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Audience "Identity" A Primary Need For Marketers: Study
New Investments in Solutions Focus on Data, Platforms, and Tools
NEW YORK (Aug. 9, 2018) — Determining audience "identity" has become a major priority over the past year for U.S. marketers, many of whom plan to increase their investment in finding and developing identity solutions, according to a new study released today.
The study, "Know Your Audience: The Evolution of Identity in a Consumer-Centric Marketplace," was published by the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) based on research conducted by the consulting and research firm Winterberry Group.
The report revealed that 58 percent of survey respondents indicated their company has intensified its focus on audience identity over the past year, while nearly half (47 percent) reported their organization will increase their investment on audience identity solutions over the coming 12 months.
For purposes of the study, the term "identity" was defined as "The effort to recognize and understand individual audience members (including customers, prospects, and other visitors) across channels and devices such that brands can interact with those individuals in ways that are relevant to, meaningful to, and supportive of overarching business objectives."
However, the report also revealed that despite the growing appetite for identity solutions, marketers lack the tools, data, and expertise needed to recognize audiences across all addressable touchpoints. In fact, only 15 percent of respondents said they can identify their audiences accurately and consistently; the majority of respondents (69 percent) reported only partial success with their identity efforts.
"Marketers today face complex, numerous, and costly challenges that affect their brands' ability to engage with their audiences in relevant, respectful, consistent, personalized, and meaningful ways," said ANA CEO Bob Liodice. "This report clearly shows that marketers are seeking tangible strategies for identifying and engaging customer audiences in ways that are responsible, personalized, and optimized to meet both consumer needs and business objectives."
The report identified several key challenges facing marketers:
- The emergence of new communication channels. Adults in the U.S. today typically interact with an average of 3.5 such devices (including computers, smartphones, and tablets), and the growing adoption of connected speakers, virtual assistants, smart TVs, wearables, smart home management solutions, and connected cars has led to speculation that this number may jump to more than 20 per person by the year 2020.
- An increasingly complex customer journey. Enabled by the proliferation of devices and the growing addressability of touchpoints for both promotional and transactional purposes, this journey offers consumers a virtually unlimited range of pathways to engage with a brand.
- Regulatory changes and consumer scrutiny of data collection, management, and use practices, which in some cases serve to inhibit more rapid innovation in data-driven marketing.
The survey defined "identity solutions" as "The coordinated activation of platforms, data, and supporting services (both provided by third parties and sourced from among marketers' in-house resources) that support persistent recognition of audience members across all devices and other promotional and transactional touchpoints," and reported:
- Marketers are excited about the potential contributions of emerging "linking and matching" identity solutions (such as orientation services, identity graphs and, recently, CDPs) — but say that well-established data-driven marketing tools, like CRM databases, typically represent the centerpiece of their identity efforts today.
- Marketers are currently leveraging identity solutions primarily in support of audience segmentation and targeting.
- Marketers' efforts and investments in identity solutions are being inhibited by challenges to their direct return on investment, or to understanding how efforts are affecting business outcomes. This may in turn be inhibiting investment in new and dedicated solutions.
"The U.S. identity market will expand rapidly as investments in dedicated solutions increase from $900 million in 2018 to $2.6 billion in 2022," the study reported. "Marketers who prioritize developing and implementing a strategy, including identifying key use cases and requirements for their business, will be best positioned to use a growing set of focused services and solutions. Collectively they will create transformative value for their customers, and consequently their businesses."
"Marketers are increasingly coming to see 'identity' as the key to delivering improved customer experiences and personalized interactions with audience members across all touchpoints," said Bruce Biegel, senior managing director at Winterberry Group. "That focus is only likely to intensify in the near future, especially as marketers get a better handle on the changing regulatory landscape and gain a better understanding of how to address the complexity inherent in integrating data with the right collection of platforms and processes."
The report's findings were based on the results of an online survey of more than 400 advertisers, marketers, fundraisers, publishers, technology developers, and marketing solutions providers conducted in June 2018. In addition, Winterberry Group conducted in-person and telephone interviews with more than 35 business and product leaders in the identity, marketing, data, and privacy sectors.
Sponsors of the report include Acxiom, Drawbridge, Experian, LiveRamp, Signal, and Throtle.
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Prepare for wonder and amazement, for this Anorex[st]ics is hand-drawn on a Wacom tablet!
Um, well, there you go. I have to say, I like the traditional AI art style better (mostly because I can't draw a perfect circle to save my life), but I'd like to hear your opinions, as well! Maybe I'll do an AI like this on occasion.
And yes, the dialogue is hand-lettered, therefore, that is my own handwriting.


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This blog at to resume in 3....2.....1.....
I've had a few life changes lately. I can't think of one that's been easy but some have been harder than others. Some have left me feeling like I'm drowning but others have given me a drive to live better.
Right now, I don't have many words to say. I'm trying to find my balance and grounding again. I don't want to sound dramatic but some changes are very dramatic for me.
I'll give some further details later and some are just best kept locked inside for me to deal with. Each is a struggle in its own way but each are difficult.
I'm well. Or at least I will be well. My family is well. That's what matters.
I've had some health issues and some issues of the heart. But all will be fine. I'm sure of it.
I'll be back soon. Thank you for sticking around.


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Global trade management can be complex…and so can the terminology! We created a series of short videos to help you understand the basics. Last week we introduced the third video in the series, which focused on duties vs. tariffs. This week we will focus on incoterms.
In the fourth and final video of the series, we explain what incoterms are, and how they are used to allocate payment, ownership, and risk between buyer and seller.


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Just to be clear. I have already purchased and registered the ARC 2.5 with the Mems mic and a lot of other IK Multimedia products.
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So I ask, and hope for a clear answer:
* Will and can IK Multimedia provide the calibration data file for the new Mems Microfone, or is this considered to be a company secret?
* If IK Multimedia can provide the file, how can I get it?
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How to Remove Candle Wax from Wood Furniture
When candle wax is splashed or spilled on wood furniture, it can seem like a nightmare, especially if it did not have even the slightest blemish before becoming splattered with hot melted candle wax. It is possible to remove candle wax from wood furniture without causing further damage. Carefully remove it using one of the following easy methods. Chances are no signs of the mess will remain.
Read Before Attempting to Restore Wood Furniture
When in doubt, consult a professional to remove candle wax from wood furniture to avoid causing more damage. Since not all wood furniture is designed from the same material or finished in the same manner, safe methods of candle wax removal cannot be guaranteed. Use the least potentially damaging method first for best results.
Use a Thin Plastic Card First
Before using heat to melt hardened candle wax that inadvertently spilled on wood furniture, try using a thin plastic card as a scraper. Use a credit card, a rewards card, or even a driver's license to gently scrape away the hardened candle wax on wood furniture. Take your time, and do not press too hard against the wood to avoid scraping away the finish. If the furniture was properly sealed, chances are it will be easy to remove the hardened mess without leaving a trace. Follow up by polishing the wood furniture with orange oil, lemon oil or a favorite brand of polish. Buff it to a brilliant shine with a clean, soft cloth.
Remove it with a Hair Dryer and Absorbent Paper Toweling
Another one of the best ways to remove hardened candle wax from furniture is by melting the wax once again and quickly soaking it up with absorbent white paper towels. Candle wax stuck on screws is hard to remove so you have to use an impact wrench to remove the screws and clean them. Keep several white paper towels at hand, and melt the hardened candle wax using a hairdryer on the lowest possible setting. Do not hold the dryer in one spot too long. This will reduce the chance of damaging the wood furniture. Also, do not splatter the candle wax further by holding the dryer too close. Once the candle wax begins to melt, use the paper towels to absorb it. Wipe it away without smearing it around. Follow up with citrus oil or wood furniture polish to completely remove any traces of the candle wax. This method to remove the spill from even the finest wood furniture has been known to work like a charm.


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|Jessie and the Orbits
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Had a great weekend away at Vintage at Goodwood, the new festival on the Goodwood estate in West Sussex. (Yes, it rained). An evening at Goodwood races gave the opportunity for some photos from one of the most stylish race meetings I've ever been to while the following 3 days of the festival proper allowed for catching up on some music I'd missed in my youth (The Damned especially) and some fantastic photo opportunities.
You can see many more images in my Vintage at Goodwood photo collection on flickr
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Greetings Greeneview Local Schools,
I am proud to lead a district that is committed to educating the whole child and excited to lead a district that is working relentlessly to prepare our students for the challenges they will face in the 21st century. As a district, we have a renewed focus on thoroughly examining and refining our academic programs while also focusing on the social enrichment of our students and our community.
I am blessed to work in a place that acknowledges our potential to influence our community and engage in service opportunities. We firmly believe that our engagement outside of our buildings will make lasting impacts on our community and our students. As our community prospers, we too will prosper as a district. Our students regularly engage in community service and this selfless service to those in need is a hallmark of our student body. This is only possible through the leadership and nurturing of caring staff members who work tirelessly to influence the students they teach.
Our staff is committed to these Core Beliefs as guiding principles: Building Relationships, Promoting Growth, and Driven by Goals. These serve as a framework for decision-making in the district. These Core Beliefs have become the processes by which we seek to achieve our ultimate goal of Student Achievement. It is my responsibility to ensure student achievement through a collaborative emphasis on adult behaviors and practices.
I work alongside amazing professionals who are committed to providing the very best for our students. It is my responsibility to create a culture that produces students that make our community proud! Todd Gonger wrote, "We should not expect to ever lead others to a level of true excellence without being willing to model that same level of excellence in our own lives. Character influences character."
I am excited for the culture we have created and I welcome my responsibility to nurture and enhance the good things taking place in Jamestown!


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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Photo: White Pocket Checkerboard Pattern
Tomorrow my husband and I will do something we have never done before. We will be able to post the same photo on this Scottsdale Daily Photo site and his Costa Rica Daily Photo site because of something that happened in Arizona yesterday that has a Costa Rican connection.
This week we have photos of Antigua, Guatemala, posted on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.
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Labels: Northern Arizona, White Pocket
2 comments:
- Sharon said...
This is a very interesting rock formation.
- September 24, 2014 at 6:08 AM
- glenda said...
This is really a neat pattern.
- September 24, 2014 at 3:13 PM
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"The Reserve Bank is allied to the developmental needs of the economy and therefore will continue to approve of new types of NBFCs if the economy will so require them," said R Gandhi, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India.
It was said at CII's 1st NBFC Summit that it is a myth the NBFCs are a competition to banks and that they are more complementary in nature.
"NBFCs can be advantageous due to their ability to lower transaction costs, quick decision making, customer orientation and prompt delivery of services," said Gandhi. "In terms of products and services offered, NBFCs complement banking services. They have their risk elements that have led to continuous monitoring and assessment. However RBI has been dynamically making regulatory framework suitable for the day."
He said that as an integral part of the Indian financial system, NBFCs have played a vital role in providing credit to growth-enhancing sectors (such as MSMEs) through products like project finance, transport fleet finance, trade finance, equipment finance and microfinance."


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- Learn how to troubleshoot and fix the error message "Unfortunately, Messages has stopped" that is bugging a lot of #Samsung Galaxy S7 (#GalaxyS7) owners.
- What to do if your phone can't receive text messages from iPhone users.
- Galaxy S7 keyboard reportedly disappears and difficult to bring back.
- What to do if your phone can't send and receive text messages without Wi-Fi.
- #Swype keyboard disappeared from the options after an update.
Text messaging should always work on your Samsung Galaxy S7 as it's a very straightforward service that even basic phones can cater it without any issues. However, we've been receiving a lot of complaints from our readers who reported having to experience an issue or two when trying to send text messages.
In this post, I have addressed some of the concerns we received including the error message "Unfortunately, Messages has stopped." Read on to learn more about these problems and how to deal with them in case you may encounter one in the future.
For our readers who have other concerns, please visit our troubleshooting page as we have already answered a lot of problems with this phone. Browse through it to find issues that are similar or related to what you currently have. Feel free to use the solutions we suggested. Or, if you need further assistance, contact us using our Android issues questionnaire. Please provide as much information as possible about the problem so that we can help you better.
Galaxy S7 shows up error message "Unfortunately, Messages has stopped"
Problem: "When I try to open a text message in my Messages app, an error message pops up that reads, 'Unfortunately, Messages has stopped.' I've both restarted and shut down my phone for about five minutes, and it still won't work." — Traci
Troubleshooting: Hello Traci. I'm afraid reboots won't fix this issue. We really have to troubleshoot it to know the cause and from there, we can develop a solution that might fix it. An error like this may be caused by several factors and since you didn't provide us information as to how and when the problem started, we are left to assume a few things. But before anything else, there's one thing I need you to do first–boot your Galaxy S7 in safe mode.
Booting the device in safe mode will temporarily disable all third-party apps. In this case, there's a possibility that one of the apps you downloaded and installed caused the problem. So, before doing any troubleshooting, try booting the device in safe mode:
- Press and hold the Power key.
- As soon as you can see the 'Samsung Galaxy S7' on the screen, release the Power key and immediately hold the Volume Down key.
- Continue holding the Volume Down button until the device finishes rebooting.
- You may release it when you can see 'Safe mode' in the bottom left corner of the screen.
Now that your phone is in safe mode, try to open the Messages app to see if the problem still occurs and if so, then try to clear its cache and data to reset it to default settings. But please note that all your messages may be lost and settings will be changed so make a backup before following the steps below:
- From the Home screen, tap the Apps icon.
- Find and tap on Settings.
- Touch Applications and then Application manager.
- Swipe to ALL tab.
- Find and touch Messages.
- Touch the Force Close button first.
- Then, tap Storage.
- Tap Clear cache and then Clear data, Delete.
If the problem occurred without apparent reason, then these two procedures may help you fix it. Now, let's go to other possibility–error occurred after an update.
If this has been the case with your device, then it's possible that the issue is with the system cache. It may have been deleted or corrupted and in this case, you have to delete it. Since you really can't access the system cache and delete each file for every service, you need to wipe the directory where all the system caches are stored. You can do so by following these steps:
- Turn off your Samsung Galaxy S7.
- Press and then hold the Home and Volume UP keys, then press and hold the Power key.
- When the Samsung Galaxy S7 shows on the screen, release the Power key but continue holding the Home and Volume Up keys.
- When the Android logo shows, you may release both keys and leave the phone be for about 30 to 60 seconds.
- Using the Volume Down key, navigate through the options and highlight 'wipe cache partition.'
- Once highlighted, you may press the Power key to select it.
- Now highlight the option 'Yes' using the Volume Down key and press the Power button to select it.
- Wait until your phone is finished wiping the cache partition. Once completed, highlight 'Reboot system now' and press the Power key.
- The phone will now reboot longer than usual.
With the caches gone, the new system will create new ones that work well with all the apps and services. This time, try to open the Messages app and it should work now minus the error message. Well, I hope because if it still appears, you really don't have any other options but to perform the master reset. This procedure will delete everything that is saved in your phone's internal storage, so if you have a microSD card mounted on your device, transfer files you don't want to lose.
- Turn off your Samsung Galaxy S7.
- Press and then hold the Home and Volume UP keys, then press and hold the Power key.
NOTE: It doesn't matter how long you press and hold the Home and Volume Up keys, it won't affect the phone but by the time you press and hold the Power key, that's when the phone starts to respond.
- When the Samsung Galaxy S7 shows on the screen, release the Power key but continue holding the Home and Volume Up keys.
- When the Android logo shows, you may release both keys and leave the phone be for about 30 to 60 seconds.
NOTE: The "Installing system update" message may show on the screen for several seconds before displaying the Android system recovery menu. This is just the first phase of the entire process.
- Using the Volume Down key, navigate through the options and highlight 'wipe data / factory reset.'
- Once highlighted, you may press the Power key to select it.
- Now highlight the option 'Yes — delete all user data' using the Volume Down key and press the Power button to select it.
- Wait until your phone is finished doing the Master Reset. Once completed, highlight 'Reboot system now' and press the Power key.
- The phone will now reboot longer than usual.
This is as far as you can go in troubleshooting this problem. If it remained after this, then the firmware may need to be reinstalled, however, doing it by yourself will void the warranty. So, you need a technician to do it for you.
Other text messaging issues with Galaxy S7
Q: "I can send/receive messages with Samsung phones but I can send messages to iPhones and nobody can send back. This is the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active so I understand it's new." — Alex
A: If you were an iPhone user before you bought this phone and you're using the same phone number, then the problem is with the iMessage. De-register your phone number from iMessage and this problem will be solved. Or, you can simply call Apple's tech support for it.
However, if you weren't an iPhone user, then you have to call your service provider. They may be able to help you with it or at least, shed some light to the problem.
Q: "Often when I am texting I hit a certain key and the keyboard disappears and it is really hard to get the keyboard back and to carry on texting. It just flicks out all the time."
A: I'm really not sure what you meant when you said "it is really hard to get the keyboard back" because just by tapping on a text field will show the keyboard. Android automatically brings up the keyboard when it senses the cursor is in the text field like when you're using the Messages app or trying to enter the URL of a website on the Internet app.
If the keyboard doesn't pop up when you tap on the text message, try clearing its cache and data and if that failed, reset your phone.
Q: "My phone will not send or receive texts without wifi, but my phone has unlimited texting. How do I fix this so i can still text without wifi?" — Liz
A: Nowadays, some apps will allow you to send text messages over Wi-Fi, however, text messaging is a native service for all phones and it should work with or without Wi-Fi as it connects to the cellular network. So, here's what you need to do:
- Turn off Wi-Fi.
- Open Messages and type a word.
- Send the test message to your own number.
- If the message fails, then check the signal.
- If your phone has a decent reception, call your provider.
- On the other hand, if the phone can't find any signal, make sure Flight Mode is disabled.
- You may also check the SIM card if it's mounted properly.
Q: "Since having the recent update installed, swype has disappeared on the phone in text messages as well as internet browsing. Any ideas how to fix it? I have tried looking at the keyboards, and swype is not an option. Thanks!" — Kristin
A: I understand you can't find Swype anywhere on your phone but try to follow these steps:
- From the Home screen, tap the Apps icon.
- Find and tap on Settings.
- Touch Language and input.
- Tap Default keyboard.
- Touch ADD KEYBOARDS.
- On Google voice typing, toggle the switch to On.
You may also download Swype keyboard from the Play Store.
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Washington (CNN) – Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, whose opposition to Democratic efforts to overhaul health care reform helped fuel his special election victory earlier this year, will deliver the Republican response to President Obama's weekly address, CNN has learned.
Brown will talk about health care and the economy, said a source familiar with the address, who asked not to be named. Republican leaders will announce later in the day that Brown will deliver the speech, which usually follows Obama's weekly radio and YouTube address.
Brown is a logical choice for GOP leaders as Congress is headed for showdown on health care reform. His victory in the January special election for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat provided Republicans with the crucial 41st vote that allows the GOP to maintain a filibuster against Democratic-led legislation.
Go ahead put the new guy out there to make a fool of himself.
America already delivered it's 2010 response...Senator Brown!
Doing a heck of a job browny!
All you have to do is display Obama's 15 months in office and put a big sign and say "THIS IS A COMPLETE FAILURE AND WRONG". That's it. It's easy dispel the worst president in AMERICAN history.
The Republicans think this man walks on water-NOT.
Keep one thing in mind, his truck was purchased to pull his daughter's horse around in a trailer. He doesn't need health reform with his $$$$ but 35,000,000 people do.
Scott Brown is an idiot. The RNC must be desperate to allow an "ego-maniacal nude model" like Brown give the radio address to the nation on Saturday. I'm a Republican and I'm embarrassed by this guy!
Brown keeps saying that the 'voters sent a message' by electing him. On what planet does a small majority of Massachusetts voters mean all that much? The message might have just been we hate Martha Coakley. He is one of 100. Through reconciliation you need 51 votes(50 with the VP as Cheney did more than once). He is one vote and pretty irrelevant at this point. He can vote 'No' like his party votes on everything. So what?
I'm sure the entire literary world is awaiting with baited breath this nonsense.
"Barak Obama Lands a Presidency"
Senator Barack H. Obama has been in office barely a month, but he already has a story to sell, and the New York Times is publishing it....
Now, wouldn't that be a ridiculous post?
This is how America's plutocracy financially bulks up its stooges to support families while holding public offices.
If Senator Brown wants to be reelected, he will have to remember where he comes from.
Gee, only in the upside down, inside out world of the right would a) being elected President of the United States and b) being the first African-American to be elected President of a nation that once considered African-Americans to be both subhuman and property that could be bought and sold as having "...accomplished nothing! "
To everyone else on this thread:
Mark my words folks–Brown and his backers are convinced he's presidential timber and think they can simply replicate Obama's path and then–if the media fails to take him and his pickup truck–combined with that W-redux cowboy coat he wore all winter–seriously, claim it's proof that the media isn't just liberally biased–but racially biased.
And given the power of the right wing of the media to drive a message, I'd say anybody who fails to recognize where they're going with this guy does so at their own peril.
@ Four and The Door, AND Senator Brown's state has socialized health care!
I hope he keeps his clothes on!
Too bad, he could be a moderate which is sorely needed in the republican community and hes getting thrown to the wolves, Brown should also keep something in mind when he says he wants to start over and the bill is no good, cause thats a horse all GOP have long beaten dead, and thats the bill might now have been so crappy if his party hadn't tried to knock things like the public option out of it


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Nice plans
The public liked what it saw at an open house showing redevelopment plans for the old Cloverdale mall, soon to be demolished. Developer TL Housing Solutions showed off plans for the site, which include tearing down the mall and replacing it with a mix of commercial and residential units known as Cloverdale West Village.
Phase I will consist of a single, five-story building with 22,000 square feet of commercial space, and will include a new Cloverdale Legion, underground parking, and 100 residential units on the site's southwest corner.
Tournament with heart
The Cloverdale Curling Club hosts the Scotties BC Women's Curling Championships. Defending provincial champion Kelly Scott of Kelowna claims victory over rival Kelly Law.
A tale of two animal shelters
The BC SPCA purchases a parcel of land in Cloverdale, where it plans to open a new animal centre in early 2012. The property, at 16748 50 Ave., will be the site of what the non-profit society hopes will be one of the largest and most innovative community animal centres in the province.
The current Surrey branch is housed in the city-run pound at 6706 152 Street.
The SPCA was in the final stages of an agreement to construct a jointly-operated animal shelter with the City of Surrey in Cloverdale when the city announced in 2009 it was moving ahead without a community partner.
Meanwhile, the City of Surrey plans to build an animal shelter in the 17900-block of Colebrook Road, next to Cloverdale Hyland House, a 35-bed emergency homeless shelter.
'It's a little sad to see it go'
Demolition begins on the Old Cloverdale Mall, where a large excavator's mighty jaws crunch into wooden beams and boards of the former anchor, Safeway, sending clouds of sawdust and bits of debris into the air.
"It's a little sad to see it go, isn't it?" remarked a woman who briefly stopped to watch. "It's a piece of Cloverdale history," she said, adding she still missed the Safeway and its staff. The grocery closed in the mid-2000s, precipitating the mall's inevitable decline.
The final tenants, a Sikh temple and a soup kitchen run by local churches, vacated in January.
Plant to close
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. announces its Cloverdale plant is closing. Layoff notices are issued to 155 employees. The company will gradually wind down operations starting in May 2011, consolidating production at its other prepared meat facilities in Saskatoon, Manitoba and Ontario.
The big squeeze
Cramped conditions have forced Lord Tweedsmuir and Earl Marriott Secondary to introduce extended hours and a split timetable in the fall.
Both are over-capacity and have multiple portable classrooms on site to handle student overflow.
But with no new capital funding on the horizon, and enrolment expected to grow, the schools opted to extend the school day to make enough room.
The Surrey School District desperately needs an infusion of money, says board of education chair Laurae McNally, who warns even if the money arrived today, it would still take two to five years to build a school.
"This is the product of nobody paying attention to a rapidly growing district," she said, urging people to contact their local MLAs.
So long Antique Alley
The Cloverdale Antique Mall gets an extension on its final move out date, adding more time to the liquidation sale at the 16,000-square foot mall, going out of business after 12 years because of a hike in its lease.
By March 20, 45 full-time antique dealers, including 10 staffers, will be losing their livelihoods.
Nearly 300 consignment sellers will also have to look for somewhere else to sell their wares, which range from fine antiques like furniture to eclectic collectibles and memorabilia.
The closing-out sale results in the mall's best business in years, with hundreds of bargain hunters and collectors swarming to what was B.C.'s largest antique mall.
When original owners Bill and Marian Reid opened the mall in 1999, Cloverdale was home to more than a dozen antique stores.
A memorable item included Queen Victoria's bloomers, recalled current owner Tim Garrett.
"She was no petite woman," he said, adding the gonch was legit. "It had all the proper paperwork."
Student walkout
Several hundred students at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary walk out of class to protest upcoming changes in the school timetable and to demand provincial funding to build new schools.
LTS is one of two Surrey high schools switch to extended operating hours – and split timetables – this fall to deal with overcrowding. The growing district hasn't seen any capital funds since 2005.
Later in the day, about 60 students took their protest to the Surrey-Cloverdale MLA's office, where Kevin Falcon called the students' concerns legitimate, and promised to take their message back to Victoria. "I was blown away" by their good ideas, Falcon said.
Open sesame
Quietly open for several months, the Cloverdale Recreation Centre holds its grand opening in early May. The $22 million facility boasts two gyms, a 10,000 square foot fitness centre, multipurpose rooms and programs for a wide cross section of residents.
It also earns a mention in Canadian Architecture for setting a new standard for community recreation facilities and for setting the tone for the City of Surrey's future plans for the Cloverdale Fairgrounds site.
Designed by CEI Architecture, its expressive, economical forms complete a high impact building, the magazine says.
Easy winners
Despite a clutch of conservative-styled challengers and defections from within his own team over the past year, Conservative MP Russ Hiebert easily cruises to another victory May 2. The South Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale representative took 54.6 per cent of the vote.
Voter turnout was 65 per cent, highest of all Surrey's ridings. Further north, in Fleetwood-Port Kells Conservative MP Nina Grewal also won by a comfortable margin. Elsewhere in Surrey it was a different story, where Conservative Dona Cadman was toppled in Surrey-North and Liberal Sukh Dhaliwal fell in Newton-North Delta.
Red Barn is history
A two-day auction featuring coin-operated amusement rides, old fashioned gas pumps, curios and memorabilia, plus vintage soda signs ushers in the end of the line for Red Barn Antiques.
The auction is the final weekend for the landmark business, once Canada's largest antique store, which is closing its doors after 42 years in operation, 38 of them in Cloverdale.
The loss of two large outlets signals the end of the road for antique alley, the historic town centre's top-billed tourist attraction.
By year's end, two antique stores remain, Cloverdale Antiques and Fine Art on 176 St., and Jack's Place Antiques and Collectibles, still going strong.
Victory on the backstretch A protest outside Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino unexpectedly turns into a celebration when members of the local harness racing industry learn their longer racing season will be
restored, saving potentially thousands of local and B.C. jobs.
Despite urgent pleas from horse owners, breeders, drivers and trainers and others, the company that owns the racetrack and casino had refused to consider a longer season that would overlap with racing at its other B.C. track, Hastings Park in Vancouver.
But mounting lobbying efforts that culminated in meetings in Victoria between Harness Racing B.C. CEO Doug McCallum and cabinet minister Shirley Bond and others paid off.
The former Surrey mayor received word shortly before the rally, and delivered the news in person to about 70 protesters and a few race horses.
Three cheers for LTS
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary's Panthers cheerleaders prove they're the best in the country, winning their division at the Canadian National Cheer and Dance Championships in Niagara Falls.
The 19-member team delivered two, 2.5-minute routines. The final performance was flawless, even though Alexandra Purgavie hyper-extended her knee and had to walk off the mat mid-routine.
Her teammates carried on, and delivered a championship trophy-worthy performance, bursting into tears as they walked off the mat, knowing it was the last time they were going to all compete together.
– Stay tuned for Part II of our 2011 review
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I have many enemies; but this enemy is different. This enemy tells everyone, everywhere, that he is really my friend. Well-intentioned strangers congratulate me: "Ah, what a great friend you have! And how alike you look!" As soon as I try to say it is not so, that he was never my friend, they look at me skeptically. "How rude, how ungrateful a friend he is!", they think. Sometimes, I don't bother to say anything. I just sit there, broiling with anger at the well-intentioned and at myself. What kinds of well-intentioned people are these, who don't know how to tell apart my friends from my enemies?
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This enemy, who says he is my friend, slanders me when he praises me and slanders me when he attacks me. I' m disgusted when he slanders me, but even more so when he pretends to be on my side. When others are not looking, he kicks me surreptitiously. When others kick me, he screams as if this was really a kick against him, then proceeds to pretend to insult my enemies by insulting me.
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My enemy comes to my house at night, steals my clothes and wears them. Others say: "They must be very good friends. They have the same taste in clothes." And as if that weren't enough, he puts them on the laundry carelessly, so their color fades away. I can't even recognize them after a while, but others say: "What good friends you two must be, you dress alike."
When they attack my enemy, who says he is my friend, they attack him because, they say, he is my friend. He then says: "Him? I don't even know him! I have nothing to do with him!" When my enemy, who says he is my friend, attacks me, he says he does so because I am the friend of his enemies. What trouble! I don't want anything to do with any of them, but they keep arguing about which of them is really my friend and which is really my enemy. How strange!
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My enemy, who says he is my friend, and the enemy which the enemy who pretends to be my friend calls my friend, both say I am not worth anything, yet they keep buzzing around me like flies, as if I were, despite my will, that which connects them. As if I were the medium of another, unspeakable and shamefaced friendship. They love nothing about me, but I suspect they are bound together by the bonds of shared fear -- of me.
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Available together for the first time. This box set includes the first three books in S. A. Gibson's After the Collapse series. This ebook bundle includes Feeling a Way, A Dangerous Way, and In the Horde's Way.
Feeling a Way: The battle for the future begins. In this post-apocalyptic world, where new dangers and mysterious happenings lurk around every corner, children are being kidnapped, and swordsman William Way must rescue them. Archer for hire, Kalapati, has begun her own quest. As William and Kalapati race to complete their missions, they soon wonder how their efforts will change the future.
A Dangerous Way: Eleanora is hard at work on her foster parent's farm training herself in the fighting arts and hoping to avoid the same fate as her parents. William is a swordsman for the library, but when the Librarian steps down, chaos throws all into turmoil. Can Eleanora and William restore the peace to this primitive Southwest landscape after the Collapse?
In the Horde's Way: Henrietta, a soldier with a secret, begins working at the Southwest Library. Meeting Alaya, the Librarian's daughter, launches them both on an epic and dangerous journey that leads them into the councils of invaders and the tribal chieftains who rule the desert land of the Southwest.
These interconnected tales of a future world without modern technology, will test each character's loyalty and commitment and ultimately shape their fate.
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CDO/Legacy Mode
The most obvious advantage of the legacy mode is that you don not need to convert your model and to regenerate your classes. This is very useful if you e.g. cannot change the source because only own the binaries. In this case legacy mode is the best choice.
The disadvantage of the legacy mode lies in its nature. It is just a bridge between EMF and the CDO framework. Thus it inherits the limited scalability of "normal" EMF implementations. It is also a bit slower than the native CDO approach. See the chapter about performance for more information.
Switch me on
We decided to make the legacy mode switchable. This has two reasons. First, native mode is always recommended. Use legacy objects only if you have not other chance. But then you should be aware of the disadvantaged. The second reason is the automatically attaching EObject to CDO could be harder to debug. Guess a user forgot to convert it's model by accident and than receives an error which is related to legacy. This fact might not be show in the behaior of the error or even the stack trace of the exception. With a switchable legacy mode we can assure the user who are using legacy know what they do and that they are aware of using legacy.
From the technical point of view CDO now supports two ways to switch legacy support on or off. The first applies to the CDO session. If legacy is enabled fo a session all transactions on it are created legacy aware. To be exact, this flag also sets the behaviour of the session's transaction. By default legacy is disabled.
You can also switch legacy on or off on transaction level. The same methods are attached to the InternalCDOTransaction giving you the possibility to switch on certain transaction. You can also disable legacy integration for some transactions even if the session allows by default.
The snippet below shows how legacy can be enabled or disabled.
((InternalCDOSession)session).options().setLegacyModeDefault(true); ((InternalCDOSession)session).options().isLegacyModeDefault(); ((InternalCDOTransaction)transaction).options().setLegacyModeEnabled(true); ((InternalCDOTransaction)transaction).options().isLegacyModeEnabled();
While it was forbidden and punished with an exception to use DynamicEObjects on CDO this is now possible. You can create the dynamic objects as you are used to and store them in CDO. But remember that this is not the recommended way. Because dynamic EObjects can easily be converted to CDO you are encouraged to use CDOUtil.prepareDynamicEPackage(dynamicMapEPackage) whenever possible to convert your dynamic model to a CDO native one. For this reason the tracer, when activated, gives a warning if you have not done so.
Mixed Mode
You are not limited to use either native or legacy models. If you like you can combine both. This is then called the mixed mode. It does not matter whether you reference from native to legacy or vice versa.
Due to its nature legacy mode is slower than the native approach. But have in mind that the loss of performance only applies to the client site. For the communication and the server side legacy is transparent. The graph below shows some simple performance measurements between native and legacy. If you are interested in the details of the test see org.eclipse.emf.cdo.tests.PerformanceTest. You can see that the difference between native and legacy it not that big.
The tests were executed on a E6600 with ~3 GB RAM running on Windows XP SP2. MemStore and JVM were used for blaninking out the communication and the server side as much as possible.
Surprisingly there is one case where legacy performs even better than the CDO native models. But this only applies if you are working with the objects before they are added to a resource. In this case CDO native objects (even generate) behave similar to dynamic objects. Compared to the generated EObjects this is certainly not that fast. But this advantage is lost when the objects are attached to a CDO resource.


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People go to jobs every day risking their lives and limbs to accident, injury or death. Even common or safe-sounding jobs have a lot of risk. While not all people who do these jobs are going to die or get seriously injured, they are risking a lot more than people who work in sedentary occupations. Some jobs have very high risks for injuries, but not life-threatening ones. Jobs with intense physical labour or repetitive motion can cause a variety of permanent negative health conditions.
Emergency Service Workers
Not all emergency service work pays well, but for some jobs, the risks are high. Police officers, firemen and other emergency workers are at high risk of injury or death because they run into dangerous situations every day to protect or rescue people. Police officers are at risk of homicide or injuries from a physical attack, while firefighters and medical teams risk injury from fires, rescue situations and climate.
Construction and Agricultural Workers
Construction and agricultural workers deal with heavy machinery, unsafe conditions and strenuous work on a daily basis and have high risks for workplace accidents or work-related injuries. Electricians, high-altitude workers, oil drilling crews and machinery operators are high-risk construction workers because they deal with volatile and dangerous situations every day. No matter how well-trained they are, accidents can and do happen. Agricultural workers are prone to injury from strenuous manual labour and mechanical accidents.
Commercial fishermen are at high risk for drowning or being injured by their equipment. Some commercial fishermen work on fairly small rigs with large crews that go into treacherous waters and climates to seek their catch. With lines, anchors and nets strewn about the deck and waves battering the deck, one wrong step or slip and a crew member can go overboard. Smaller, inshore fishing operations are less dangerous than offshore and deep-sea ones.
Drivers and pilots are at high risk for injury or death from causes such as collisions and vehicle malfunctions. Public taxi and limousine drivers have a higher risk of homicide than other drivers. Pilots have a much higher risk for aeroplane crashes or malfunctions. Truck drivers run long hours alone at the wheel of large, powerful vehicles that can easily tip, spin or flip off roads or bridges at the slightest mistake.


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Maintenance required
No matter how complex our cars become, they still need regular service to keep them running safely and efficiently, and at full power. That means carefully monitoring motor oil and other fluids, and items such as hoses, filters and tires.
Is your car maintenance schedule manual or automatic?
When it comes to scheduling car maintenance service appointments, the first and most important rule is to reference your owner's manual. While your vehicle is under warranty, follow the manufacturer's recommendations for which services to perform and when, and follow the car maintenance schedule for the kind of driving you do. For example, let's say that under "normal" driving conditions, your manual specifies that at every six months or 6,000 miles (whichever comes first), you must change the engine oil and oil filter, and rotate the tires.
Many new vehicles can automatically alert you via the car's various displays – or even through your smartphone – when it's time for your next service. Less advanced systems are based on mileage milestones, while more complex versions rely on numerous sensors that monitor what's going on throughout your car.
Regardless of whether you're following the manual or waiting for your car to say something, it's especially important to abide by the manufacturer's guidelines if your vehicle is under a new-car warranty.
Changing old myths about when to change your oil
Motor oils have come a long way. Full synthetics share the auto parts-store shelves with synthetic blend and conventional oils, and there are more viscosities than you can shake a dipstick at. And even though the overriding principles remain the same, the technology behind engine performance and management has come a long way as well.
As lubricants and vehicles have evolved, so too has the wisdom around oil change intervals. Long gone is the recommendation to change your oil every 3,000 miles. In looking at the current model year, most automakers who suggest changing oil at specific intervals specify oil changes at 7,500 or 10,000 miles. The shortest oil change interval is 5,000 miles, and the longest is 15,000 miles.
When it comes to scheduling your oil changes, the first and most important rule is to reference your owner's manual. Stick to the manufacturer's recommendations for which oil viscosity to use and make sure the oil meets other manufacturer requirements, such as whether your car requires synthetic oils, and then change it according to the recommended maintenance schedule – especially those vehicles under warranty.
General services can avoid major repairs
Was your father or grandfather one of those vigilant motorists who had far too many opinions about auto service? He probably checked the engine oil every time he filled up the gas tank. And he might have championed the bygone wisdom of changing the oil every 3,000 miles – no exceptions!
Well, cars and their maintenance requirements are a lot different now, but there are still some basic assessments you can make that are universal to just about every car, and that could help you prevent costly and time-consuming repairs down the road. As a suggestion, your regular oil change interval is a good time to give your car some additional attention:
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Though his communist movement might have collapsed in the reincarnated present-day Russia, Lenin's body remains embalmed in a tomb next to the walls of Moscow's landmark Kremlin since his death in 1924.
But now, in a poll conducted by a Russian website, 48 per cent of the respondents voted that the body of the former Bolshevik leader should be buried, Ria-Novosti reported.
Those polled wanted the body to be removed from the mausoleum on Moscow's Red Square and buried at a cemetery, while only 26 per cent of those polled were against it, the survey said. Rest were undecided.
The results come four days after the newly-appointed Culture Minister, Vladimir Medinsky, suggested burying Lenin's body and turning the Moscow mausoleum into a museum.
Speaking to Ekho Moskvy radio, Medinsky said it was "absurd" that the Bolshevik revolutionary's embalmed body was still on public display next to the Kremlin walls.
The debate about what to do with Lenin's body has been rocking Russia since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Last year, the administration of then-President Dmitry Medvedev said the decision whether to remove Lenin's body rested with the nation's "political leadership."
Ever since the Soviet Union began to break apart there have been repeated attempts to put the founding father of Russian communism six feet under. But no political leader has yet dared to take the step many Russians regard as sacrilege.


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Who is that enchanting beauty appearing often in my dreams ?
who is that fairy tale lady getting embedded in my heart ?
Look at the sky which is bending down in appreciation of her
Oh my Love ! Come out of my dreams and mingle with me in Real
At every stage of my life
I keep singing in praise of you
Never question me how long could
I sing in appreciation of you
I continue to sing in praise of you
well beyond my very existence
I could see beautiful flowers decked in all directions
I could see the doors of heaven opening up for us
Ever since that beauty fell in love with me
I could see every one staring at me in eve
Physical body of mine will die one day
But my soul would never
Love is like Lightening and the
brightness of it would never fade
Beauty of my dream Girl is like shining moon
The milky face of her remains as cool as moon
How I wish I never wake up from bed
How I wish i sleep deep in dreams
How I wish I could never come out of my dreams
Yes I know for sure such a beauty can never ever exist out of dreams
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A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of "a" of Guernsey-based Jupiter Insurance Limited, both with stable outlooks. Jupiter is a captive of BP plc, an integrated global oil and gas company.
The ratings reflect Jupiter's "strong risk-adjusted capitalization and good underwriting performance, said Best. However the captive's "high level of risk retention, as well as its concentrated investment portfolio, which is held mostly with its parent, BP," should be considered as offsetting factors.
Best noted that "Jupiter's risk-adjusted capitalization deteriorated in 2011, following an increase of 71 percent in net premiums written to $1.948 billion (2010: $1.140 billion), which was largely precipitated by an increase in the underwriting limit." Over the past few years, risk retention per event has increased significantly from $700 million in 2010 to $1.50 billion as of April 1, 2011. "Nevertheless," Best said, "risk-adjusted capitalization is expected to remain at a strong level over the medium term.
"In 2011, the company reported an improvement in its technical performance with an underwriting profit of $1.68 billion (2010: $461 million). This result was largely driven by the increase in earned premium and the reduction in net claims incurred, as a result of a lack of large claims during the year. Given the nature of business underwritten, technical results can be volatile year on year. The significant growth in Jupiter's underwriting portfolio in recent years could potentially contribute to the underlying volatility inherent in the lines of business underwritten."
Best explained that Jupiter "has over 99 percent of its asset base (2011: $7.952 billion) invested in its parent via two discount notes of three months and 30-day duration. Despite Jupiter's lack of reinsurance protection and large underwriting limit," Best said it "considers that the company's capital base could adequately absorb a small number of major claims.
"Following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010, improvements in BP's risk management and safety are ongoing. These improvements could potentially have a positive impact on Jupiter's claims experience in the long term.
"Upward rating actions are unlikely at present.
"Downward rating actions may occur if there were a significant deterioration in the company's risk-adjusted capitalization and/or a material increase in the retention levels on Jupiter's fronted program (COMET). Additionally, any deterioration in the credit rating of BP could lead to negative actions being taken on Jupiter's current rating."
Source: A.M. Best
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Since I got a Mac over a year ago, CPAN has steadfastly refused to really work. It would hang on
Fetching with LWP:
and then timeout after a while and do the same thing with
Net::FTP and eventually it would try to use some method that works (which is how I managed to get LWP installed - by letting CPAN run overnight) and it would do this for every file it needed to get. Re-running config did nothing to help.
Every once in a while I'd google all over the place trying to figure out the problem, and it was always no dice. And people I'd talk to with my same setup uniformly told me they had no problems, or that CPAN sucks and they just download the modules over http and roll them themselves.
Well finally for the umpteenth time there's something I need from CPAN, and it's not working for the umpteenth time, and I'm googling about for the umpteeenth time, and I come across a page that notes that
Net::FTP uses active FTP by default and that setting
export FTP_PASSIVE=1
is what you need to do if you don't want your firewall screwing things up, and darned if i didn't throw that in my .bashrc and LWP downloads that damn mailrc in about a second, and suddenly I HAVE CPAN on my frikking powerbook!


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I have made this many times. Several ladies have asked me for the recipe.
Lemon Streusel Bars
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 c lemon juice
2 c (12 oz) package white chips, divided
2/3 c butter, softened
1 c packed light brown sugar
1-1/2 c flour
1-1/2 c quick-cooking oats
3/4 c toasted pecan pieces
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1/2 tsp shortening
To toast pecans: heat oven to 350. Spread out in baking pan. Bake 7-8 minutes. Cool.
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan. Combine condensed milk, lemon juice in medium bowl; set aside. Measure out 1/4 c and 1/3 c white chips; set aside. Add remaining white chips to lemon mixture.
Beat butter and brown sugar with mixer on medium speed in large bowl until blended. Stir together flour, oats, pecans, baking power and salt; add to butter mixture, blending well. Set aside 1-2/3 c oats mixture. Add egg to remaining oats mixture, blending until crumbly; press on to bottom of pan. Gently spoon lemon mixture on top, spread evenly. Add reserved 1/3 c chips to reserved oats mixture. Sprinkle over lemon layer, pressing down lightly.
Bake 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan. Place remaining 1/4 chips and shortening in small microwavable bowl. Microwave 30 seconds or until chips melt. Drizzle over baked bars. (This last step is optional.)
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Treating data as an asset gives a leg up on the competition
Looking for a competitive advantage? Look no further than your own data.
"Every organization has information that's worth more [by] sharing [it] than keeping it for itself," Frank Buytendijk, an analyst at Gartner, said at the recent Gartner Enterprise Information and Master Data Management Summit.
An easy-to-point-to example is General Electric and its sensor-driven, money-making industrial Internet. But even for companies that aren't dealing with industrial-grade jet engines, MRI machines and wind turbines, the concept of data as an asset can open new doors, Buytendijk said.
Take, for example, John West, a U.K. canned-seafood manufacturer. The company tags each tuna it catches with a unique number, which follows the fish from the boat to the grocery-store shelf. Customers can punch that number into the company's website and learn when and where the fish was caught and the boat that caught it.
Providing visibility into the fishing process adds consumer confidence, according to Buytendijk. "Every company can do something like this within six months," he said. But every company won't. By 2016, Gartner predicts only 30% of companies will have figured out ways to exploit their own data, a figure small enough to suggest that businesses that successfully find new roles for company data will have a leg up on the competition.
That's if the data is used ethically and doesn't exploit the customer. Amsterdam-based TomTom International, a manufacturer of automated navigation systems, found that out the hard way. A pioneer in geolocation systems, TomTom was the first to introduce bi-directional traffic information, Buytendijk said. For a monthly fee, customers' traffic information was pushed to the TomTom servers, and consolidated traffic information more reliable than they'd find on the radio was provided to them.
Buytendijk called it a "fantastic business model," driving revenue and creating customer value. TomTom also disclosed that it would anonymize customer data and sell it. And the company did — to the government. Selling to the agency in charge of roadwork made sense and provided even more value to the customer. But TomTom also sold data to police, who used the information to set up speed traps.
"It's an efficient use of taxpayer money," Buytendijk said. "But it got slaughtered in the papers."
The negative publicity might have been prevented if TomTom had only followed a basic data privacy/ethics rule of thumb. "The more the analytical use of data is removed from your original intention of measurement, the bigger the potential issue," Buytendijk said.


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A-TACS AU was designed for urban and arid environments. The unique feature about this camo is that the colors blend in to a wide range of environments. While some patterns are exclusively designed for specialized locations, the A-TACS AU pattern can blend in successfully against rock, sand, bark, and brush. The majority of the color pallet used in the AU pattern contain hues of brown and tan with hints of green throughout.
It's amazing to see how the colors morph and alter in appearance when set against different backdrops. It's never the same appearance in two difference environments. That's the power of concealment. A-TACS has the following to say regarding their patterns:
"Our goal from day one has been and continues to be Total Concealment and protection for the operator. From head to toe. We work continuously to help develop and bring to market, products and ideas to meet that goal. From weapon coatings to fully camouflaged footwear and accessories, we strive to deliver A Total Concealment Solution."
A-TACS flagship camouflage pattern is still easily one of the best we have to offer!
While A-TACS AU may not be the first digital tactical camouflage pattern to hit the market, it's set apart from any other pattern because of the fluidity in design. Digital camouflage is characterized by the use of square pixels. In contrast the designers at A-TACS took inspiration from nature itself to create a more organic and geographically accurate design. The pattern is able to give the illusion of shape, depth, shadow, and form. These blend in to the environment much better than hard lines and sharp color breaks.
The use of color in this pattern is not at all artificial. The pallet was carefully constructed using photographs of on-location tactical environments. Better yet, A-TACS use of micro and macro patterns gives the camouflage the upper hand when viewed up close and at a distance. The organic shapes are created digitally using mathematical algorithms. The color shapes are so fine and distributed in such a way that there is variety virtually everywhere. This again replicates nature in that any one color in appearance is really comprised of many color samples on a small scale. The Arid/Urban (AU) was the first pattern designed using this technology.


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We reside in a culture where charm rules supreme – we are continuously bombarded with pictures of best bodies. Even most of slick, glossy advertisements for appropriate focus on penis care frequently reveal a male who has the best body – so he must have the ideal penis too, right?
Related –Ty writes about sizegenetics
Images like that can cause sensations of insufficiency for anybody, however maybe particularly for males who aren't well endowed. A male with a little penis may feel as though he isn't really 'sufficient' to please a partner. Nevertheless, that's just not the reality! A guy with a little penis can do fantastic things in the bed room, as countless ladies all over the world can testify. Here's how a guy with a little member gets it done.
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Secwepemc name: estqwllp OR astqw
Very culturally-important tree. The wood was used to carve paddles, tools, and a variety of implements. Cedar bark was used to make roofing for homes, and a variety of smaller objects such as bowls, mats, trays, rope, etc. The roots were extremely important as a basket-making material, and were also valued as a trade good for that purpose.
Cedar bark sheets were sometimes tied at the ends to make an elongated dish for broth and other foods, as recalled by Mary Thomas. The inner bark is then divided into strips and woven into mats, or trays for enclosing food to be pit-cooked. Whole slabs of cedar bark were used for roofing, both for old-style pit-houses and for temporary shelters and cabins. Cedar root baskets were used for various purposes, such as storing clothing. Mary Thomas recalled, "We would trade a bag full of stínesten to Skeetchestn for something we didn't have."
Mary Thomas also recalled that her mother used to keep a big pot of cedar or Rocky Mountain juniper tea boiling on the stove all through the winter. This acted as a vaporizer and air freshener, but it was also drunk: "That is drinkable too, lots of vitamins [including vitamin C]." The wood is a good fuel, especially for kindling. Some people say it is good for smoking hides because of its low pitch content. Other traditional uses included construction (where it was available), and raw material for spoons, paddles, river poles, fish spearing poles, and drying racks for meat and fish. Mary Thomas and others used to make cedar shakes from the wood, and these were sold as a source of income. The wood is easily split and rot-resistant, making it ideal for such uses. Mary Thomas recalled that her family used to make lean-to's when they were camping and used cedar boughs to cover the frame (Chapman 2011). As well as for making coiled baskets, cedar roots were used for lashing and binding as cordage, according to Mary Thomas.
Ecological requirements: Moist, wet soils at lower elevations. Prefers rich soil but tolerates shade. Low resistance to drought and frost.
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Official OANP Groups
OANP Support Group — General Parenting Discussion and support group.
OANP Gentle Discipline & Nighttime Parenting Support Group — Seek advice and inspiration to use gentle discipline techniques in your life, and also nighttime parenting support. This group is 100% against Cry It Out/sleep training. We offer no-cry sleep solutions. We also help with potty training issues!
OANP Breastfeeding Support Group — Breastfeeding help and advice. We allow milk-sharing requests and offers here too!
OANP Pregnancy & Birth Support Group — A private closed group is for OANP fans to discuss all things pregnancy and birth.
OANP Working Moms Support Group — This group is for moms that work outside of the home either part-time or full-time. Juggling motherhood and work has its unique set of challenges and struggles.
OANP B/S/T — Private buy/sell/trade group.
OANP Childcare Locater — Find permanent or temporary child care here.
Other Local Support Groups
Tandem Nursing of Omaha — This group is for any mother who is currently tandem nursing or preparing to.
Breastfeeding Support of Omaha – We are here to offer support for those who are currently breastfeeding, have breastfed in the past, or plan to breastfeed in the future!
Elite Mommy & Me – This group is facilitated by ELITE Lactation Professionals.
Tuesday Evenings 5:30-7:00pm at the Olson Center for Women's Health
Thursday Evenings 5:30-7:00pm at Community Breastfeeding Center 9902 S 148th St. (brick building on SW corner of 148th & Cornhusker)
Pregnancy & Birth
ICAN of Omaha — VBAC and Cesearean support group.
Metro Omaha Doulas — Private Doula-only support group.
Intact Nebraska — Circumcision support group and local intactivist network.
Cloth Diapers
Omaha Area Cloth Diaper Swap — Omaha Diaper Library – Try before you buy cloth diapers.
Car Seat Safety
Car Seats for The Littles — Car seat information and safety group
La Leche League Meetings in the Omaha Area
La Leche League of Omaha – Evening Meeting Group – 1st Thursday of the month at 6:00pm. Meetings at the Millard Library.
La Leche League of Bellevue and Papillion – Share the same Facebook group, but have different meeting locations.
Bellevue – 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 6:00pm at Bellevue University, Dennis Learning Center
Papillion – Every Thursday 10am-noon at TriPointe Coffeehouse (informal drop-in gathering)
La Leche League of Omaha – West — 3rd Saturday of the month at 10am at the Swanson Library on 90th & Dodge
La Leche League of Southwest Omaha – 2nd Thursday of the month at 10:00am at Southwest Church of Christ on the North side of 124th & Center (not affiliated with the church)
Post Partum Wellness Group — Please contact Kristen Treat LMHP to be added to the postpartum wellness group. This secret group is for moms who think or know they may be struggling with postpartum depression or anxiety.
Large Families in Omaha Area — This group is for families with 4 or more children in the Omaha area.
Omaha Area Homeschoolers
Natural Living
Back To Basics: Natural Solutions Clean Living — The purpose of this group is to share our experiences and recipes as we work on transitioning to chemical free households.
Using Essential Oils Safely — A place to ask safety-related questions about essential oils and get answers from aromatherapists trained in the use of Essential oils. OANP feels that it is very important to make sure you are following the direction of an aromatherapist over a sales rep when it comes to using Essential Oils.


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It would be an understatement to say that Burmese Laphet is a must-try if you are in Myanmar. There is a famous folk saying about food among our people: "Of all the fruit, the mango's the best; of all the meat, the pork; and of all the leaves, lahpet." Indeed, Laphet effortlessly earns its title for its unique savor: being bittersweet, pungent and leafy in texture.
Burmese people love green tea and eat the leaves in various preparations, all of which are worth a shot. In fact, Laphet is pickled tea and one of the common preparations. Green tea is widely cultivated in the eastern part of Myanmar particular Shan State where the weather is cool and perfect for the plantation. The process of making Laphet from green tea leaves includes steaming the young leaves, pressing them with heavy objects and finally leaving them to complete the fermentation process.
Laphet can be served in two distinct forms. A-hlu laphet is widely seen in Burmese traditional celebrations like wedding receptions, Buddhist novitiation ceremony and donation events. It is simply a pile of Laphet dipped in oil, accompanied by side ingredients such as crisp fried peas, nuts, garlic, toasted sesame, dried shrimp, and ginger. In some occasions people would use a Burmese traditional serving plate called Laphet Ohk, as seen in the picture above.
Another type of Laphet is Laphet Thohk or, in English, green tea salad. It can be commonly seen as the main dish during meal time. All the ingredients used in A-hlu laphet are mixed; after that, a few drops of fish oil, fresh tomato slices and shredded cabbage are added which significantly increase the bulk of the preparation as well as the flavors. It can also be mixed with rice to make a Burmese "fast food" called laphet htamin thohk (Green tea rice salad.)
In addition, non-fermented green tea is used for two well-known drinks in Myanmar. The first one is hot green tea. Some green tea leaves not suitable for fermentation process are sun-dried and treated with hot water to make a simple cup of hot green tea. Many Burmese "tea shops" serve this drink on a complimentary basis; people love to drink it slowly during casual chats and meet-ups with friends. This hot green tea is said to control the blood cholesterol and ultimately girls tend to take it as part of their weight-loss therapy. The second drink form is called milk tea, where milk or condensed milk and sugar are added to boiled water treated with green tea. Burmese tea shops sell varieties of milk tea depending on the amount of condensed milk and sugar included, all of which have interesting names. When you order the waiter a cup of milk tea, the usual response from him will be the long list of names; however, you should simply ask for a normal cup to enjoy a common taste.
With such versatility in usage, green tea is one of our people's favourites for generations. You will surely enjoy tasting all the forms described.
By Thein Min Swe, ASEAN Correspondent from Myanmar


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P.A.R - Projects
Naming, branding, art direction, web design, packaging, social media and copy for 'Flora', an eternal plants online shop from Barcelona.
The brand synthesizes the coolness and nature in a little gesture.
Client. Flora
Year. 2014
Awards. Silver, Laus 2015, Coordinated items
'Flora' loves nature and wants to bring it into homes. In order to do just that 'Flora' has dreamt up a new experience offering a product that allows you to have plants that don't need your care or your time – making it easy for you to live with nature. They are fresh plants that will fill every day with colour and joy!
The design radiates the cool and casual personality of the brand. The fresh and energetic colours of nature inspire the chromatic range. Creating the copy based on the philosophy brand where nature is claimed for clueless people, holiday seasons or bedtime.
The frantic pace of the city, its tiny dark rooms and grey tarmac separates us from all that is green. Flora wants to fight back and take over the world with plants!
Every flyer explains the characteristics in a comedic way of every eternal plant, where you have to plant, the light, the temperature & the watering. We can handwrite the name of each one.
Plants that don't need space to brighten and cheer up your home.
We have a system so the clients can send personalized messages.
For shipments we proposed packs of cardboard that can be recycled with the brand screen printed in white. For the wrapping paper we use a seal with the mark that make a pattern could generate textures.
The web is designed with a back that allows control over product stock and manages all the comunicacion with the clients. The web is adapt with all devices.
Grow your own indoor garden!
Visit floraindoor.com for eternal plants.
Photography. Products by Raúl Ruz & spaces by Ampi Aristu
Type. Calisto MT by Ron


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Father's Day
For great Father's Day gift ideas, turn to The Hutcheon's Flower Co, Inc., in Abington, MA. Flowers aren't just for Mother's Day, surprise Dad with a Father's Day gift that will brighten his whole week! We've got bouquets that he'll love, from modern flowers to plants, and we offer flower delivery to Abington or nationwide!