCIENCE!
The weather is FINALLY acting as though it was winter here in sunny Florida. It supposedly froze last night, and is due to be even colder tonight, with high winds really making things nasty. This time we put the delicate plants back into the shed and I have taken the usual freeze precautions, like dripping faucets, etc. However, this sinking of the mercury is NOT going to be kind to our wallet, since our heat is all electric. I really wish I had taken advantage of that wood stove for $275 last year that went up to around $400 this year.
Our new Commander-in-Chief is finding it hard to fill cabinet posts due to the habit of so many nominees thinking that paying taxes is something they might get around to sooner or later. He campaigned on a promise to enforce strict ethical standards, and darn if it doesn't turn out that there's a whole lot of politicians there in Washington who haven't been as ethical as they should have been, and even worse, they were Democrats! Gasp! However, if I were the Republicans, I would keep my mouth shut about that, since if my memory serves me right, it's awful damn hard to find a conservative in that town who even knows how to spell ethics.
I really do admire Obama's embarrassment and willingness to take responsibility for not having fully vetted these nominees. Bush never took responsibility for ANYthing he screwed up.
We've both been working every day on our Wii Fit, and so far, we have not made great leaps and strides in weight loss, but this is only our first week, and we have been unlocking new exercises and Yoga poses as we go. We need to throw in some treadmill as well, because as "Fit" as these routines can make us, we STILL need to burn some serious calories if we are EVER gonna get ahead of this extra weight we've collected.
THE Wife made me clean up my desk today, something that simply throws everything off for us (Men). Yes, there is a rhyme to our reason, a method to our madness, a genuine need for this apparent disorder which in reality is a highly complex filing system that fits right in with our ability to do 5 things at once while appearing to not being able to hear our wives trying desperately to distract us. I wonder how many award winning authors are married?
On the religion front, it seems like God's right hand man, the Germanic Pope, is once again in hot water with every person on the Earth he can't excommunicate. It seems that Mel Gibson's Father, the Bishop Williamson (don't ask me how a guy with offspring ends up being a CATHOLIC Bishop) doesn't believe any Jews got gassed by the Germans, and this rather obtuse belief comes out AFTER the Pope rescinds his excommunication for being a little too right-wing as Catholics go. The Pope explains that he was only trying to "rehabilitate" the wayward Bishop by "bringing him back into the fold". Yea, right. I suppose you could "rehabilitate" Hitler for perhaps being a little too hard on those people who murdered Christ. I suppose you could "forgive" Osama Bin Laden for "misunderstanding" Christians and every other innocent person him and his minions have murdered. Tell ya what, Pope Pathetic, how about we "rehabilitate" GOD for killing all those millions of people during the flood, or all those children during passover? Yea, sounds like a plan to me.........
While I'm on THIS rant, why didn't God NUKE new orleans like he did Sodom and Gamorra, instead of just fucking it up royally with a monster hurricane, during the BUSH administration, of all times? I need to ask the Baptists about that, such experts in what makes God tick as they are.........
Oh, and Mr Obama has clamped down on CEO's of major corporations accepting government bail-out money by capping their salaries at "only" $500,000! Imagine that, a hard-working CEO having to settle for only half a million clams for a paycheck..........how terrible! I mean, with the price of heating oil these days, how is a CEO going to heat one of those mansions through the winter. What, are they expected to shut down their 5 hot tubs? Hell, the family dog might even be forced to move out of his heated dog estate and come inside with the....the......shudder...HUMANS! The INJUSTICE!
Instead, why don't we get rid of CEO's all together, let us workers do our jobs for decent pay and benefits, and spread all that CEO butter over OUR bread instead? Imagine the returns the shareholders will be getting when it isn't all going into on big fat ass pocket? Imagine having a happy, healthy workforce producing superior products at competitive prices? Naw............conservatives would be leaping out of their country club windows in droves. This is America, where everyone deserves every penny they suck out of the skins of hardworking stiffs like you and me.
They gave George Carlin the Mark Twain Award tonight. See, George, there's life after death after all!
Well, I may or may not be working tomorrow, so I will leave you all with the following sentiment, delivered by one of the sweetest songs I know........
May there always be someone who loves you
May there always be work for your hands
May you always be dealt with with kindness
as you travel throughout this land
May there always be food on your table
and always a friend you can hold
May your body always be able
and your spirt always be bold
May the road rise up to meet you
May there always be wind at your back
May your journey never be lonely
and we pray that you keep coming back
May your path be loving and gentle
with the children be wise and be kind
if your heart is heavy with sorrow
remember it's all in your mind
May the road rise up to meet you
May there always be a wind at your back
May your journey never be lonely
And we wait
for you
to come back...........
*Airport: Apple version of Wi-Fi


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Choosing the Right CX Platform for Your Business
Marketing Team,
Friday, August 18, 2017
However, with great options comes great responsibility! (close enough, right?) Now, more than ever before, it is imperative that you are choosing the right CX solution for your business. With an almost endless amount of choices compared to three years ago though, this can quickly become an overwhelming process.
The Rise of SaaS
Before we dive into this topic any further, let's quickly go over the rise of SaaS CX solutions. In the early days of customer service, the only feasible way to capture your CX data was to host and manage a complex infrastructure internally. This typically required specialized experts to manage and maintain which made it much less agile.
By comparison, SaaS based CX solutions are generally less expensive and do not require specialized expertise to manage and maintain an internal infrastructure. In addition to their lower cost, these solutions are much simpler to deploy. In most cases, a feature-rich CX application can be deployed in minutes by adding the appropriate tagging to your web site. Furthermore, since specific expertise is not required to manage and maintain the infrastructure, it is easier to involve more members of the team in the CX process.
SaaS solutions aren't for everyone, though. Some businesses, such as companies in the financial and healthcare industries, may prefer to host their CX platforms internally due to strict data security concerns. Outside of these industries, the overwhelming majority of new CX customers opt for a SaaS-based option due in large part to its lower relative cost and simplicity of deployment.
Native Mobile
As customers continue their nomadic ways, tracking mobile CX is becoming increasingly important. Mobile Data Traffic has grown 18-fold over the past 5 years and, for the first time, mobile internet traffic exceeded desktop traffic worldwide. While all CX deployments do a fine job tracking mobile web, native mobile is an entirely different beast. (learn more about mobile analytics implementation)
Being able to tie a visitor's experience together from their phone to their tablet and desktop is something that has yet to be mastered by CX providers, but is something that will separate the leaders from the laggards in the race to the top. There are a wide variety of companies jockeying for this top spot as well, from original enterprise and mid-level level solutions such as IBM Tealeaf, Clicktale, and UserReplay to newer enterprise and mid-level solutions like Quantum Metric, Content Square, Glassbox Digital, and DecibelInsight. This intense competition has helped spur new innovations, such as Native Mobile, that can make significant impacts to your business. More than ever before, choosing the correct CX solution is vital for your business.
Hybrid Solutions
While many of the solution providers have levitated toward cloud based solutions, there are a few that provide the flexibility to deploy their solution in a variety of ways like Glassbox. For companies looking for more control over their data, these providers can offer SaaS/Cloud only, on-premise, or hybrid solutions that leverage both cloud and on-premise technologies.
These hybrid solutions leverage the cloud to reduce costs on expensive hardware and maintenance needed for a traditional on-premise solution, while also allowing you to store sensitive data in your own data center for increased security and control. We recently had a large healthcare insurance company move from an on-premise to hybrid solution that allowed them to leverage the cloud for increased efficiencies while also maintaining regulatory compliance.
But What CX Solution is the Correct Solution for Me?
Now that we've explained the 3 main types of CX solution options, you might be wondering "which one is right for me?" Trust us, you are not alone in this thought. Below are some questions that we commonly ask clients when they are beginning to explore the various CX possibilities. You'll notice that most of these questions are not simple Yes/No type questions, this is by design. When selecting a CX solution, there are a multitude of variables that need to be considered and no two solutions are the same. While the answers to these questions won't pick a solution for you, they should help in getting the discussion started and show you where you might need additional guidance.
- Functionality – How does the technology meet your functional requirements today and in the future?
- Architecture – How does the technology fit with your organization's technical and regulatory requirements?
- Migration – How feasible is it to migrate the organization to the new technology?
- Budget – What is the total cost of implementation and ownership, including purchase, deployment, customization, and support?
- Vendor – Does the vendor demonstrate ability in line with your requirements and are they continually investing in the technology?
Exciting Times Ahead
Make no mistake, these are exciting times for the CX industry! With the battle for dominance heating up, the solution that ends on top will be dictated by a variety of factors, ultimately, culminating in which provider listens most effectively and delivers the best Customer Experience. The industry is still young and turbulent, though. With this rapid pace of growth and innovation in the market, it is critical to have a proper strategy in place that takes into account your organization's unique needs and helps you both navigate the changing landscape while growing along with it.
Want to learn more about what Customer Experience Solutions are out there?
Reach out to us at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Professor Vin Massaro
Honorary Professorial Fellow
Melbourne CSHE
- Building: Elisabeth Murdoch Building
- Road: Spencer Road
- Campus: Parkville
Professor Vin Massaro was educated at Morwell High School and Monash University, where he graduated with a BA and PhD.
Professor Vin Massaro was educated at Morwell High School and Monash University, where he graduated with a BA and PhD. He has held several senior positions in educational management and policy in universities and government, and as a consultant and adviser in Australia and internationally. He has also been Chairman and a member of several company boards, and is currently a member of the Board of Northern Health, one of the Victorian Metropolitan Health Regions.
Vin is currently Managing Director of Massaro Consulting, specialising in higher education and health workforce projects. He is also a Professorial Fellow in the LH Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management at the University of Melbourne, and in the Australian Health Workforce Institute, a joint Institute of the universities of Melbourne and Queensland. He is a Senior Associate of the Eidos Institute.
He is Editor of the OECD's Journal, Higher Education Management and Policy.
Vin has been Executive Dean of the School of International Development at Melbourne University Private, Chief Executive of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, inaugural Chief Executive of the Victorian State Board of Education, and Director of Administration and Registrar at Flinders University. He has held senior positions at Latrobe University, the Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences and the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee. He has also been a consultant on higher education to the OECD and an adviser to several governments.
Vin has an Honorary Fellowship of ATEM and has held several elected positions in the organisation, including as President (1989-1992), Vice-President in 1980 and 1988 and Victorian Branch President (1998-1999).
His research interests are in higher education policy and management, with particular emphasis on quality assurance and governance, and he has published widely on these topics. He was Founding Editor of the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, and continues as a member of the Journal's Editorial Board.
Selected publications
Massaro, V. Review of Merilee S. Grimble Despite All Odds: The Contentious Politics of Education Reform. In Asia-Pacific Development Review 2.2, March 2005, p. 56.
Massaro, V. "Higher Education in the Aftermath of the Bradley Review: A Critical Reflection", Australasian Journal of Community Engagement, Vol 3. No 1, Autumn 2009, 28-44.
Massaro, V. "Cui bono? - The Relevance and Impact of Quality Assurance", Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 32.1 (2010), 17–26.Massaro, V. (ed) Journal of Higher Education Management and Policy (OECD, 2009-)
Contributions to joint reports (selected)
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Medical Indemnity and Tort Law Reform – An Alternative Structure. Melbourne, 2002. Principal Author.
Massaro, V. & Perry, L. Study of the Regulatory Framework for Private Higher Education Institutions in the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Bahrain. Department of Education, Science and Training, Canberra, 2005.
Invited papers and addresses (selected)
"The Accreditation of Specialist Medical Colleges – the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons". Keynote Address to the Australian Medical Council Workshop on Accreditation. Sydney, 12-13 September 2001.
"Establishing International Research Collaboration Programmes". Keynote Address to the Italian-Australian Technological and Innovations Conference and Exhibition. Melbourne, 25-28 March 2002.
"Managing Consultants – the Chief Executive and the Consultant". Invited Address to the Australian Institute of Management Consultants. Melbourne, 11 June 2003.
"Professional Accreditation and Audit". Paper delivered to the Australian Universities Quality Forum. Melbourne, 11-13 June 2003.
"Thinking and Operating in a Commercial Framework". Address to Conference: "College and University Marketing in Support of the Academic Mission". Sydney, 28-29 June 2004 (reported in Australian Financial Review 5 July 2004).
"Adaptation or Irrelevance - New Context and New Responsibilities". Response to Keynote Address, OECD/IMHE General Conference. Paris, 13-15 September 2004.
"Curriculum Models for the 21st Century: The Melbourne Model". Address to the New Zealand Universities Quality Enhancement Meeting 12. Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand, 13-14 September 2007.
"Cui bono? - The Relevance and Impact of Quality Assurance". Address to the OECD/IMHE General Conference. Paris, 8-10 September 2008.
"A New Start for Policy and Funding". Address to the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Conference, Sydney, 9-10 March 2009.
"Higher Education and the Outcomes of the Bradley Review: The Implications of the Government's Budget Response". Keynote Address to the ATEM Central Region Annual Conference, Adelaide, 20 May 2009.
"How goes the Revolution? – Targets, Funding, Compacts and Regulation". Address to the Australian Financial Review Higher Education Conference, Sydney, 8-9 June 2010.
"A Tale of Two Countries: Higher Education and Economic Recovery in Ireland and Australia." Address to the OECD/IMHE General Conference. Paris, 13-15 September 2010. (With Ellen Hazelkorn.)
Invited newspaper commentaries (selected)
"Indemnity Still on the Critical List", The Australian, 2-3 November 2002. (Opinion column on the government's proposed solution to the medical indemnity insurance problem.)
"Diversity must be rewarded", The Australian, 16 July 2003. (Invited Opinion column on the government's proposed changes to Higher Education.)
"Answer to university funding is in the market", The Australian Financial Review, 23 February 2004. (Invited Opinion column on university commercialisation)
"The Numbers Crunch", The Australian, 11 August 2004. (Opinion column on worsening university staff:student ratios.)
"Feds in the driver's seat", The Australian Financial Review, 22 November 2004. (Opinion column on the implications of the Federal Government assuming legislative responsibility for universities.)
"Let universities choose their own path", The Australian Financial Review, 12 September 2005. (Opinion column on the Federal Government's discussion paper, Building University Diversity.)
"Open market in study loans", The Australian Financial Review, 5 December 2005. (Opinion column on the deregulation of university fees.)
"Ruling not needed to bolster specialist training", The Australian Financial Review, 27 March 2006. (Opinion column on increasing the specialist medical workforce.)
"Quality is a matter of degree", The Australian Financial Review, 15 May 2006. (Opinion column on the quality of university degrees.)
"US Fund-Raising Recipe Not Ideal Mix for Australia", The Australian Financial Review, 25 September 2006. (Opinion column on philanthropy in higher education.)
"Independent Planning is Essential", The Australian Financial Review, 30 July 2007. (Opinion column on higher education policy advice, with Simon Marginson.)
"Review Provides a Difficult Test for Government", The Australian Financial Review, 31 March 2008. (Opinion column on the Review of Australian Higher Education.)
"Revolution could take some time", The Australian, 9 July 2008. (Opinion column on the Review of Australian Higher Education.)
"Failure to deliver a road map", The Australian, 17 December 2008. (Opinion column on the Review of Australian Higher Education.)
"Unpicking the Bradley Report", The Australian, 17 February 2009. (Opinion column on the Review of Australian Higher Education.)
"Concentrating on research", Campus Review, 2 March 2009. (Opinion column on the Review of Australian Higher Education.)
"Fix the funding shortfall or universities will fall in a hole", The Australian Financial Review, 11 May 2009. (Opinion column on higher education reform and the federal Budget.)"Outcomes of the Bradley review",World University News, Issue 77, 24 May 2009. (Feature Article on the 2009 Budget and the Bradley Review.)


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Most Pennsylvania residents who choose to file bankruptcy have often experienced months of relentless phone calls from debt collectors. These sometimes harassing calls plague those mired in debt, making them afraid to answer their phones in many cases. The "automatic stay" can put an immediate end to these distressful collection attempts. However, while much appreciated, ending debt collection phone calls is not the only benefit of the automatic stay.
The power of the automatic stay works in both chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankruptcies. As its name implies, it works automatically and begins as soon as you file for bankruptcy. Along with putting the endless phone calls to rest, the automatic stay also stops these debt-related activities in their tracks:
-- Lawsuits filed by any person or agency for the purposes of getting money from you
-- Foreclosure proceedings, at least temporarily
-- Disconnection of utilities for at least 20 days
-- Eviction attempts providing your landlord has not already received a court order
-- Wage garnishments, which in some cases can let you receive your entire salary
Even though the automatic stay is an extremely powerful resource for those who need debt relief, there are some things it cannot do. For example, the automatic stay will not help you overcome certain tax proceedings and it cannot stop lawsuits filed for the purposes of collecting child support payments. Despite this, the automatic stay almost always provides immediate relief to those who need it the most.
As you can see, an automatic stay can help you escape imminent actions that may rob you of the time you need to get your life back on track. This is a topic you should consider discussing with the attorney you choose to represent your interests in a chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy.
Source: FindLaw, "The Automatic Stay: Stopping Creditors with Bankruptcy," accessed Feb. 15, 2016


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Interesting things about butterflies
What is a butterfly ?
Butterflycorner.net is a homepage about butterflies. But, what exactly is a butterfly? Is there an explicit definition for butterflies, which you can use in the meadow or in the forest?
This article will be clear these questions. We want to understand the body-composition of the butterflies, where is their place in the tree of life and how we can identify a butterfly.
The lifecycle of butterflies
The lifecycle of a butterfly is subdivided into four very different development stages. This development is also called "metamorphose". There are no similarities between the different development stages. Therefore it is realy a wonder, that a thorny caterpillar becomes a colourful butterfly.
In this article I will explain the mostly hidden lifecycle of the butterflies.
Butterfly or moth ?
How you can differentiate between butterflies and moths? Are there clear distinguishing features? Can you rely on your common sense? In this abstract we will find answers to all of these questions.
What do you think are good distinguishing features?
Literature about butterflies
Here you find a listing of all specialized books concerning butterflies. These books helped me to extend my knowledge over butterflies.Unfortunately are specialized books generally expensively and partly difficult to get. Without exact knowledge of titles, author or publishing house a success is not guaranteed. I made the experience that the specialized books are either very simple or very specialized.If you look for a book that offers a broad overview of the butterfly families and related topics, then the selection becomes already very small.If you looks for a book that offers a broad overview of the butterfly families and related topics, then the selection becomes already very small.I hope to be helpful with this small book list all that one, which is on the search for knowledge over butterflies.


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Artificial Intelligence is about machine learning, or how robots can be trained what to look for and learn from what they find.
AI is at the core of our Feather programming for social media. Other applications being developed include using AI to parse stock market news published by the SEC in a software called the EdgarReader.
Innovations are often in response to what's needed in the market, like our url shortener, win.gy. Or, anything on the request of Wings of Commerce clients.
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The Persistence of Pixels
This is part 2 of my "Draft of an Introduction" about the process of writing (and starting). It might be a good idea to read the other post first.
Step 2 of 3 - Draft of an Introduction
I'm going to spoil the surprise and tell you what's the point of this nonsense.
One of the best books I read about creativity is "Choreographer's Handbook". STOP dozing off! It is actually hardly about choreography at all. The author describes his creative process and says some really smart things like: "think of it as a draft", "don't be too serious", "just start with something and polish it later". So I am being a good student and following his advice. Just deciding to do it publicly–why waste used pixels or, God forbid, entire letters when I can use them all? Maybe someone can learn something from this–at first glance completely unnecessary–little series. Maybe you can see some interesting patterns thanks to my newly discovered pixel-resourcefulness.
Back to my task: "starting a blog" sounds like a massive one. "Writing down some of your thoughts" or "making a quick draft of one stupid post" suddenly makes it sound so easy. Process is my friend!
I just looked at what I wrote in Part 1. Sweet Jesus, I should definitely drop the part about how hard it is to pick the topic. Who cares? Half of you must be thinking: Just fucking DON'T! Or that part with painting the sky. WTF was that? Creative writing doesn't have to be Jack Kerouac-like stream of consciousness. I'm in sweet love with chaos but I guess some structure won't kill me.
Process is my friend. Structure is my friend. That was a repeating pattern
in everyone's feedback.
Yo, Let's Do This
Hey, this is new to me. I've written a lot in the past but mostly persuasive stuff. Marketing, sales, you know. It's so much easier to write something when you have a clear objective in mind. You start with the good old AIDA structure (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action), build up your paragraphs, proof read it, make it 50% shorter… and you're done 2 hours later. Right, maybe do some A/B testing on the title. You don't even need to have an opinion on, well, anything to do that.
[Notes] Say hello. Don't make too big of a deal from the fact that it's a new blog/context, it's only new for you. It might be a bad idea to start with excuses. Mention what you're going to write about + how often you will hit "Publish". It sounds lame but this is what people expect to read in an introduction.
I Have a Draft!
Well, in some form. It's still lame. But if the sheer intention was to write, it's a success. It was a great warm-up and I posted something! The next iteration will be about something. I hope you stick around to read it.
I'm pressing "Cmd A", "Delete" but apparently not hard enough to delete the most persistent pixels.


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TubularBot Prusa i3 kit. Features a large build volume of 8" x 8" x 7". Comes with all parts necessary to construct a complete 3D printer. This is one of the easiest 3D printer kits to build, the instruction manual includes links to a series of videos demonstrating the assembly step by step in real time. The entire printer can be assembled in a few hours. It also features an LCD display with an SD card slot which allows control without the need for a host computer, or it can connect directly to a computer via the built-in USB port. This printer is designed right with a robust aluminum frame and all-metal hotend, so it can handle continuous workloads with minimal maintenance. Works with all the common plastic filaments (ABS, PLA, nylon, etc.).
The kit includes:
- 500W power supply
- RAMPs 1.4 and Arduino Mega 2560 compatible electronics
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- LCD smart controller display with SD card reader
- a rigid tubular aluminum frame and aluminum bed carrier
- PCB heated bed for working with ABS, PLA and nylon
- 3mm filament compatible extruder (Greg's accessible extruder)
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