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J.D., University of Toledo College of Law, 1998
B.S., Ohio University,1995
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- State of Ohio, 1999
- State of Michigan, 2005
- State of Texas, 2010
- State of West Virginia, 2013
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
I was told at an early age to never stop asking questions. This edict has served me well through life and particularly as an attorney. I ask questions to find practical solutions to my clients' challenges and where solutions cannot be found outside of a courtroom, or other tribunal, my competitive nature seeks to convince the arbiter of the righteousness of my clients' causes.
Randy joined Reminger as a partner in 2017 and practices out of the firm's Toledo office, handling matters throughout Ohio and beyond. His practice is focused primarily on defense of medical and professional negligence cases, including long-term care facilities, hospitals, doctors, and nurses. Randy is a member of Reminger's Medical Malpractice, Long-Term Care Liability, Legal Malpractice, D&O and Employment Practices Liability practice groups, and also assists clients involved in complex litigation and family law matters.
Randy previously served as an Assistant to the Ohio Attorney General in the Environmental Enforcement Section and was a partner of a northwest Ohio firm where he had a local and multi-state practice defending long-term care operators and the rail industry. While in law school, Randy served the late Honorable J. Ronald Bowman in the Lucas County, Ohio, Court of Common Pleas, which provided him the unique experience of seeing matters from the perspective of a trial court judge.
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The raft pumps and inflatable kayak inflators we inventory include Bravo / Scoprega, Carlson, Sierra, Mastercraft, K-Pump, EZ-Pump (not shown below, but in stock), AIRE's Hurricane, and our own Top-Off pumps. It's probably fair to say we carry more inflators than any other stocking retailer, with more than twenty varieties. We also stock two pressure gauges that will cover most boat owner's needs. The foot, cylinder, and barrel pumps, and 12 volt & 110 volt electric inflators below can be used for all types of rafts and inflatables.
Our Boat People Top-Off cylinder kayak pump is aimed at inflatable kayakers who want something portable, but also very reliable compared to mass produced raft & kayak foot pumps, to take with them on longer paddle jaunts.
For 2015 we have a new small 12 volt unit to replace our discontinued Dyna inflator, and another new 110 volt pump that falls in between the expensive Big Red and the Bravo OV-4. These new pumps are now in stock.
Bravo 9 and Bravo 5 foot pumps feature secondary top-off chambers. These two kayak pumps can achieve several times the pressure of any single chambered foot pump. For Innova boats or any other make where recommended inflation pressures are 3 p.s.i. or less, you want to stick with a "regular" foot pump. For the side tubes on AIRE, Grabner, and Incept boats, and high pressure sportboat air floors, these dual chamber pumps are worth looking at. Note that most hand pumps (except the big 6" diameter barrel models) can also achieve higher pressures, sometimes up to 11 p.s.i. The exact maximum depends which model we're talking about.
Occasionally we see a footpump with a small hole in the front center of the bellows. This is often caused by the bellows getting pinched in the internal spring, and it can be prevented by not stomping the bellows plates together hard. If you do get a hole in the bellows of any kayak or raft foot pump though, a drop or two of Aquaseal (see our repair section) will seal it right up. Also, should your pump hose develop a crack near the middle (instead of at the end, where you can just cut off a few inches), a section of standard 3/4" i.d. garden hose works well as a replacement.
Many people ask us if a certain pump comes with the exact adapter for their inflatable. If that adapter requires that you twist it into the valve in the same way as the valve's cap, the answer is no. If you have some odd threaded thing where the pump is actually supposed to screw on, again, no, pumps don't come with these specialized adapters. Worldwide there must be close to a dozen twist-in style valve adapters in use, but they almost all have different diameters and different depths as far as how long those little bent "fingers" on the adapter need to be. It is impossible for any pump maker to include every adapter, and if they did it would drive the pump prices up dramatically. Your boat should have come with whatever is required, and while we do carry Summit twist-adapters, any others will probably need to be sourced from wherever you bought the boat from. The confusion on this whole issue happens because often, when people first buy a boat, it may come with a pump that the boat maker already equipped with the correct twist-in adapter. But this is something they did, not the pump manufacturer.
This section of our site was updated February, 2015.
airCap LF Pressure Gauge Cap for Leafield
New airCap LF pressure gauge - replace your Leafield caps with a...
Price: $35.00
Blow Pro 420 AC Raft Inflator
Blow Pro Model 420 AC Inflator
Price: $169.00
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Bravo MB 80 12 Volt Electric Inflator
Great 12V pump for inflatable kayaks and smaller rafts!
Price: $47.00
Bravo OV10 Electric 120 Volt Raft Pump
A powerful 120 volt inflator for bigger rafts and marine boats
Price: $139.00
Salamander 4 Inch Short Barrel Raft Pump
New! Four inch super value Salamander Shorty Pump
Price: $129.00
Salamander Tall Four Inch Barrel Pump
Salamander 4" barrel pump A great value in raft / kayak pumps!
Price: $159.00
Salamander Top Off Hand Pump
Salamander Top Off Pump - please see text
Price: $65.00
Bravo 110 volt OV4 inflator, 2 p.s.i.
We've been very pleased with this Bravo 110 volt OV4 inflator 2 p.s.i.,...
Price: $69.00
Boat People Top-Off Hand Pump
2 year warranty. Boat People Top-Off Hand Pump
Price: $59.00
Sierra Marine Ply Foot Pump, made in USA
Out of stock - please see text for details
Price: $125.00
Mastercraft Big Red 110 Volt Pump
Made in USA. The Big Red Mastercraft Raft Pump is likely familiar...
Price: $275.00
K-Pump K-200 Hand Pump for topping off, stow bag included
The K200 is just like a stretched out K-100 or EZ Pump. All three K-pumps...
Price: $89.00
Bravo 8 Foot Pump, 6.5 liters per stroke
The Bravo 8 ($42) was a model that came out late 2008 and is fairly...
Price: $42.00
AIRE Hurricane Heavy Duty 12 volt pump with battery clamps
Reliable and quick inflation for you raft or kayaks
Price: $99.00
K-Pump K-100 Hand Held topping off pump
The smallest of our three K-pumps, they K-100, looks very similiar to the...
Price: $75.00
K-Pump K-40 Double-Stage Hand Held Cylinder Pump
Made in USA. The K40 Pump is a unique two-stage pump - sort of a...
Price: $150.00
SUP K-Pump K20
A compact do-it-all SUP hand pumpHonestly, because it's so easy to...
Price: $119.95
Carlson 4" Barrel Pump
10 Year Warranty. Available in both 4" and 6" diameters, Carlson Raft...
Price: $235.00
Bravo 5 Foot Pump with Top-Off feature
The Bravo Five raft and inflatable kayak pump ($50) is one of two foot...
Price: $50.00
K-Pump Kwik Check Pressure Gauge, fits most valves
This NEW smaller size raft inflatable kayak pressure gauge from...
Price: $38.00
Bravo 6M Hand Pump with Pressure Gauge
The new version of the Bravo 6 ($49) now comes with a pressure gauge on...
Price: $49.00
Carlson 6" Barrel Pump
10 Year Warranty. The Carlson 6" Raft Pumps and Inflatable Kayak...
Price: $249.00
Bravo 7M Foot Pump w/ Pressure Gauge
The relatively new Bravo 7M ($39) is a small-ish 5.5 liter model with a...
Price: $39.00
Bravo 9 Foot Pump with Top-Off Chamber
The Bravo 9 ($50) has a six liter main chamber and a 1.5 liter top off...
Price: $50.00
Bravo 4ALU Hand Pump
The Bravo 4ALU raft pump varies from our Bravo 6M hand pump in...
Price: $30.00
Bravo Ten Dollar Foot Pump, 4.5 liters per puff
Last among our foot pumps is the Ten Dollar Foot Pump, your basic big box...
Price: $10.00
Bravo Nanometer In-Line Pressure Gauge
If you only own a standard footpump (one that does not have a top-off...
Price: $19.00
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The other day my husband decided to run the mulching lawn mower over my backyard irises. He thought it was a good idea; quicker and faster way to trim back the fans and needless to say I was devastated. Many of the rhizomes were damaged and other plants had no leaves as they were cut down so low that I doubt they will produce flowers next spring or the year after, that is if they survive this shock.
|My backyard irises that grow next to the rock wall
Anyway I was upset but today I dried the tears from my eyes and decided I would try to care for my damaged irises; try to save them. The first thing that I did was add some organic compost to the flower bed. Normally I do not cover the rhizomes but today I did cover most of them, leaving only a small section before the leaf would begin. The compost is a rich fertilizer and hopefully will aid in provided the irises with the nutrients that are needed to grow and not die.
When I completed the compost, I then watered the irises, in fact I set up a soaking hose that will provide the irises with a slow drip in the morning.
Presently I am watching the irises for sucking insects like spider-mites and aphids and if I see these garden type insects I will treat the irises with a spraying of neem oil insecticide. My friend is a master gardener and she does not think that the flowers will survive. It is a terrible shock to flowers and like I said the rhizomes were cut.
Know that my husband is a great help to me with the garden and that I had explained how to trim back the leaves, even showed him how to sterilize the garden scissor but he thought the mower was a good idea and cut down the irises. Of course he knew immediately that he made a mistake and did say he was sorry. But the damage is done.


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A construction worker was fatally struck by a piece of equipment Concord, New Hampshire, on Thursday afternoon.
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The male victim was transported to Concord Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
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The 2013 Maha Kumbh was a watershed moment in mela marketing with Colgate, Vodafone, Dabur and HUL all participating. But the history of mela marketing is ancient: perhaps older than marketing as we know it today.
Predictably enough, marketers want in on melas to the extent possible and permissible. Both psLive (the rural specialist division of Dentsu Aegis) and WPP's Geometry Global claim to create mela calendars for marketers to tell them which among the 25,000 odd events every year are worth their while. According to Deepak Oberoi, chairman and CEO, RCM, "There's a difference between religious melas like the Kumbh that draw 5 crores to 8 crores of people over 30 to 40 days and smaller, festive melas that last for a shorter time frame and typically bring in 10,000 to 20,00 people a day, with a mix of urban and rural audience." The latter are a better bet since they tend to be more marketing friendly, he says.
Why is this such a big deal, you ask? Quite simply it's the greatest aggregator of an otherwise very diverse and hard to reach audience. Mass media is not a safe bet and rural marketing operations that go from village to village are prohibitively expensive. Says Ashish Bhasin, chairman and CEO, Dentsu Aegis South Asia, "It's an opportunity to get a sizable number of rural consumers at one go and in a way they come to you with money in their pockets." "The choice is getting to be between the 50,000 villages or the 200 melas," adds Rahul Saigal, president, Geometry Global. A choice that isn't really a choice for marketers in these cash strapped times.


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At Complete Dental Care in Greenville, we know that dental pain and emergencies can be traumatic. That's why our goal is to treat dental emergencies as promptly as possible, and we've provided some vital information below to help you know what to do. Find your situation below for immediate instructions, and then call us right away and we'll try to get you as quickly as possible. If it is after hours or we are closed for the day, listen to the recorded message for direction. If you require serious and immediate medical attention or your life is in danger you should call 911 or visit the nearest hospital or emergency room.
Tooth Knocked Out
Stop the bleeding with a compress by applying pressure with a clean gauze or cotton cloth. If possible, locate the tooth. Pick the tooth up by the crown (the part that is usually visible) not the root, and gently rinse it with water. Do not scrub or use soap, or remove any tissue fragments. If possible, gently place the tooth back in the socket (make sure it is facing the right direction). If the tooth cannot be placed back in the socket, soak it in a cup of milk in a sterile container, or an emergency tooth preservation solution. Call our office right away.
Broken Tooth
Rinse your mouth with warm water. Collect any tooth fragments you can find and place them in milk, or water if milk is not available. Contact our office.
Bitten Lip or Tongue
Use a clean rag to clean around the area and apply a cold compress to reduce swelling, pain, and start the clotting process. If bleeding doesn't subside, or is too heavy, call our office right away or go to the emergency room.
Tooth Pain
Call our office first for excessive tooth pain or toothaches. The nature and cause of your pain will determine the best course of action. Depending on your pain level and tolerance, we will make recommendations and see you as soon as we can. We use high-tech diagnostic tools to determine the cause and ideal treatment plan for your tooth pain.
Foreign Object
If you have something stuck between your teeth, the first thing you should do is try to remove it gently with dental floss. Never use a sharp object as it may cause irreversible damage to the soft tissue. If you cannot remove the object with dental floss, call us and we'll take care of you.
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If your crown or bridge has fallen out, you should take it out of your mouth to avoid swallowing. Inspect it for any cracks or missing pieces. If it looks intact, you can place it back where it is supposed to go. Find a denture adhesive or temporary cap/crown cement (see your local pharmacy), or even a dab of toothpaste to hold it in place until you can see us. Call us right away and we'll get you in as soon as possible.


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- Gasification – Conversion of carbonaceous materials into synthesis gas by reacting waste at high temperatures with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam.
- Thermal depolymerization – process of reducing complex materials into light crude oil.
- Anaerobic digestion (AD) – Making use of microorganisms to break down biodegradable material in absence of oxygen.
- Mechanical biological treatment (MBT)– combination technique where recyclable elements are removed from a mixed waste stream and a biological process is used to extract energy from the elements. The types of biological processes utilized encompass anaerobic digestion, composting and bio-drying.
- Pyrolysis – Thermal degradation of organic materials through use of indirect, external source of heat. Products are biochar, bio-oil and syngas
- Plasma Gasification – Use of electricity passed through graphite or carbon electrodes, with steam and/or oxygen / air injection to produce electrically conducting gas (plasma). Organic materials are converted to syngas
Of the various modern waste-to-energy conversion methods, pyrolysis and plasma gasification are attracting maximum attention these days, and these technologies have the potential to change the face of solid waste management in the coming years.
Present trends indicate a move away from single solutions such as mass burn or landfill towards the integration of more advanced WTE technologies, based on setting priorities for waste treatment methods. These include waste minimisation, recycling, materials recovery, composting, biogas production, energy recovery through refuse derived fuel (RDF), gasification and residual land filling.
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The beautiful wonders of nature are seen in the quaint colours of this glorious Indian Bird Series artwork. Our prints have been beautifully crafted on canvas using Giclee printing - a printing process to print high-quality art prints. The canvas prints come with gallery wrapped edges along with a contemporary floater frame for the best display of the print.
India has spectacular birds, which have been studied intensively over the past hundred and fifty years. This is our little way of commemorating the splendour of the Indian Bird.
Length - 15.5"
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Puppeteers of Puget Sound: Become a Member, or Renew
September is the month to renew your membership to the Puppeteers of Puget Sound and the Puppeteers of America. This email is a reminder notice to all officers and individuals that your tax deductable membership fee is due. Join our guild and become a member of a region rich with puppetry activities you can learn about at our website: puppeteersofpugetsound.com. If you have news to share about your latest puppet show, or have questions about Puppeteers of Puget Sound, please contact our Webmaster, Alyssa McFarland.
We are lucky to have two leaders from the Puppeteers of America in our guild, Nick Hubbard and Elly Leaverton. Here is some news from them!
"Hello puppeteers in the Pacific Northwest!
The last few years have seen some exciting things for local puppetry. In 2010 our guild hosted the Regional Festival, Puppet-o-Rama, which was well attended and generated considerable buzz both here and nationally, including a lengthy and appreciative article from The Stranger. The Northwest Puppet Center was chosen as home for the fantastic Cook/Marks collection of 5,000 puppets. We've had artists doing work at venues like On the Boards, Washington Ensemble Theatre, and the Lee Center for the Arts. And thanks to fiscal sponsorship from the guild, The Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam won a grant from the Puppet Slam Network and has had a consistent run of slams. These slams have drawn diverse audiences and hosted out-of-town performers, and Fussy Cloud even collaborated with the Pacific Northwest Region of the Puppeteers of America to hold a full day of workshops that culminated in an open-mic of pieces made just hours before.
If we haven't met, then let me introduce myself as your closest link to the Puppeteers of America Board of Trustees and also one of the co-founding producers of The Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam. Please feel free to contact me with any questions about the organization or the slam.
Pacific Northwest Puppeteers Unite!
Nick Hubbard
Hi, PoPS members,
I'm excited to be starting my second term as the Pacific Northwest Regional Director, especially because it will be my first full term of two years. I was re-elected at the Regional Meeting and Puppet Slam Workshop day in Seattle. Thank you all for attending and making it a fabulous workshop event. Thank you as well to the wonderful hosts of the event: The Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam organizers. This term, I'm hoping for a Regional Festival in our region because the last one (Puppet-o-rama) brought to us by you, the Puppeteers of Puget Sound, was so great! I can't tell you where it is yet, but you might think about renewing your passports…just in case!
As the Regional Director, I'm hosting a Meetup Group for the whole region at Meetup.com: http://www.meetup.com/The-Pacific-Northwest-Puppetry-Group/. The current one is based in Seattle which is great for our guild. I can make anyone an event host, so please contact me with your info if you'd like to be a host. I plan to schedule events on Meetup for attending the shows in town, and this fall I'm going to host several workshops for hand-rod puppets (similar to Muppets). I hope you will join Meetup and come! There are also some plans in the works for a script-writing workshop. Currently, you can sign up to attend the next Puppet Slam with us. There is a discount for Guild members at this and other shows we will attend. This is an exciting time to be a part of the guild so I hope you will renew now!
Your Regional Director,
Elly Leaverton
The Northwest Puppet Center has a museum, archive and library focused on the puppetry arts. Sigi the Antelope: Stories of West Africa by Carter Family Puppets & Ocheami Oct. 13-28. http://www.nwpuppet.org
Thistle Theatre opens their 20th season with King of Dinosauria created in part with a family grant from the Jim Henson Foundation. Oct. 6-28. www.thistle http://www.thistletheatre.org
Fussy Cloud Puppet Slam will be on Halloween, October 31 at Theatre Off Jackson. It will be a spectacularly spooky evening of puppetry. Contact Gavin Cummins: email@example.com
The Puppeteers of Puget Sound is a non-profit organization, which promotes and raises the standards of the art of puppetry through the exchange of ideas, programs and workshops.
– free workshop/events at meetings through the year
– http://puppeteersofpugetsound.com
services including a link to your website
– one online Newsletter (minimum one per year)
– access to guild puppetry consultants
– PPS business card
– member discounts for special events
– information about regional and national puppet festivals
– access to PPS scholarships (if financially qualified)Mail a check to the address listed in the membership PDF.
Don't forget this is the month to renew your membership or become a new member of our parent organization, The Puppeteers of America. http://membership.puppeteers.org
Jean Enticknap
Membership Director PPS
Membership Form to Join Puppeteers of Puget Sound
Steps to join Puppeteers of Puget Sound, or renew your membership:
1. Print this form (If you don't already see the "Print Article" button at the bottom, click the headline link above to bring this into a new window, and then a "Print Article" button should appear at the bottom). If you prefer, here is a link to our PDF Membership Form.
2. Fill it out and mail it with your check (payable to The Puppeteers of Puget Sound) to the Membership Director:
Jean Enticknap
6344 NE 74 th St.
Seattle, WA 98115 (or bring this form to meeting.)
Puppeteers of Puget Sound
Membership Application & Renewal Form
The Puppeteers of Puget Sound is a non-profit organization, which promotes and raises the standards of the art of puppetry through the exchange of ideas, programs and workshops.
– free workshop/events at 3-4 meetings a year, non-member $5.
– website services including a link from PofPS website to your website
– member discounts for special events
– information about regional and national puppet festivals
– access to PPS scholarships (if financially qualified)
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Mention the word sex and eyes widen and ears perk up. The strong reaction the subject arouses reflects the spicy nature of sexual energy. We may be at the gym feeling tired and depleted, but if someone we find attractive starts working out next to us, our energy level is suddenly boosted. That energetic intensification represents the activation of our Lower Dantian (energy center below the navel), which holds our sexual energy in reserve. Read more
Tantra teaches that lovemaking between a man and woman, when entered into with awareness, is a gateway to both sexual and spiritual ecstasy.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Why Sex Should Be Treated as a Spiritual Practice
Robert Peng explains the benefits of treating sex as a spiritual practice.
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As the pornography industry pushes towards a more aggressive, one-sided product, young people are being confused by the messages it gives them, says researcher Maree Crabbe.
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The documentary Love and Sex in the Age of Pornography, co-directed by Maree Crabbe, took her to Hungary and Los Angeles in the United States where she interviewed performers and other people involved in the pornography industry about the material they make.
Coming from a background of work in sexual violence prevention in schools and workplaces, Ms Crabbe was interested by what she found.
"The industry is really candid about the aggressive nature of the material they make and the fact that the aggression in porn is often directed towards the female performers," she said.
The most common forms of aggression were gagging, chocking and slapping of female performers, which the performers responded to with apparent enjoyment.
Ms Crabbe also interviewed a range of young people on the subject and found that many young men's sexual encounters were shaped by porn.
She said young women sometimes found their sexual encounters uncomfortable but were eager to please their partners.
Ms Crabbe's findings were presented to a room full of parents in Traralgon who were alarmed at both the nature and the widespread availability of porn today.
"We're reasonably close to saturation point. It's probably more difficult for young people to avoid seeing porn than to see it at some stage," Ms Crabbe said.
Parents can control some of the ways that young people access porn but young people also need to have skills to critically analyse the effects of pornography on their behaviour, she said.
"It's about encouraging our young people to value themselves, to value their partners, to respect people and modelling those respectful relationships themselves," Ms Crabbe said.
She urged the parents in the audience to speak about sex and porn with their children but some were reluctant to do so without any support.
Gavin Roberts, a parent from Stratford, says it has always been difficult for parents to talk to their kids about sex and there seems to be a lack of resources for parents when it comes to demonstrating a healthy sexual relationship.
"I feel that people would talk about it more if the resources were aimed to what parents wanted," he said.
Another attendee, Bianca Adeti from Relationships Australia runs a group for intellectually disabled women that teaches them about healthy relationships.
She said intellectually disabled young women are often confused about what a relationship is and when it becomes more of an intimate relationship.
"My concern is that what they are seeing, do they have a concept of what is real and what is not real in porn," Ms Adeti said.
She said she would like to see more resources created on the subject for intellectually disabled women.
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Pornography has never been more accessible than it is now. What's available online nowadays is more explicit, violent and bizarre than ever before.
Whatever your values are, it's not something that can just be ignored and it is really important to talk young people about porn.
It is of course, going to be an awkward conversation, so choosing the right time is crucial. The recommendation is that the sooner you have this conversation the better. Of you must have had a conversation about sex and sexuality in advance.
Don't expect your son or daughter to ask a lot of questions or appreciate you bringing it up.
Pornography can create unrealistic expectations in young people, and so it's important to set the record straight, and reinforce this.
It's perfectly natural for people in their early teens to be curious about sex, but what they see in porn is not what real sex is. You could get your son or daughter to read: Porn vs real life on ReachOut.com.
Porn can show very destructive, loveless scenarios and you want your teen to be aware that relationships should be about a partnership and fulfilling.
You could do a bit of research and select a piece to watch together, all the while breaking it down and reflecting how unlike real life it is. This will potentially be so uncomfortable you may put them off for life, but it's really important out the power dynamic used in pornography and how exploitative it can be.
The fact is that pornography is adult content and people under the age of 18 years-old shouldn't really be watching it, yet the industry isn't doing much to prevent that. But, it is also a fact that teenagers are curious and porn is only a click away on their phones.
Watching porn can also be highly addictive, so it's a good idea to try to work out how much your teen or young adult might be consuming. There is evidence that consuming too much porn desentitises young men to what they see and can create difficulties for them being with an actual partner at a later date.
It can also distort what young women think of themselves physically. There's also the expectations that all young people can develop from not having real life experience.
Working out how much is too much is an even trickier step than having the conversation in the first place, but equally should not be ignored if you suspect there's a lot being consumed. Ultimately you want to encourage young people to be able to self-regulate when it comes to anything like this. Whether they set boundaries for themselves by telling you or not, they need to be set.
Make sure to talk to them about real sex, respect and how to foster strong relationships. As mentioned before, a lot of porn is violent and exploitative particularly to women. Talking this through with both teens and adults should encourage the desire for healthy relationships.


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I have some very common setup:
- a file server box (12.4.1 / kernel 3.6 / kde) connected to a router box (inet, dhcp).
Wi-Fi router is connected to the first one as DHCP relay. Both are not the best ones, but relatively new; b/g/n modes.
- and devices; like a laptop under latest mint with 3.6 kernel, connected to AP.
All devices are on the same network.
When I run
iperf, I have speed between them two = 70 Mbit/sec.
When I use samba, a big file is copied at 3.4 Mbit/sec.
When I mount same thing with
cifs, a big file is copied at 10.4 Mbit/sec.
Ping in between ~3ms.
I haven't tried NFS yet, will do. But the question is: why would the network speeds differ THAT much?
I would expect 2x drop, or say 4x drop for some whatever bidirectional something, but that is 20x downspeed - with samba.
Is it likely something wrong with my setup - or is it some expected result?
I have couple Windows laptops and would prefer to use something easy compatible like samba - but in my 12.4.1 setup
smbd crashes few times a day for pattern I could not identify - and "service restart" does not help, so I have to reboot.
Smbd and
nmbd logs do not show anything significant. That did not happen in 11.10.
Now the other question is: should I keep fighting samba setup, or should I consider some other file sharing option that is easy with Windows?
Googling did not show any obvious alternative to samba. There is no big load needed on the box - a few guys sharing it as programming/apache/php/etc server, so it just needs to be reasonably quick and reliable.


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Trading activities on the Nigerian stock exchange increased by 8.59% as investors bought 420.01 million shares worth N4.61 billion, in 5,497.00 deals, compared to 386.77 million shares worth N4.79 billion, in 5,100.00 deals exchanged on Tuesday. FBNH Plc, Transcorp Plc and Ikeja Hotel Plc were the most actively traded stocks on the exchange today in terms of volume, while FBNH Plc and Zenith Bank Plc topped in terms of value.
The Nigerian Stock Exchanges-All Share Index depreciated by 1.02% (-403.24) to close at 39,278.47 from 39,681.71 attained on Tuesday. Market capitalisation also decreased to 12.96 trillion from N13.10 trillion the previous trading day. The Thisday BGL 50 Index also followed suit with a 1.02% loss to close at 169.01 from 170.84, while the market capitalisation stood at N12.19 trillion from N12.32 trillion recorded on Tuesday.
A total number of 8 stocks gained on the bourse today while 41 stocks declined leaving 63 stocks unchanged. Forte Oil Plc emerged the toast of investors as it appreciated by 4.31% to close at N218.00 kobo, followed by UPL Plc with a 3.76% gain to close at N4.14. Others on the gainers chart include Zenith Bank Plc, Mansard Insurance and Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc. On the flip side FBNH Plc topped the losers chart with 6.47% declines to close at N11.28 followed by Nascon Plc which declined by 5.49% to close at N8.60 kobo. Others on the losers table include Oando Plc, Ikeja Hotel Plc and UBA Plc.
Topping the chart amongst the BGL 50 stocks was Forte Oil Plc which appreciated by 4.31% to close at N218.00 kobo, followed by Zenith Bank Plc with a 3.37% gain to close at N22.10. Others on the gainers chart include Mansard Insurance Plc, International Breweries Plc and Sterling Bank Plc. On the flip side FBNH Plc Ltd topped the losers chart with 6.47% decline to close at N11.28 followed by Nascon Plc which declined by 5.49% to close at N8.60 kobo. Others on the losers table include; Oando Plc, UBA Plc and Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc.
Forte Oil Plc releases it Q3 released its Q3 2014, showing a 33.06% increase in Revenue from N92.12 billion to N122.58 billion. Moreover, profit before tax increased by 61.61% from N3.21 billion to N5.20 billion while profit after tax increased by 46.72% from N2.73 billion to N4.01 billion


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SSG was founded in 1997 on the principle of creating differentiating marketing programs for our clients with the highest level of professionalism and integrity that deliver clear and measurable results. Located just two blocks from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC, the Historic Industrial Supply Building has served as home base for the past 16 years.
Our start into the sports marketing arena came through a non-traditional sports agency path as SSG founder Steve Hall parlayed his background in sales and brand promotion at The Gillette Company with his marketing, advertising and promotions experience at Drug Emporium to launch the firm with a broader array of marketing disciplines.
Our clients rely on our experience, strategy, candor and counsel to maximize their marketing power. They would be the first to tell you we're different: different in how intensely we listen to them, how passionately we advocate for them, how creatively we construct deals around them, and how seamlessly we work as a team with them.
Whether your target is awareness, interest, desire or action (or hopefully all four) our brand communications strategy will hit the mark. SSG is eager to make sure you squeeze every drop of value out of your sponsorship and promotion commitments and we'll help you craft and track the message all the way to the bottom line.
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NASCAR's most popular driver announced Tuesday his plans to leave the sport at the end of this season
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The Charlotte Knights front office wants to make college baseball a larger point of emphasis at BB&T BallPark over the next few years.
"The question isn't, can you afford football? It's can you afford to not have it?" That's what Steve Hall told our sister publication in Charlotte.
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Wells Fargo & Co.'s commitment to extend its title sponsorship of Charlotte's PGA Tour event didn't just save a golf tournament.
It saved a work force.
Despite all the upheaval, all the losing on and off the court, the Charlotte Bobcats and owner Michael Jordan feel confident about the future.
The Southeastern Conference and the Belk Bowl have reached a six-year agreement to put an SEC school into Charlotte's post-season college football game, starting next year.
A $10 million donation from Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson solved the university's search for either a corporate name or individual donor to name the stadium.
Quail Hollow Club welcomes the world's best golfers back to Charlotte this month, but the biggest question beyond whether to expect Tiger and Rory this year is what happens next year.
As sellout crowds parade across fairways and lounge along emerald-green gathering spots at Quail Hollow Club this week, it's clear local companies have made the PGA Tour event the place to be for networking and prospecting.
Cam Newton boasts a Heisman Trophy and a national championship on his résumé, but he's also known for numerous off-field controversies. That combination is likely to fuel interest in Newton as a pitchman in the weeks ahead.
Conversations about the Charlotte Knights tend to focus on two topics: what an uptown ballpark would do for the franchise and the team's endless struggles to get said stadium built.
What started as a standard weekend of college football promotions for Steve Hall evolved into a media whirlwind last Saturday, taking his clients from Clemson to a coveted slot with Matt Lauer and Katie Couric within 48 dizzying hours.
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SKF extends maintenance intervals with its new cylindrical roller bearing unit
2018 septembre 18, 09:00 CET
SKF extends passenger train wheelset maintenance intervals with the launch of its new SKF Passenger bearing 1.7 Mkm Cylindrical Roller bearing Unit (CRU).
Gothenburg, Sweden, 18 September 2018: Launched at this year's InnoTrans 2018 fair, the SKF Passenger bearing 1.7 Mkm CRU is a sealed and greased unit that has been developed to run 1.7 Mkm between maintenance intervals. The launch of the CRU version complements the SKF passenger bearing 1.7 Mkm range and offers rail operators even longer intervals between maintenance operations.
With the introduction of SKF's Passenger bearing 1.7 Mkm offerings (which also includes the earlier launched Tapered Bearing Unit (TBU) version) operators can achieve considerable efficiency gains, by aligning axlebox bearing maintenance with wheel maintenance. By enabling two maintenance operations to be performed in one stop, with fewer bearing replacements over the train lifetime, a significant reduction in overall costs can be achieved.
Thanks to an improved labyrinth sealing system, coated outside diameter and bore and inclusion of bainitic heat treatment, the new CRU offers operators a robust solution that can achieve a maintenance interval of 1.7 Mkm. The labyrinth sealing system has been combined with a polymer spacer at the backing ring. This combination not only reduces fretting corrosion between the contact areas of the backing and inner rings, but also ensures that the unit's high quality grease is retained and performance maintained.
Ondrej Novotny, SKF Business Engineer comments: "To cope with increased competition railway operators need to constantly improve the life cycle cost of their fleets, without compromising service levels. Traditionally, wheels have been the most common bottleneck when it comes to maintenance intervals, but thanks to recent developments, they are now often outperforming bearings. However, with the introduction of the SKF Passenger bearing 1.7 Mkm CRU wheel maintenance intervals are matched, helping operators to combine the two, saving both time and money. By applying SKF's industry insight, technology and specialist services, SKF is helping rail operators drive smarter, more efficient practices right across the maintenance lifecycle."
Available to purchase from September 2018, visitors to the InnoTrans fair (Berlin, 18th – 21st September) will also be able to learn more about the SKF Passenger bearing 1.7 Mkm CRU at SKF booth, 611, in Hall 22.Aktiebolaget SKF(publ)For further information, please contact:Press Relations: Sabine Hergenröder, +46 31 337 64 18; +46 70 577 6418; firstname.lastname@example.com is a leading global supplier of bearings, seals, mechatronics, lubrication systems, and services which include technical support, maintenance and reliability services, engineering consulting and training. SKF is represented in more than 130 countries and has around 17,000 distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2017 were SEK 77 938 million and the number of employees was 45 678. www.skf.com® SKF is a registered trademark of the SKF Group.


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The Preparatory Committee of the Seventh Review Conference was held in the Palais des Nations from 13 to 15 April 2011. It was chaired by Ambassador Paul van den IJssel of the Netherlands. The Preparatory Committee prepared the way for the Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention which is due to be held in Geneva from 5 to 22 December 2011.
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International Security and Biopolicy Institute: Violently Inflected Disease: The Need for New Law -- 10.00 to 11.30, Room XXIV
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Sweden and the United Kingdom: Addressing Future Challenges to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention in Connection with Scientific and Technological Developments -- 15.00 to 16.30, Room XXIV
Harvard Sussex Program: Options and Proposals for BWC Science and Technology Reviews -- 16.30 to 18.00, Room XXIV
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University of Bradford & IAP - The Global Network of Science Academies: Preparing for the 7th Review Conference & Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention through Education -- 13.00 to 15.00, Room XXIV
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Knowing the types of roof warranties available to you can help guarantee your funds go toward a roof securely backed by the manufacturer and the contractor. You will save thousands on roof repairs for wear and tear covered under a comprehensive warranty, extending your current roof's life and allowing you more time to save for your next roof replacement.
Manufacturer's Warranty
Roofing materials produced by the manufacturing company are typically backed by a manufacturer's warranty. These warranties usually come with the materials at no extra charge, but do not cover problems originating from faulty installation — only defects in the materials themselves. If the homeowner is unable to prove that the roofing materials were installed correctly and the roof received regular maintenance, the manufacturer will not cover the damage.
Some manufacturers train roofing contractors to install their products and offer a labor and materials warranty on the roof. This type of warranty provides more extensive protection, but may have limitations on the amount of cost liability for the company. Additionally, these warranties are prorated based on the age of the roof. Some manufacturers give the option to upgrade to a "no-dollar-limit" warranty for a higher charge. These warranties offer a complete roof replacement to repair defects, if needed, where less comprehensive warranties may fall short.
Workmanship Warranty
Apart from manufacturers' warranties, roofing contractors may offer a warranty on their work for a set period of time. A roofing company agreeing to back up its work is a reputable sign and a useful tool in deciding among companies. Many roofing issues come down to improper installation, making the selection of a dependable, long-standing roofing company essential.
Do You Have Obligations to Your Warranty?
For manufacturer's warranties, homeowners must regularly maintain the roof in order to back up a claim. The manufacturer will want to find out if the roof damage was caused by unattended issues like a blocked gutter.
For contractor warranties, many companies will consider the warranty null and void if the homeowner hires another company to repair the roof after they finished their job.
Most agreements require the homeowner to alert the manufacturer or the contractor to the roofing issue within 30 days. If the homeowner fails to do so, the warranty issuer may not pay.
What is Normally Excluded from Warranties?
Each warranty is unique depending upon the roofing contractor, the materials used and the type of roof installed. Make sure to read the warranty's fine print — many exclude wind and storm damage.
Lastly, investigate the terms of the roof warranty if you were to sell the property. Some warranties only cover the work under the name of the original owner, while some will only transfer the warranty once. Again, notifying the manufacturer or contractor is required in this case as well.
Before committing to a roof replacement, examine the types of roof warranties available to determine the ideal coverage for your home.


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Dance with me
O sacred one
I will make an altar of the souls of my feet
And slice open the web of silence
Dance with me
O ancient one
I will hold the space for all the fallen stars
To crawl out of the mud and hug open the bright new dawn
Dance with me
Oh mother moon
I will fashion a drum of my heart
Dance with me
Oh, fill my womb
With sacred beats
And untold wings.
Let all the ravens unfold across my sun-bleached bones
Let all the cats stretch out across my soul.
Mark me, scathe me, make me whole
Let us catch all the tears in the sacred bowl,
And offer them up to the center
Queen ISIS I evoke you
Rub the mud from the mirror
Take us home to the shared soul
Where we will see clearer
We will dance the story untold
And make right the ripe unfolding.
We will Tether back the great umbilicus
And sing the song of remembrance.
We will feed the field of golden fruit again.
We will flow and we will ebb
The stars will fall into the web
We offer up our holy hands and the salt from our eyes
The story never ends
And the ink never dries /////


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Before you can start playing, you will need to test that everything is working correctly.
You should see an introductory video which plays automatically. Our piano teacher Leah will introduce you to Yousician!
After the introductory video Leah will share tips on correct hand position and posture for playing your instrument.
Now it's time to play; calibrate your instrument by playing the keys to make sure everything is working correctly. If you are having sound recognition issues, please check here for troubleshooting tips.


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Full video of this talk will be posted soon.
On the mobile application development front, the pendulum is finally swinging back to Open Web platform. While the Death of the App Store is probably a premature pronouncement, the Rebirth of the Mobile Web is definitively already well on its way. This new vision of the mobile web is clearly trumpet by Google under the moniker of Progressive Web Apps (PWA), which leverages the new mobile browser features to allow apps to load instantly, securely, and scrumptiously. There are many examples of PWAs that match the capability of native app, and by nature of the launch by a simple URL, exceeds the convenience of a native app counterpart.
Getting a web app added to a home screen is, however, only one way to get users into your application experience. And it may not be the best one. With mobile screen time increasingly and overwhelmingly spent within top 25 social or messaging apps, app developers needs to figure out how to tailor their Open Web app experience within the embedded web browsers of these dominant networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Pinterest, or even Slack.
Chris Tse, the founding director of CardStack and CTO of Monegraph, will show how app developers can apply Card UI patterns and architecture to optimize their mobile web apps for this new world. where embedding within the user's daily workflow is more fruitful than begging to be installed. Chris will present a card-based application lifecycle and rubric that developers can reference to modularize their web application into card-sized bits, so that the pertinent, syndicated "cards" load instantly when opened with a simple sharable link, while deeper features are lazily and progressive loaded as the user are drawn deeper into a more explorative experience. Give the user what they want quickly, and you may just earn the "Add the Home Screen" tap.
For more about AppsCamp, visit http://appscamp.io
AppsCamp is part of Open Camps, which is the world's largest mission-driven open source conference, hosted at United Nations from July 8 to 17, 2015. For more information, go to http://opencamps.org


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Here's a translated version of the official ATOM guide for setting up your ATOM 2.5EX Dual Extrusion in Cura. Great thanks to the ATOM team for allowing us to translate it to share with more folks.
Here we go:
Getting Cura Installed with Atom 2.5 EX Machine Profile
First off, you will need to download Cura 15.04.6. Go to the Official Cura Website and click the link which says "View all versions" in the bottom left area
Next, under your respective operating system (using Windows here as an example), look the link for Version: 15.04.6 and download the installer. From there, install Cura 15.04.6 as per any other software.
Next, head on over to the ATOM website's support section to download the CURA profile for that ATOM 2.5 EX.
Follow the instructions to copy the profile files into your respective Cura installation directory:
- For Windows – "Cura\resources\machine_profiles"
- For Mac – "Cura > Contents > Resources > machines_profiles"
Then Cura, and choose: Machines > Add New Machine > Other > Atom25EX
Getting a Dual Extrusion Model for Printing
For this tutorial, we will search Thingiverse for a suitable model for printing with Dual Extrusion. Searching "Dual" in the search box on the upper right side should do the trick here.
From the search results, we will use a pretty popular model – the Low-Poly Pikachu by FLOWALISTIK.
After loading this model's page, click on the Thing Files icon.
And from here, download the "pikachu_dual.rar" as we don't really need the other files for this example. After you have unzipped this file, there should be 2 model files inside.
Setting up the model in Cura for Dual Extrusion
Import both of the model files into Cura, and then right-click to select the "Dual Extrusion merge" to combine them.
The model which dropped in or imported first will be E0 (represented in yellow) and the other one done later will be E1 (represented in red).
Next, click "Reset all objects positions" to re-center all the parts.
Now, it is key to take note of the setting for "Wipe & prime tower volume per layer (mm3)" under Dual extrusion in the Expert config settings. If your model ends up with a lot of blended colours and not clearly defined color boundaries, you will need to increase this value to get a cleaner print. The opposite is true – if you have a very clean print, you may be able to get away with a smaller value here.
(Note on colors used: If you are setting up prints with 2 filaments which are similar – such as 2 light colors or 2 dark colors, they tend to be less likely to mix together and you may be able to have a smaller value here, saving on some filament)
Verifying the Print Preview
After this setting is done, click on the "Layers" button in the lower right to check out the print preview.
From this preview, check that the prime pillar (as indicated by the red rectangle below) has not exceeded the ATOM's printable area. If it has, you may need to shift your model around or scale it down so that both the model and prime pillar will fit nicely within the printable area.
It is also important to note that if your prime pillar is set to be too small/narrow, there is an increased possibility that it could be knocked over during the print. If this does end up to be a problem, some things which you can try are to increase the "Z-hop when retracting(mm)" setting and/or to increase the "Brim" setting.
Once everything looks good in the 3d print preview, simply use the "Save toolpath" button to generate the gCode to be loaded into your SD Card for printing.
Happy Printing!


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The Monday Clubhouse Conservancy Fine Arts Awards Committee is pleased to announce a new Art Contest for ALL High School Students in San Luis Obispo County.
In October 2017 The Monday Clubhouse Conservancy will present Becoming Julia Morgan, a fully produced stage play about the life of the renowned architect. Besides designing Hearst Castle and The Monday Club in San Luis Obispo County, she designed over 700 buildings in her lifetime. Actors Mara Purl and Christopher Law will play Miss Julia Morgan and William Randolph Hearst with local talent filling in the remaining roles.
The Monday Clubhouse Conservancy 2017 Becoming Julia Morgan Art Competition seeks entries from all high school students in San Luis Obispo County. The winner's art will be used for all promotions related to the production, including posters, flyers, programs, social media and all other means of promotion. Participation includes submission of an application and digital entries.
Important Dates:
The competition opens April 30, 2017 with applications and entries due by May 15, 2017.
Finalists selected will be notified by Thursday, May 25, 2017.
We encourage all art students interested to take advantage of this opportunity!
For questions, contact Linda Wilson.
2017 Becoming Julia Morgan Art Contest Information.pdf


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June 7, 2016
They call me Rage.
My real name is like a shadow, always close behind, but never quite able to catch up.
I fly under the radar because no one ever suspects I'm capable of the kind of brutal violence I commit each and every day.
You see, I'm a girl. I'm nineteen.
And I'm a killer.
This life is all I know. It's all I want to know. It keeps the shit buried that I need kept buried. It allows me to live without thinking too much.
Without dwelling on the past.
Until him.
It all changes when an ordinary boy becomes my next target.
And my first love.
I have to choose.
The only life I've ever known has to die, or he does.
Either way, I'll be the one pulling the trigger...
All the Rage is a STANDALONE.
We got a brief glimpse of Rage in Lawless, and when I saw that she had her own story, I knew that I had to read it. This book is raw and dirty and completely unapologetic for what it is. I loved every minute. Rage is the most badass heroine out there, and she's not even trying, she simply is. Her character is by far one of my favorite females I've ever read. She has psychopath characteristics, but she is completely self aware at the same time. She makes no bones about who she is or what she is capable of. It's not all dark, as Rage also has a surprising sense of humor. I can't leave out Nolan. While he initially seems to be a boring jock, and so unlike King, Bear, or Preppy, underneath he is much much more. He has a dark side of his own, and plenty of secrets to go with it. He is definitely an Alpha in his own right. Rage's relationship with Nolan is eye opening for her. It does not change who she is deep down, but it makes her life a whole lot different. The heat factor between them is just as good as any other couple in this series, if not better. Their banter is effortless, and their attraction is undeniable. Yes, this book is a standalone and you don't have to read it to keep up with ongoing story, but you will be missing out on an incredible book. You'll also miss out on a few secrets that are great to know. 5 stars and a bottle of vodka! Enjoy!
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With the dominance of IT spend (whether consulting or outsourcing) in many of today's investment theses, Morgan Stanley's new forward-looking models should have more than a few long-only money managers rocking quietly in the corner of the office (especially given IBM's dominance of the Dow). Their proprietary models (discussed below) predict decelerating revenues in both consulting and outsourcing through Q2 2013 reflecting the weak discretionary spend environment. The inflection in outsourcing is particularly notable and is far from priced in with the velocity of the fall suggesting 2009-like cutbacks. After the last recession's drop, IT outsourcing was a key area of cost reduction that also provided additional revenues for a new sector; one has to wonder if the recovery this time would be so acute (since sooner rather than later the cutting of fat leads to lascerations in the muscle).
Via Morgan Stanley:
IT Outsourcing Leading Indicator Model (MSOSLI)
Similar to Consulting, the MSOSLI model enjoys a very high R-squared (0.96). The model also uses three macro economic indicators and two company-specific metrics, including:
- Change in Euro Area Consumer Confidence
- Change in Durable Goods Unfilled Orders
- S&P 500 Composite One-Year Return
- Change in CapGemini Consulting Headcount
- Change in Accenture Outsourcing Headcount
A summary of these factors along with their statistical measures from the univariate regressions performed in the model construction phase (see below) is shown in Exhibit 7.
LTM Outsourcing average revenue growth accelerated in 3Q10, at +0.4% growth, and peaked in 2Q12 at +5.2% growth. MSOSLI forecasts a deceleration beyond 2Q12 with forward four-quarter revenue growth (through 2Q13) estimated at +1.0% (excluding ~25bps of bias).
Recent Accenture and IBM commentary suggest this trend is beginning to materialize, for example:
- Accenture's constant currency growth remained strong in F4Q12 (+18% vs. +19% in F3Q12 and +20% in F2Q12). That said, management noted that it remains vigilant about understanding the impact of the evolving global macroeconomic environment. Plus, management's expectation for 5-8% cc growth in FY13 (vs. +11% in FY12) embeds a slower than anticipated market growth (+4.8% vs. +5.6% previously) with the Technology/Outsourcing segment lower by roughly 100bps vs. the previous estimate.
- IBM GTS 3Q12 revenue grew +1% cc (vs. +2% in 2Q12 and +3% in 1Q12). Management noted that while IBM generated revenue growth from its backlog in 3Q12, it did see a decline in revenue generated from new business in existing accounts and from new deals within the quarter, after growing through the first half. Unlike Consulting, backlog (flat cc) and signings (+30% cc) appeared somewhat stronger in 3Q12 although management did say that going forward it expects a similar IT Services revenue growth dynamics.
- At HP's analyst day in early October, management noted that a runoff of four key clients is pressuring Outsourcing revenue. While some of HP's issues may be company-specific, an overall trend toward in-sourcing is worrisome. For example, we know that GM, one of the four clients, which spent an est. $600m with HP annually (~2% of HP's Services sales) has decided to bring much of its IT work in-house.
- For Atos, Outsourcing revenue growth was +1% on an organic cc basis in 3Q12. This is down from +2% in 2Q12 and +4% in 1Q12, which suggests a downwards trend. We believe the recent Managed Services contract wins at Atos and other deals in the pipeline (e.g. McGraw-Hill) will help the company perform above competitors if the market trends down into 2013.
In light of the continued deceleration predicted by our leading indicator models, we lower our top-line growth expectations across the global IT Services industry.
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My dream was to just get a job, and live like every other person, eat like every other person, sleep like every other person. And now I have made it way beyond that.
Haidarr Jones is a student at Flinders University studying Bachelor of Media (Creative Arts). He is part of the CareerTrackers Indigenous Internship Program and interns with ThoughtWorks, a global IT consultancy business.
The following speech was delivered by Haidarr at the CareerTrackers Gala Dinner held at The Westin on 30 January 2014.
Good evening ladies and gentlemen.
First of all I just want to thank the CareerTrackers Board for giving me the privilege of being up here to share my story. It truly is an honour.
My name is Haidarr Jones. Let me first tell you about my childhood. My mother is Aboriginal from Queensland. I am the middle child of four brothers and sisters & I have never met my father.
While, growing up I lived in the worst areas of just about every town you could think of. I stopped counting when I moved to Bathurst which was about the 20th place I'd lived by the age of 15.
My family never had a stable home to live in, because we were constantly moving from women's shelters to public housing to women's shelters.
As a result, I never had any friends and was constantly faced with drug addicted people, domestic violence and people that were involved in crimes.
At 15, I actually learnt how to dream. I learnt how to think about what was possible and to stop accepting that my mum, brother and sisters made poor choices.
I couldn't be around those kind of situations so at 15 I ran away to find a dream and live a dream.
I lived in several diferent youth homeless centres but still made it to school everyday.
These were places where I got kicked out every day from 8am and couldn't return until 5pm. Everyday I took my bag which had everything I owned and went to class.
I couldn't sleep in. I couldn't play games. I had to get myself out of this situation, by myself.
Despite trying, I failed Year 10 & Year 11. Year 12 was when I started to live my dream. I studied everyday and ended year 12 passing all classes with A's & B's.
In year 12 I learnt that I had to be diligent about what I want. I had to apply myself. I had to motivate myself. I had to do it for myself by myself and then I will be able to live out my dream, which back then was just to get a job.
I was really lucky enough to get a place at Flinders University in Adelaide, where I study a Bachelor of Media (Creative Arts). At University I've done great things, things that I have never done before. I started getting involved and became a leader. For example, I am the President of the new Flinders Indigenous Student Association & this year I am the Indigenous Officer of the Campus Student Council. After my first 2 semesters I ended the year with a Distinction average.
I completed an internship. And the funny thing is that… I did all of this while I was living at a youth homeless shelter by myself for the past 12 months.
So what I want everyone to learn from my journey is that: There is always a person who has lived in worse situations and come further and I'm not talking about me. I have seen so many other people live tough lives but have a great future ahead of them.
Every week I see people unhappy with the way they are. So many people talk about their issues. You just don't know how many others have had it much worse.
You have to realise your potential. Look, if I made it to where I am at right now with my resources, imagine what you can do with your resources.
My dream was to just get a job, and live like every other person, eat like every other person, sleep like every other person. And now I have made it way beyond that. Today I have an awesome internship with such a supportive team. Next semester I will be moving into the residential college where I can't wait to get 3 meals a day! I can't wait to have a steady roof over my head where I can leave my things when I go to class everyday.
But I know I still have so far to go.
I want to say thanks to ThoughtWorks for giving me this amazing chance.
And thanks to everyone here for supporting us interns.
I think we all need to realise that we can do more, take advantage of the opportunities and count our blessings for everything that we have.
And to my fellow interns – Go back to work and show the true potential of one Aboriginal person; – Go back to Uni and achieve the unachievable; – Go back to your home or community and be a role model.
Thank you all for listening to my story.
Haidarr Jones
CareerTrackers is a national non-profit organisation that works with Indigenous university students and private sector companies to create career pathways through a structured internship program. At present, it has 630 students in the program and is working with 75 Corporate Partners. www.careertrackers.org.au


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A contentious issue facing many Christians today is how to discipline their children. The public education system in America and in other countries has failed to come up with disciplinary measures that work—and even many parents don't exercise effective and biblical discipline.
The lead article on our website today covers the topic of disciplining our children in the way Scripture tells us to. While there is great disagreement on this topic in the secular world (and even in Christian circles), God's Word offers the foundation for what discipline should look like in the Christian home. I've included a few paragraphs from the article:
Parents in American culture, like in Australia, do not discipline children God's way. They are not teaching their children respect for authority, and that has left us with many problems. Just as the culture has abandoned the foundation of God's Word for its worldview regarding such issues as marriage and the sanctity of life, so also it has abandoned the authority of Scripture in discipline of children.I urge you to read the full article.
Secular psychology rejects that children are sinners and instead teaches that children are basically "good." This is a false premise and it will never lead to the exercise of biblical discipline of children. Children are no different than adults when it comes to sin, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23, emphasis added).
Many people, including some Christians, fail to realize that one God-given aspect of biblical discipline is corporal punishment—and God tells parents to use it in disciplining their children. Of course, there are some people who have abused children with force, and we at Answers in Genesis reject this misuse of corporal punishment.
It is important that Christian parents exercise biblical discipline, as the culture benefits from our disciplining God's way. That's why I recommend that you look into getting our Raising Godly Children in an Ungodly World pack.
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SKU performance analysis gives brands valuable insight into the results of their spend and strategy across their digital shelf quickly and easily. Especially valuable for NPD launches, brands can optimise their spend and performance with greater control than ever before.
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Factors that have influenced the NPD penetration include Price and Promotion and Distribution and Availability. Marketeers can clearly see that the larger share in Asda is likely due to the item being on special offer with a 31% discount in Asda the whole period, whilst only on offer for 11 days with a discount of 28% in Tesco.
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Wigan 10 Foto Club is an amateur photographic club, federated to the Lancashire & Cheshire Photographic Union. In comparison to most UK photographic clubs, Wigan 10 has a small membership, due to historically meeting in a home environment, as we don't have a clubroom. However, Wigan 10 has held a legacy of success at regional, national and international level as a club and also as individuals. Our aim? To enjoy and promote photography as a hobby across all genres..
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By all accounts, Meriwether Lewis was a competent, respected and reliable army officer – otherwise, he would not have been selected as leader of the cross-continental exploring expedition. But when he was just starting out in the army, Lewis did not travel a golden road any more than any young person beginning a new career. In 1795, 21-year-old Ensign Lewis was in trouble so deep he could not have foreseen his later success. He had just joined the Fourth Sublegion of "Mad Anthony" Wayne's army, and he was facing a potentially disastrous court-martial.
Courts-martial are as old as armies. To maintain army discipline in the field, the court martial deals with crimes committed by soldiers, especially uniquely military offenses. Then as now, courts-martial are not standing courts, but ad hoc bodies convened each time that charges are referred for trial. A military court may consist of a military judge, the prosecutor and defense counsel, and the members of the court who will decide guilt or innocence and pass sentence on the accused. In Lewis's case, the outcome of the trial was being followed closely by General Anthony Wayne himself.
One of the more comprehensive accounts of Lewis's court-martial published to date is in Richard Dillon's Meriwether Lewis: A Biography, originally published in 1965. (We eagerly await new research and a fuller account of the court-martial in Thomas Danisi's forthcoming book, Uncovering the Truth about Meriwether Lewis, due out this month.) Here is how Dillon describes the events of November 6, 1795:
Major Joseph Shaylor presided at [Meriwether Lewis's] trial, the first such court-martial held in Wayne's Legion. Testimony began on the 6th and did not close until the 12th because of an adjournment. The charges were brought against Lewis by a Lieutenant Elliott (perhaps Surgeon John Elliott, a New Yorker [or Lieutenant Joseph Elliott – ed.]). The first was the accusation that Lewis had made a direct, open and contemptuous violation of Articles One and Two of the Seventh Section of the Rules and Articles of War. To wit, that on September 24, 1795, Lewis had engaged in provocative speech and gestured in the Lieutenant's quarters and had presumed, that same day, to send him a challenge to a duel. Elliott's second charge was that of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. According to the accuser, Lewis, drunk, had burst into his room, uninvited and "abruptly and in an ungentlemanly manner." He had then not only insulted the Lieutenant without provocation and offered to duel to the death with him, but had disturbed the "peace and harmony" of the officers who were Elliott's guests that day.
It is believed that the conflict that triggered Lewis's outburst was over politics. Then as now, politics made quick enemies. Lewis was, of course, a Jeffersonian Republican, and Elliott was evidently a Federalist.
See The Politics of Meriwether Lewis
Given the mores among the officers of Wayne's Legion in the 1790's, drunkenness and political disagreements were hardly uncommon, so perhaps the most serious of the infractions of which Lewis was accused was dueling. Gentlemen of the time, particularly Southern gentlemen, lived by the code duello, in which insults and other offenses to personal honor could not be tolerated. Such an insult must be quickly redressed – if not verbally, than with pistols at ten paces, in a ritual of carefully choreographed violence.
According to Alan D. Gaff's Bayonets in the Wilderness, numerous duels had interrupted the Legion's training and led to at least six fatalities amongst an already thin officer corps in the preceding years. Even for Anthony Wayne — who had disagreed with George Washington's remonstrances against dueling among officers during the Revolution – enough was enough. He was ready to dismiss officers who resorted to dueling when they could not get along. Article 2 of the Seventh Section of the Rules and Articles of War read: "No officer or soldier shall presume to send a challenge to any other officer or soldier, to fight a duel, upon pain, if a commissioned officer, of being cashiered."
The battery of charges was stated to Lewis at the start of his court-martial, and he was asked to plead. According to Dillon, "The reply from the now stone-cold sober Virginian was a resounding 'Not Guilty.'" The officers of the court called witnesses, studied the evidence, and finally issued their decision six days later. Lewis was indeed found not guilty of the charges against him. The court recommended that he be "acquitted with Honor," a verdict that was upheld by Anthony Wayne, with the added "fond hope" that "as this is the first, that it also may be the last instance in the Legion of convening a Court for a trial of this nature."
The fact that Meriwether Lewis was competent and reliable – adjectives that could not be applied to every officer in Wayne's army – no doubt worked in his favor. As fate would have it, this unpleasant experience led to one of the most fortuitous events in Lewis's life. To forestall any possible further conflict with Elliott, Lewis received a transfer. He was reassigned to the Chosen Rifle Company, a unit of elite sharpshooters commanded by another young officer, Lieutenant William Clark. The rest, as they say, is history.
More interesting reading from "The Art of Manliness" Blog: An Affair of Honor – The Duel


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4 Social Media Trends That Will Change The Game In 2017January 10, 2017
There is no doubt that the evolution of social media is growing rapidly, breaking down the barriers and becoming a part of the routine all over the globe. With the world population sitting at a hefty 7+ billion people, it becomes a great opportunity for brands to create their presence.
The evolution of social media is nothing but short of incredible. It had meek beginnings in the start when it started as portal to connect friends and family. But now, it has turned out to be a juggernaut for brands and putting other marketing methods to bite the dust.
The popularity of social media has been growing rapidly and there are no signs of stopping down. Brands are making putting this medium to great effect and have come up with innovative strategies to create an impact on the audience.
Wondering what are the developments for the year 2017. Let us have a look then:
1. Social network has boomed up in the past decade
Communicating through this medium has seen rapid rise in the past decade. If the forecasts turn out to be true, it will continue to grow in the coming years. Humans are those social creatures and this push to connect has been the root to social media development.
2. Real time engagement
Another key area that has seen growth is through social media is the ability to run client based support programmes. Users expect that brand should have their social media teams on their feed to resolve their queries.
3. Driving decisions through analytics
During the previous day's, social media was either a hit or miss when it came to the marketing aspect and relied much on a gut feeling. Looking at today's scenario, social media analytics has gotten more powerful, comprehensive and easy for the layman to understand it.
4. Social Media Influencers
Connecting with social media influencers helps increase awareness about your brand, create brand advocates and increase online reputation. These influencers can help you in several ways like writing a good product or service review or share news regarding your company on social media.
5. Social video wins again
It is hard to ignore this one, but snapchat has over 10 billion daily views on its content. Let us wait for a moment to let that number sink in. This even exceeds youtube, a website that focuses on showcasing videos and snapchat is turning around them since the past two years.
To be honest it does not take any prophet to see where social media will be heading. At the moment, it has been a revelation on many fronts, news, content and marketing are a few to name. As people come up with innovative ideas, social media will always be on the rise.
Unlike other forms of media, social media is cruising like a super wave into the future. As people are becoming more smarter and aware, so has social media.


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