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Oil & Gas Midstream and DownstreamYou pursue operational excellence amid a complex regulatory environment. Driving efficiency and control in Accounting & Finance, Risk & Compliance, and Business & Technology can increase your profitability.
Providing an Interim CFO to lead financial due diligence and close a deal
A private equity backed midstream company signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire another midstream company. The acquirer began as a start-up and did not have an accounting and finance organization with internal capacity to complete the due diligence. They came to Aventine Hill for help.
An Aventine Hill CFO Advisory Partner with extensive experience in oil and gas M&A transactions become the Interim CFO for the company. This was a new role because the current size of the company did not require a full-time CFO.
The negotiation period prior to the LOI had been almost a year. So, the goal was to complete detail due diligence as quick as possible and ensure the deal closed cleanly. The transaction was complex because the company to be acquired was twice as large as the acquirer and had a more diverse mix of assets.
The CFO Advisor coordinated the overall financial due diligence. This included:
- Oversight of the quality of earnings analysis performed by a big 4 CPA firm.
- Oversight of the valuation of core assets performed by a second big 4 CPA firm. The valuation was a critical component of the purchase agreement.
- Managing the relationships and detail agreements with the bank syndicate on the credit required to complete the transaction.
- Providing advice to the board and executive leadership team on the results of the analyses and valuations and ensuring that any obstacles were addressed quickly to stay on schedule.
As the transaction moved to completion, the company recruited for a permanent CFO who would lead the accounting and finance organization of the combined entity. Aventine Hill's CFO Advisor participated in the recruiting process and assisted the CFO who was hired with transitioning into the role.
With the help of the Aventine Hill Interim CFO, the due diligence was completed within the compressed scheduled desired by the PE firm and company leadership. The transaction was successfully closed.
Because Aventine Hill was able to blend smoothly with the company's fast-paced entrepreneurial culture, our team was selected to assist with the acquisition integration after the close (learn more here).
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Providing CFO leadership to resolve cost discrepancies and partnership disagreement
An early stage midstream partnership was experiencing cost overruns with a large construction project. This was generating conflict between the general partner, a private equity backer, and other investors. Without a CFO in place, the partners came to Aventine Hill to provide a CFO who could determine the facts and facilitate agreement among the partners.
Our CFO Advisory Partner quickly stepped in to understand the scope of the construction project, the vendors providing services and the contracts, and the partnership arrangement that guided how costs impacted investors. A root cause of the conflict was that there was not alignment on or consistent financial reporting of the construction costs. Working with the general partner's staff, the CFO Advisor prepared a full analysis of the construction cost of the facility.
The partners also advised that a forensic audit would be required to fully answer certain questions that were judged as critical. With an extensive network of auditing firms, the CFO Advisor quickly met with multiple firms who provided competitive proposals. After analyzing the proposals and obtaining unanimous consent of the partners, the general partner selected a national CPA firm to perform the audit.
The CPA firm conducted an extensive forensic audit based on the revised analysis of construction costs prepared by the CFO Advisor. The results were reviewed with the general partner and other investors. The constructions costs were now accepted as valid and the general partner was better prepared to manage the cost going forward.
With the assistance of Aventine Hill, this company received expert CFO level assistance that helped rebuild confidence among the investors and better positioned the construction project for success.
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Assessing IT capabilities and preparing for growth
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An early stage midstream company was not comfortable that its IT capability was positioned to support the growth that its strategy would generate. An Aventine Hill Partners' CIO Advisor was engaged to assess the current situation and help the management team understand the options it should consider.
Our Solution
Because the company was early stage, the on-site assessment work was performed over two days and consisted of interviews with key business users and an extended discussion with the company's one IT employee and a support vendor. Analysis of the information gathered allowed the CIO Advisor to create:
- A model identifying the major functions that would require software support as the company grew and which areas should be prioritized first
- Discussion of the trade-offs between on-premise and software-as-a-service (SaaS) options and which will likely best fit the agreed priorities
- An overview of IT spend to highlight where additional spend will be required to support growth
- An overview of risks from the company's current IT infrastructure approach and alternative approaches that could better support growth
- Advice on governance and control issues, particularly were the company to consider going public
- A description of the scenarios that would drive hiring of additional IT personnel; and what type of personnel would be the next hired
Aventine Hill Partners' CIO Advisory services proved extremely beneficial. The company decided to make some changes in how much time leadership committed to overseeing IT and what mix of internal versus external resources would provide the best support. Leadership gained much more comfort that IT would be a support for their strategy rather than something to worry about. Learn more about our IT Strategy / Business Alignment services.
Defining a merger integration roadmap to achieve quick synergies and long term benefits
A private equity backed midstream company acquired another midstream company, tripling the size of the asset portfolio. The acquirer originally began as a start-up and ran lean so did not have internal resources with the capacity to integrate an acquisition quickly. Having received assistance from Aventine Hill during the due diligence phase (learn more here), additional assistance was requested with the integration.
Aventine Hill assembled a team with the breadth and depth of experience to work both urgent and longer term issues the company would need to address to successfully manage the combined companies.
- A Corporate Development Executive Consultant led the engagement.
- One of our CFO Advisory Partners was assigned to focus on general accounting and finance integration.
- A consultant with deep expertise as a Midstream Controller was assigned to focus on business process integration across commercial, operations, plant accounting, and project/asset accounting.
- A consultant with broad experience in Human Resources assisted senior management with organization design and advised on personnel decisions and policies.
- CIO Advisory Partners were assigned to focus on IT integration, including an overall IT integration roadmap plus specific software application, infrastructure, and IT organization design roadmaps.
Aventine Hill utilizes a triage methodology that allows executive leadership to prioritize which areas of integration to pursue interim solutions for, which to focus on long term solutions for, and areas where new capabilities are needed. This company had some urgent areas of concern so where possible, discrete quick hit recommendations were provided and acted upon immediately.
Quick hit activities
- Payroll processes were reviewed and a recommendation to quickly consolidate to one provider was implemented. Related HR services were rationalized where possible and benefit plans were scheduled for standardization for the next plan year.
- Business process analysis was performed for functions where there were pain points now or were of concern because they would not scale up effectively. This consisted of documenting the "as-is" process in both the acquirer and acquired companies, then identifying options for consolidating processes. Some quick hit improvements required staffing changes to best implement and new employees with the desired expertise were quickly hired.
- Plant accounting methodologies and settlement statement reporting were simplified for the acquired company to quickly drive new value from the assets and standardize the accounting. These changes were coordinated with the Commercial organization to maximize the ability of the company to realize the desired benefits.
- A new cost allocation methodology was implemented for shared services costs so that profitability for the assets could be more accurately measured now and as synergies are realized.
- An interim approach for integrating email, file storage, and networks was recommended and executed to allow the two organizations to collaborate more effectively and to mitigate technical risks in a portion of the IT infrastructure.
Longer term recommendations
- An organization structure was designed that achieved synergies by consolidating locations and resolving redundant positions. A change management plan for executing the synergy plan was created and implemented.
- A data center and network consolidation roadmap was defined. A new co-location facility was selected to consolidate the primary IT hardware to one cost effective location. Options for additional IT standardization and improvements to be pursued after the data center consolidation were prioritized. The company can choose the pace of implementing the recommendations based on business conditions.
- Roadmap options for consolidating multiple accounting systems to one were defined and presented to executive leadership for a decision. Collaborative debate about the level of investment appropriate to the new combined company resulted in a roadmap that provides the primary value executive leadership seeks while deferring certain spend in IT.
- An overall roadmap of improvements was defined that would help position the company for an expected exit of the current private equity owners. This included reviewing internal controls to understand key steps that may be pursued if an IPO is eventually pursued.
With the help of Aventine Hill, this company was able to navigate the complexity of a merger integration successfully and begin driving new value from the acquired assets quickly. The executive team were able to "connect the dots" between the strategic and cultural goals they were pursuing and the practical day-to-day changes required to execute as a combined company.
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Implementing a BI Dashboard quickly and cost effectively
An early stage private midstream company had a large capital budget but lacked an efficient process for tracking expenditures versus budget for decision-making and reporting to investors. Microsoft's PowerBI tool was believed to be an appropriate tool and the company came to Aventine Hill Partners for help in developing real time interactive dashboards.
Our ServicesThe company's need was a great fit for Aventine Hill's BI QuickStart Methodology.
We provided a Business and Technology Practice Director to oversee the project and a Business Intelligence consultant with expertise in defining KPIs, data analysis/mapping, and implementing dashboards.
- An initial scope was confirmed that focused on delivering an interactive dashboard using Microsoft PowerBI, reporting committed expenses and actual expenses real time for comparison to the budgets for individual capital projects.
- The business requirements for specific KPIs were defined and the source systems were analyzed to define the calculations and technical approach for connecting to the data sources.
- PowerBI was connected to the data sources and the quality of the data assessed so the dashboards could deal with any potential data exceptions.
- The dashboards and reports were created in collaboration with the business users to ensure the final design would meet the different user stakeholders' needs. The dashboards were thoroughly tested using actual data.
- Our BI consultant trained company personnel on how to use PowerBI and the design of the dashboards so that internal employees could maintain the dashboards going forward.
Thanks to Aventine Hill's BI consulting support, this company is able to manage spending on its large capital budget and did not have to make a large investment in BI technology to do so. A real time interactive dashboard was completed in just a few weeks using the commonly available PowerBI tool from Microsoft. The company's management team sees opportunities for expanding the use of BI and the practical approach our consultants utilized can be extended by the company's internal employees.
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Helping improve corporate financial models
Publicly traded companies have to be able to accurately predict the effects of certain transactions on their financial statements and the key ratios that are used by investors to track profitability. A publicly traded oil & gas refining and marketing company found itself in need of the right expertise to improve their corporate finance model and turned to Aventine Hill Partners for help.
Our Solution
We provided an experienced financial analysis consultant to make wide scale improvements to their existing model, which had become cumbersome and inaccurate. Our consultant first reviewed the inputs and desired outputs for the existing model. Data input in the model was not consistent and there was no standardized way for users to make and effectively track adjustments. Hard coding of adjustments into equations was causing significant accuracy issues.
Immediate improvements were made by standardizing and simplifying the inputs – saving existing staff a significant amount of time loading data into the model. Next, adjustments were standardized in a way that was intuitive for users and security features were added to prevent the future hard coding of adjustments.
After standardizing data input, the thousands of calculations made by the model were prioritized based on the most commonly used outputs. These outputs included a Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, Free Cash Flow Statement, debt and equity analysis, and key ratio analysis for eleven different scenarios. Our consultant reworked the entire model, simplifying calculations and matching outputs to formal financial statement packages. The end result was a significantly more accurate model that could be managed in half the time previously required from the corporate reporting staff.
Thanks to Aventine Hill Partners,this company was able to make significant improvements to a complex model, which resulted in them being able to accurately model several strategic transactions that they were evaluating. Learn more about our Financial Analysis, Planning, and Modeling capabilities.
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Lowdown: Charlie Chaplin confronts the child within.
There is not that much for me to say about Charlie Chaplin's The Kid. It was made in the early 1920's, it features Chaplin's tramp character, and it's your classic silent film; I think that would sum it up best. It's also probably the shortest film I got to review, at just a bit more than 50 minutes.
The story is fairly simple, at least by today's standards. A mother abandons her baby child; the tramp find him and takes care of him; the baby grows to become a child; the tramp and the child face all sorts of troubles together, culminating in the child being forcibly removed from the tramp by the authorities.
There is not much in the way of hidden agendas to the film beyond its general criticism of a society that is critical towards women who stray out of convention and beyond the issues of the uncared for poor vs. the authorities (magnified later in Modern Times). At its core, The Kid is a basic story about the unconditional love between the tramp character and the kid; that's all there is to it. It is done well, and the result is surprisingly emotional, making you not notice the slapstick and the fact that Chaplin and the kid are basically criminals; you identify with them just as well.
According to the supplementals the film represents Chaplin's confrontation with his own childhood memories: Apparently, he was given away by his mother (I'm probably severely distorting the story here). Not that this should matter to you when you watch the film, but it does help explain why the emotional impact of the film is so impressive.
Best scene: Chaplin storms the government car that takes the kid to an orphanage Indiana Jones style (as in the Raiders scene with the truck carrying the ark). Pretty impressive, given the period.
Picture quality: Once again, black & white, 4:3. So what.
Sound quality: There's some nicely recorded music accompanying this one.
Overall: Very impressive even without taking the period aspect into account. 3.5 stars.


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Strengths: Solid analytics and good presentation in the user interface.
Weaknesses: None that we noted.
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SC Magazine's digital forensics and online fraud group test review earned Distil Networks five-out-of-five stars across all categories: features, ease-of-use, performance, documentation, support and value for the money.
SC Magazine's 5-Star Review of Distil Networks:
Distil Networks inspects each http request in real time to determine if it is a malicious bot. If so, it blocks the request. Next, machine-learning algorithms digest legitimate traffic patterns to pinpoint dangerous anomalies. When one domain is attacked, Distil gathers the attack information and distributes it back out to all Distil-protected sites. The product analyzes more than 40 bits of information from each client request to build a fingerprint that's unique to the browser making the connection. Fingerprints stick to the bot even if it attempts to reconnect from random IP addresses or hide behind an anonymous proxy. The product can be deployed on-premises or be provided as a cloud-based service.
This is a focused piece of network forensics - concentrating on bot traffic. It bridges the gap between online fraud prevention and cyberforensics in that it not only acts proactively but also provides enough information to at least partially analyze the bot attack. What we found interesting is that Distil does not care about the IP address - the usual touchpoint - but rather it concentrates on the fingerprint of the browser data.
This is not to say that Distil finds IP information irrelevant. The system can block by content (which includes referrers and anonymous proxies), custom pages with CAPTCHAs you create, IP access lists with both black and whitelisting, and a country block list. When a client's implementation triggers on a bad bot it sends the information to the Distil cloud where it is disseminated to all users. Additionally, having that data in the cloud enhances analytics.
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The birth of Tafahum came from a chance meeting between British Conductor and Composer Benjamin Ellin and Syrian born Ney Soloist Louai Alhenawi. An invitation from Benjamin to Louai for initial Middle Eastern music workshops at Pembroke Academy of Music in Walworth, London has developed into an expansive collaborative artistic vision.
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Jennifer Lawrence has topped the annual Forbes list of the highest paid female actors in the world for the first time, thanks to lucrative roles in the Hunger Games and X-Men movies.
Lawrence's estimated $52m haul over the past 12 months puts her way out ahead of the second-placed actor, Scarlett Johansson, who made $35.5m during the same period. As well as the lead role of Katniss Everdeen in the post-apocalyptic Hunger Games saga and mutant Mystique in the X-Men films, the 25-year-old will reunite with director David O Russell and co-star Bradley Cooper on the awards season-friendly Miracle Mop biopic Joy later this year.
Lawrence's rise to prominence has been stratospheric: it is just five years since her Oscar-nominated breakthrough as a teenager struggling to keep her family afloat while searching for her missing father in the Ozark highland backwoods in 2010's Winter's Bone. Since then, she has picked up a best actress Oscar for 2012's Silver Linings Playbook and a best supporting actress nomination for 2013's American Hustle, both also featuring Russell and Cooper.
"Jennifer Lawrence has been able to negotiate very favorable deals on the back end of the Hunger Games films," said Forbes's Natalie Robehmed. "No other actress could play Katniss Everdeen, and for that reason, she can command a substantial cut of profits."
Johansson, who was seventh on last year's list, picked up her lucrative payday thanks to a supporting role as Black Widow in Marvel Studios superhero epic Avengers: Age of Ultron, as well as her lead in the Luc Besson science fiction romp Lucy, about a woman who develops godlike powers.
Third place went to a relative newcomer, Melissa McCarthy, who has seen success with her comedic turns in films such as Bridesmaids, The Heat and this year's Spy, and will next be seen in the forthcoming female-led remake of cult 80s film Ghostbusters. McCarthy, 44, made $23m between 1 June 2014 and 1 June this year. She overtakes such prominent Hollywood figures as Jennifer Aniston (fifth with $16.5m), Julia Roberts (sixth with $16m) and Cameron Diaz (11th with $11m). Sandra Bullock, who was 2014's highest-paid female actor with $50m (thanks to a lucrative back-end deal for the Oscar-winning blockbuster Gravity) drops to joint 13th place this time around with just $8m. And 2013's list-topper, Angelina Jolie, slips to seventh with $15m, following her shift towards a future behind the cameras.
Said Robehmed: "Melissa McCarthy has proven herself to be a kind of triple threat – she can write, produce and act. Her solo vehicles, such as Tammy and Spy, have performed well at the box office and seeing as she is the only talent in them, she benefits substantially from their success."
This year's Forbes list took into account the earnings of non-Hollywood actors for the first time, but only one made it into the top 20. Fan Bingbing, a Chinese megastar who has also appeared in small roles in Hollywood fantasy spectaculars such as Iron Man 3 and X-Men: Days of Future Past, landed in fourth place with $21m in estimated earnings.
The impressive earnings of Lawrence and Johansson mean both would have made it onto a combined list of male and female actors. Forbes published its male equivalent list earlier this month, with Robert Downey Jr taking top place with a staggering $80m in earnings; Lawrence would have landed in second spot, with Johansson in eighth. But no other female star would have made the top 15, highlighting the continuing controversy over gender pay gaps in Hollywood and the wider global film industry.
Screen International chief reporter Andreas Wisemann told The Guardian that the disparity between male and female pay remained an "embarrassment". He said: "If those writing the cheques are predominantly men, that doesn't help. Some say agents could push harder. Some say the parts aren't being written for women, perhaps in fear of not being commissioned.
"A male-oriented culture has existed for such a long time that it will take a long time to change, and that's not only in the film business, of course. Progress is being made, but it is slow. The success of stars such as Lawrence and Johansson prove that audiences want to see great actresses in all sorts of roles every bit as much as men."
Forbes top 15, June 2014 to June 2015
1. Jennifer Lawrence ($52m)
2. Scarlett Johansson ($35.5m)
3. Melissa McCarthy ($23m)
4. Fan Bingbing ($21m)
5. Jennifer Aniston ($16.5m)
6. Julia Roberts ($16m)
7. Angelina Jolie ($15m)
7. Reese Witherspoon ($15m)
9. Anne Hathaway ($12m)
9. Kristen Stewart ($12m)
11. Cameron Diaz ($11m)
12. Gwyneth Paltrow ($9m)
13. Meryl Streep ($8m)
13. Amanda Seyfried ($8m)
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My friend, Tami, and I recently held a yoga holiday at a stunning retreat center in Tuscany called Ebbio. Named after a plant similar to elder blossom, which grows in abundance on the 300-acre national forest where the retreat lies, Ebbio is truly a magical place. In addition to providing a tranquil setting for yoga and meditation groups, Ebbio is a working, organic farm and vineyard, as well as a sanctuary for many animals, including wild horses, tenacious donkeys, wandering geese, colorful peacocks, baby chicks, fluttering doves, sweet-natured dogs and aloof tomcats – animals are everywhere; it's wonderful!
Our group was a mix of Americans, Swedes, Swiss and Canadians. We lived together, like a large family, in a 14th-century farmhouse, which sat high in the hills above the Tuscan countryside. Restored to perfection, the 800 year-old dwelling featured stone floors, a two-meter high fireplace, artisan woodwork and countless windows overlooking a distant castle, cypress trees, olive groves and sunflower fields. Daily, we were served delicious, healthy food, with vegetables, fruits, herbs and eggs gathered just hours before from the gardens. Prepared with love by Sasha, the French chef, and Franz, the center's Neapolitan owner, the Italian-vegetarian food was abundant, flavorful and unforgettable. Both Sasha and Franz were exquisite cooks and perfect hosts, forever making sure that we were well-nourished, enjoying our stay and taking us on excursions to experience the most beautiful sights of Tuscany, including the Monteriggioni Castle, San Gimignano, Siena, Castellina in Chianti and the Roman Hot Springs.
Our morning alarm was the sound of the roosters, and we did our yoga in a sweet, rustic space that was once the horse stable. Daily, the horses would come by the yoga shala and observe – we weren't sure if they were drawn by the energy of our practice or missing their former home. The gaggle of geese also made frequent visits, always watching patiently and curiously through the French doors of the shala (I have a new found love and respect for geese, until now, I'd never spent much time with them).
When we weren't sight-seeing, doing yoga or enjoying fabulous food, we explored the land surrounding Ebbio with Emma, a lovely young American woman volunteering at the center as a WWOOFer (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms). She guided our group on one of the many maintained hiking trails that looped through the forested property. We also enjoyed feeding the horses and donkeys, retrieving eggs from the hen house and relaxing in the warm sun on the many lawn chairs to take a nap or read.
Franz' mother, who founded Ebbio 20 years ago, has infused the land and houses with her caring energy. A beautiful woman in her 60's, she was at one time very close to Osho and is a Sannyasin. I had only a brief interaction with her, but during our conversation, I was in awe of her light, warmth and grace.
I'm hoping one day to return to Ebbio. Many thanks to all the friends who joined us there for the retreat, and our deepest gratitude to Franz, Sasha, Emma and all of the others who made our stay so special – Grazie Mille!


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What Is a Stock Index?
A stock index is a compilation of stocks constructed in such a manner to track a particular market, sector, commodity, currency, bond, or another asset. For example, the NDX is an index that tracks the largest 100 non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ.
The stocks in an index are collected in what's known as a basket. For example, if you wanted to invest in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DIJA), you would purchase shares of the 30 stocks in the index basket. You would actually own shares of 30 different companies.
How an Index Works
Indexes are designed to track a particular market or asset. For example, the Gold and Precious Metals Index (XAU) consists of companies that mine gold and other precious metals. The logic is that if you buy the stocks in the index, you will gain exposure to the gold mining sector without having to buy shares in every single gold mining company in the world. The shares in the XAU are representative of the gold mining industry as a whole.
Index-weighting is how the shares in an index basket are allocated; basically how the index is designed. For example, a price-weighted index has different amounts of shares for each stock based on price. A stock worth $20 would have 1 share, where a stock worth $5 would have 4 shares to make it equal to the $20 stock.
Another type of weighting is based on market capitalization. The shares of each stock in a cap-weighted index are based on the market value of the outstanding shares. There are also revenue-weighted indexes, fundamentally-weighted indexes, and even float-adjusted indexes.
Advantages of Buying an Index
Indexes are a nice way to gain exposure to certain markets or sectors without having to corner the market in stocks. It's easier to buy a commodity index instead of buying barrels of oil, some cattle, and a few bags of wheat. You can gain exposure to the overall performance of a market by buying the appropriate index basket.
Disadvantages of Buying an Index
While an index is designed to emulate a certain market, it doesn't mean it's 100% accurate. Just because you buy a foreign market index in a certain region doesn't mean your basket will move exactly with the economy of that region. There are many factors can alter the course of a market that sometimes an index can't reflect, at least not immediately.
Filling a basket order is not always the easiest process either. While it is easier to buy an index than 4,000 industry stocks, that doesn't mean you always get your target price. If you use market orders, you will eventually fill your basket, but you may not get the desired price. Or if you use limit orders, you may not get all the shares needed to fill the basket.
Not all indexes are liquid. Meaning it may be difficult to trade in and out of certain index positions. Then again, the same thing can be said for certain securities as well.
Alternative to Indexes
The nice thing about ETFs is that they are constructed to mimic an index, much like an index is designed to mimic other markets and assets. However, in the case of an ETF, the "basket" is pre-packaged and ready for trade. You don't have to make 11 buy transactions to get the stocks in a certain index, instead, you make one purchase of an ETF, which is a collection of the 14 stocks in one asset; a mini-portfolio if you will.
There are many advantages ETFs hold over indexes like tax advantages and ease of trade, but ETFs have their share of disadvantages, too. ETFs have come a long way and their benefits have made them suitable replacements for many investments like mutual funds and indexes. So if you think ETFs may be an alternative to index investing, you've come to the right place.


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Industry experts pin their hopes on Diwali, believing that a decent growth is expected in the festive season. CREDAI (Confederation of real estate developers association of India) says that since the market will buoyed by the festival mood, home-buyers may begin to invest.
"The real estate sector of the city has been stagnant for the past two years. Indore is a major commercial hub of the state and has a continuous movement of capital. At this point of time, builders are expecting growth," said CREDAI Indore chapter's secretary Akhilesh Kothari.
A major chunk of apartments in the city have seen a dip in resale value. With more than 25,000 vacant apartments, real estate developers are finding it difficult to earn from the projects. "The current rate per square feet is almost the same as it was two years ago. This is one of the reasons why home-buyers are not finding it viable to sell their flats. There is no appreciation," added Kothari.
Experts claimed that close competition in similar types of apartments has dented the rates of already owned flats. Indore housing has been a market of affordable, luxury and ultra-luxury apartments.
"Today 70% buyers look for affordable housing and the rest are in for luxurious apartments. But the newer projects that are coming up are largely focusing on premium flats, which are not on the list of most home-buyers," said CREDAI's youth wing secretary Niket Mangal. Flats ranging from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 40 lakh come under the affordable housing criteria. Anything above that classifies as premium. But realtors seem eager to cash in on luxury. "The biggest gap is in demand and supply of housing. Affordable housing is what majority consumers need but there are increasing options in premium apartments. That is not what most buyers need," he added.


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Ministries of Trinity Church
Children's Ministry
passing the gospel to the next generation
The children of Trinity Church are our greatest resource, so we ask God to make us faithful in training them to live for God, to love others, and to serve Him with excellence and joy. Here's what we're doing with them each week:More Info
Teen Ministry
building strong faith in an age of opportunity
Growing up in church can be tough. Especially into the teen years, it's hard to know how to reconcile what you've learned as a kid with the increasing pressures of school and work. That's why we are so grateful that God's strengthened our church with teenagers who love God and want to rally together to build up their friends.More Info
Young Adults
Walking together into maturity
Though it's right to celebrate graduation, studies show that the process of leaving high school and moving into the next steps of adulthood can be very stressful. It's no wonder many young adults struggle during this season. At Trinity, we are grateful that our young adults are committed to meeting together for prayer and encouragement as they start college or head into employment. See one of our pastors or call the church if you'd like to learn more about joining in.
Senior Saints
embracing the necessity of mature examples
We're grateful to be a church with a rich history of God's faithfulness. One of our richest assets as a church family is the folks who have been faithful members from the beginning of our church and who have walked with the Lord for years. Our mentors are critical for what it means to be a vibrant and healthy church. For that reason, the older believers at Trinity regularly meet in order to remind each other of the privilege they have as examples to the church. In addition to this type of encouragement, meetings also provide a context for fellowship and teaching for the unique needs of this season of life. It's exciting to see how our church in maturing as a body. If you'd like to join us and get involved, please see a pastor or one of our leaders today.
What is Discipleship?
Following Christ... together
At the heart of everything we do is one simple principle: no matter how much we meet together or schedule events, God's Spirit is the only one who really helps us to grow and change. So how do we guarantee that we can meet with God and find his help? Good question. At Trinity, we think the answer is fairly simple: people should open the Bible together, read and discuss it together, then pray together for power and courage to act on what they've seen about God. That process is called Discipleship… and it's what we're all about at Trinity. Most of the time we do that in groups, but we're also looking to get people to sit down one on one to read and pray. If you'd like to have someone from Trinity meet with you, please call the church today- we'd love to help you get connected.
The only way we can accomplish what God's called us to do is when the people of Trinity Church actively plug into the ministries God's established. So, check out some of the ways you can get involved. Our mission depends on it.


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Topic: Wow! (03/11/10)
- TITLE: A Mighty God is He!
By Yvonne Blake
A wicked king indeed,
He bowed before the idol Baal
A horrid god was he!
Elijah was a man of God,
Great power he did see;
He worshiped the Eternal One,
A mighty God is He!
King Ahab hated men of God,
And killed all those he found;
Though just and holy is our God,
His mercy did abound.
"How long will ye still falter?
How long will ye still fail?
Now will you praise Jehovah,
Or fall down yet to Baal?"
God spoke unto Elijah then;
He told him what to say,
"God will withhold the rain, Ahab;
Turn from your evil way."
Elijah called the people near;
To Carmel's mount they came.
"Now you will see which god is real;
Which one will you now claim?"
"How long will ye still falter?
How long will ye still fail?
Now will you praise Jehovah,
Or fall down yet to Baal?"
Four hundred fifty priests of Baal,
They built an altar tall,
They shouted, danced, and cried aloud,
With knives they let blood fall.
Elijah mocked their useless cries,
"Is Baal gone on a trip?,
Perhaps your god is still asleep!"
A smile upon his lip.
"How long will ye still falter?
How long will ye still fail?
Now will you praise Jehovah,
Or fall down yet to Baal?"
From morn 'til night they cried and begged,
An answer never came.
Four hundred fifty priests had failed;
Baal did not show his fame.
Elijah lay down twelve strong stones,
He calmly, softly prayed,
"Let all now see Your pow'r and might;
Lord, show yourself today."
He called for water to be poured
O'er sacrifice and wood.
The water flowed through every crack;
Absorbing all it could.
Elijah did not scream and shout,
For God is very near.
Elijah prayed with meekest heart,
He knew that God would hear.
From heaven, streaked a ball of fire!
The people shrieked in fright.
It burnt the bull, the wood, the stones,
And water within sight.
Elijah thrilled at God's display,
"A faithful God is He!"
The people bowed before His pow'r,
"The only God is He!"
"No longer will we falter.
No longer will we flee.
We praise the One Jehovah!
A mighty God is He!"
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Key priorities for implementation
Key priorities for implementation
The following recommendations have been identified as priorities for implementation.
All children, young people and adults with a recent onset suspected seizure should be seen urgently[1] by a specialist[2]. This is to ensure precise and early diagnosis and initiation of therapy as appropriate to their needs. [2004]
Healthcare professionals should adopt a consulting style that enables the child, young person or adult with epilepsy, and their family and/or carers as appropriate, to participate as partners in all decisions about their healthcare, and take fully into account their race, culture and any specific needs. [2004]
All children, young people and adults with epilepsy should have a comprehensive care plan that is agreed between the person, their family and/or carers as appropriate, and primary and secondary care providers. [2004]
The AED (anti-epileptic drug) treatment strategy should be individualised according to the seizure type, epilepsy syndrome, co-medication and co-morbidity, the child, young person or adult's lifestyle, and the preferences of the person, their family and/or carers as appropriate. [2004]
Prolonged or repeated seizures and convulsive status epilepticus
Only prescribe buccal midazolam or rectal diazepam[3] for use in the community for children, young people and adults who have had a previous episode of prolonged or serial convulsive seizures. [new 2012]
Administer buccal midazolam as first-line treatment in children, young people and adults with prolonged or repeated seizures in the community. Administer rectal diazepam[3] if preferred or if buccal midazolam is not available. If intravenous access is already established and resuscitation facilities are available, administer intravenous lorazepam. [new 2012]
Special considerations for women and girls of childbearing potential
Women and girls with epilepsy and their partners, as appropriate, must be given accurate information and counselling about contraception, conception, pregnancy, caring for children, breastfeeding and menopause. [2004]
Review and referral
All children, young people and adults with epilepsy should have a regular structured review. In children and young people, this review should be carried out at least yearly (but may be between 3 and 12 months by arrangement) by a specialist. In adults, this review should be carried out at least yearly by either a generalist or specialist, depending on how well the epilepsy is controlled and/or the presence of specific lifestyle issues. [2004]
At the review, children, young people and adults should have access to: written and visual information; counselling services; information about voluntary organisations; epilepsy specialist nurses; timely and appropriate investigations; referral to tertiary services, including surgery if appropriate. [2004]
If seizures are not controlled and/or there is diagnostic uncertainty or treatment failure, children, young people and adults should be referred to tertiary services soon[4] for further assessment. [2004]
[1] The Guideline Development Group considered that 'urgently' meant being seen within 2 weeks.
[2] For adults, a specialist is defined throughout as a medical practitioner with training and expertise in epilepsy. For children and young people, a specialist is defined throughout as a paediatrician with training and expertise in epilepsy.
[3] At the time of publication (January 2012), this drug did not have UK marketing authorisation for this indication and/or population (see appendix E for details). Informed consent should be obtained and documented in line with normal standards in emergency care.
[4] The Guideline Development Group considered that 'soon' meant being seen within 4 weeks.


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@RSalisbury You are actually very on point here.
Part of the 'recommendation engine' is that it looks at the relations and positions of things (therefore not just related to investing - for example, how would one look at competence across health care when considering allocation of resources).
That's facepalm funny.
I also like this idea… but honestly with current organization of RH, not realistic it would get realised right now (with all hands on deck with the RHC train and development of RHU)
I like this thinking,and I think there's space for discussing these far out ideas. However I simply don't understand how it could work, even conceptually. Could you elaborate your idea a little more? I like the goal but I don't understand how anything like this could work?
Capitalization essentially represents three things: Expected future earnings, a risk adjustment, and the discounting of the future value based on some discount rate. "Capital," as in the money value of assets in capitalism, is the present value of a capitalized asset; it is the expected future earnings, less the discount rate, adjusted for risk. The goal of the capitalist is to accumulate capital (future earnings) faster than the average rate of accumulation (which is the rate of inflation). To do this, a capitalist needs assets that are expected to earn a profit, that are low risk.
On a strategic level, co-ops (and other liberatory organizations) will have to work together to form an organized power (not necessarily a state, but an organization that is conscious of its social power) in order to create a free society that can resist capitalism. At some point, this will have to involve the "decapitalization" of the organization/members; decapitalization can be achieved through eliminating debt, the cessation of market purchasing (meaning the development of an internal industry), increasing the risk of assets, or achieving a zero/negative rate of inflation. Parasite, and perhaps other tools like it, could direct the process of decapitalization, by prioritizing it according to the capitalists' own expectations.
On coops, the Resileince network suggests a kind of organized network of coops: https://medium.com/@resilience_me/resilience-a-fully-voluntary-wealth-sharing-network-6873c927736a
@Tere, see also libertarian municipalism and similar ideas
I am not quite sure how parasite works and how it is correlated with market. But in this untsable market situation and if parasite is correlated with markets I would use some market neutral strategies with parasites to diversify risk.


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Playstation Official Magazine Australia
The graphics are utterly gorgeous, and the soundtrack is a wistful selection of haunting folk music. In a lot of ways, this game conjures up nostalgia for a time that never was; but this matters not. This is a game that single-handedly moves PSPs in Japan. Now we can see why. [Aug 2009, p.76]
Overall, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is an entertaining game, and definitely well worth the price tag 'Äď around $30 for 500+ hours of gameplay.
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Freedom Unite is a huge game, and, naturally, a little intimidating. But not only are you getting the best installment of the Monster Hunter franchise so far (though Monster Hunter 3 will no doubt be just as grand), you're getting an enormous action RPG that gives you a lot in return for putting a lot in. And it can potentially keep you attached to your PSP longer than you ever thought.
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There are few flaws. It's incredibly addictive, sure, but that's not a bug; it's a feature. Likewise, you can't save, or even pause the action mid-mission. Thus the stakes are raised, and the experience heightened. Each new challenge is maddening at first, and a cakewalk in hindsight - and each hunt is a thrill.
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Gaming Age
A great upgrade for Freedom 2, and having the ability to take Felyne's into combat is a nice addition for those stuck with solo play.
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LEVEL (Czech Republic)
Great atmosphere, stunning visuals and hundreds of hours of gameplay make PSP Monster Hunter a must have. If only the camera controls work as designed. [Aug 2009]
Eurogamer Spain
We will just say that we can't stop playing it until dawn, even having to go to the office the next morning. That's how great this game is.
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Gameplayer Sweden
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite offers everything to everyone. There is no PSP game today that sports the same depth and amount of game time and even though you might think the genre of action role-playing isn't for you, think again because this is the best thing that has happened to the console in a long time.
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Eurogamer Italy
Small improvements, lot of content for newcomers and expert players who loved Freedom 2. An exceptional game that needs planning, training and patience. Are you ready for this challenge? Prepare yourself for one of the best gaming experiences in your gaming life.
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Play Magazine
Freedom Unite is like the cube from Hellraiser that takes you to a world of ultimate pain and pleasure. The only major flaw: Capcom gives us ad hoc gameplay with local friends, but no real online multiplayer support. How many units does a franchise have to sell before you throw us a bone?
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Worth Playing
These small issues aside, Freedom Unite is an excellent Monster Hunter title, and it's certainly the place to start if you're new to the series but have been meaning to give it a go.
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Playstation Universe
An insanely addictive action RPG.
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It's incredibly addictive. A great upgrade for Freedom 2 and one of the best PSP games today.
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A game that doesn't only impress with the well-done graphic, but with its varied course and the exciting story of the game! Sometimes it takes a little time to load, but that can be easily excused.
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Played as a single-player game or with a hunting party composed of friends, this is Monster Hunter game that gives even the console original a run for its money. Unite doesn't really change the story introduced in the last Monster Hunter game but there are more missions and extras to make this a much bigger game.
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One of the most exhaustive, expansive and compelling RPG experiences on the market.
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Pelit (Finland)
It is an incredibly addictive grinding game with a huge world to explore. [July 2009]
f you persevere through your first impressions, you'll discover a remarkably rich experience that just gets better as you go on.
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Monster hunter Freedom Unite lays the foundations for more small-scale MMORPG games and proves that they can be done successfully with handheld consoles while still remaining action orientated to appeal to hack & slash fans.
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Vandal Online
Freedom Unite achieves what it promised, to expand the original concept with the broadest entry of the series to date. For its durability, it is one of the best games for the money on the PSP today.
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Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is a huge game, with hundreds of weapons, armors, items and monsters to hunt. It delivers some of the best graphics ever seen on a PSP (the textures in particular), and the multiplayer mode is a blast. Definitely the best Monster Hunter so far.
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Cheat Code Central
Unite is an excellent game for those that haven't played Freedom 2. Otherwise, it's just a fun and addictive addition to an otherwise excellent game that already exists.
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Gaming Nexus
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite has the gameplay chops to make it a lasting staple in the PSP library, get yourself a copy and tell your friends to join in too, you won't be disappointed, especially if Phantasy Star was your thing back in the day.
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Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is a quality product. It offers a thorough and interesting gameplay - albeit not so various - thanks to a considerable amount of collectibles and monsters. It does have some minor glitches here and there, but technically speaking it is worth the money. It also boasts an excellent co-op mode worth hours of shared fun.
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PSM3 Magazine UK
Load up MH: FU alone and the grind becomes far less enjoyable. [Aug 2009, p.76]
Its experience is as rich as you've come to expect from a Monster Hunter game, and it adds enough new features to keep veterans engaged. It's still not as newcomer-friendly as we'd like, but once you overcome the initial hurdle, you'll find a lot in here to keep you busy.
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It requires enormous quantities of patience, planning and persistence. If you're up to the challenge, prepare yourself for one of the most rewarding opportunities in gaming.
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Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is an excellent update to the already impressive Freedom 2 and features an unbelievable amount of new content and end-game potential. [Aug 2009, p.116]
Playstation Official Magazine UK
Playing with four is the most fun. [Aug 2009, p.115]
Eurogamer Portugal
Despite the cooperative mode for four players, just the main mode alone offers hundreds of hours of longevity.
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Unite offers welcome improvements (the game install, the ability to stack items in your box, and new monsters) but is pretty much the exact same experience people were playing two years ago.
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Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is a great place for newcomers to jump in -- provided they have the setup to play with others in some form. Without that, or for double-dippers, I offer a far less enthusiastic recommendation.
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It isn't perfect, but despite a number of shortcomings and some control foibles, there is undoubtedly something about Monster Hunter- Freedom Unite to keep you going back for more punishment.
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It will eat up your life; maybe even take it away with the insane amount of quests you have to take upon.
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Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is epic, looks good, got great sound and brings a lot of content to play with. It also brings enough challenges for the hardcore gamer. The downside of the game is the bad camera and the long loading times.
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Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
It's the best Monster Hunter game yet. [Sept 2009, p.81]
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is not a perfect game, but it is a pretty awesome one.
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Games Master UK
A real love it or hate it game. It could consume your life if you get the hunting bug. [Aug 2009, p.73]
Play UK
It's a no-brainer for fans of the series, but noobs will struggle even with the low-end missions for at least a few hours. Be patient because investing time in tutorials and online guides yields a very worthwhile game. [Issue#181, p.77]
Game Revolution
There is simply so much content in Unite, it gets my recommendation sheerly on a bang-for-the-buck basis.
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Edge Magazine
Unite doesn't offer the kind of transformation at its higher levels that you might expect 'Äď the essential purpose is the same throughout: kill monsters, craft new shin pads out of dino-bladders, and swap your pig's wings for a magician's hat. Nonetheless, these simple motivations give way to a huge depth of execution which empowers and requires four players.
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I can only tell you that the game isn't for me, but it might be for you. If it is, it's probably the best value PSP game ever released. If it isn't, then it's a slow, mind-numbing exercise in masochism.
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As a hack-n-slasher, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite has a ton of replay value, depth and challenge. However, the steep learning curve and the fact that combat becomes repetitive after a while, make that this game isn't for everyone. The lack of online multiplayer is a miss as well.
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To grade a game like this is as difficult as it is irrelevant. The appeal of this game is solely based upon you personal preferences in games. If you're into fast paced action games this not a title for you. If you're into intricate battles and spending obscene amounts of hours collecting loot this is definitely well spent money on your behalf. Played solo this is passable but when played in multiplayer with friends this is as close to a portable MMO as you'll get.
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Even with tens of hours of new content and welcome improvements over its predecessor, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite has yet to hunt down a few critical annoyances.
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Metro GameCentral
It may be big in Japan but there's little here that is new, in this still deeply flawed mini-MMO.
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There are over 400 missions, which is insanely impressive and the depth of the weapon and armor customization is ridiculously. But in the end, all that content feels kind of wasted due to the horrible camera and lackluster combat.
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I recommend visiting - Mauritius
It has to be sunny Mauritius. I fell in love with this exotic island as it's full of white sandy beaches, dense forests and has a stunning and dramatic volcanic landscapes. It's a place where you can do as little or as much as you like, it's your choice.
Being a keen geographer, I loved combining my beach holiday with a visit to the geological sites of Chamarel Park, which features the Seven Coloured Earth phenomena (sand dunes comprising sand of seven distinct colours), as well as the impressive Chamarel Waterfalls.
I recommend staying at - Tugu Lombok
My time in Indonesia was made extra special by a two night stay at the beautiful Tugu Lombok. This enchanting hotel is full of character; I love how it has a luxurious feeling whilst it's décor remains in keeping with the spiritual heritage of Indonesia.
A highlight for me was when the hotel organised a dragon boat excursion to the Gili Islands. With my snorkel at the ready we hopped between islands, seeing an abundance of tropical fish and shimmering blue coral. The most exciting moment was when a turtle swam alongside me. An experience I will never forget.
I'll never forget when…
My most memorable moment was zip lining through the rainforest at the Constance Ephelia Resort in the Seychelles.


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Well, if you're visiting this page you either know me, or browsing the world wide web for some reason has brought you to my blog! Either way, I'm Josh, and this was really created just as a thought recorder. We all think things and have opinions so I figured I'd create some place to store them… I mean, why not?
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Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Environmental Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
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- Bethel University - B.A., 2005
- Michigan State University - Ph.D., 2010
Courses Taught
Integrative Biology and Global Health
Environmental Plant Biology
Economic Botany
Introduction to Research
Introduction to Organismic Biology
Bethel University Excellence in Teaching Award (2015)
NSF REAL Grant (awarded 2014) - From the learner's perspective: Unpacking the why and how of model-based learning about biological systems. Collaborative NSF REAL Grant with Michigan State University, St. Louis University, North Dakota State University and Bethel University.
- Soneral, PG., SA Wyse. 2015. Your tax dollars at work: A mock grant writing experience centered on science process skills. CourseSource.
- Wyse, SA. 2014. Does it pose a threat: Investigating the impact of Bt corn on monarch butterflies? CourseSource.
Wyse, SA. 2014. The 4-minute summary: Helping students recall, recap, explain the big picture and more! CourseSource.
Wyse, SA, TM Long, and D Ebert-May. 2014. TA professional development in biology: Designed for and driven by multidimensional data. CBE-Life Science Education 13(2):212-223
Long, TM, J Dauer, KM Kostelnik, JL Momsen, SA Wyse, E Bray Speth and D Ebert-May. 2014. Fostering ecoliteracy through model-based instruction. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 12(2):138-139.
Long, TM, SA Wyse. 2012. A season for inquiry: Investigating phenology in local campus trees. Science (335):932-933. Press Release.
Long, T, S Martin, J Pierce, T Robinson, K Schmitt, M Thomas, and SA Wyse. 2012. Campus trees: A study of local phenology. Online supplement to: Long, T, and SA. Wyse. 2012. A season for inquiry: Investigating phenology in local campus trees. Science, 335(6071), 932–933. doi:10.1126/science.1213528.
Bray Speth, E, JL Momsen, GA Moyerbrailean, D Ebert-May, TM Long, SA Wyse, and D Linton. 2010. 1, 2, 3, 4: Infusing quantitative literacy into introductory biology. CBE–Life Science Education (9): 323-332.
Momsen, JL, TM Long, SA Wyse, and D Ebert-May. 2010. Just the facts? Introductory undergraduate biology courses focus on low-level cognitive processes. CBE – Life Science Education (9): 435-440.
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In a win for women in India, the Kerala government told the Supreme Court on Monday that women will be allowed into the Sabarimala temple, which was so far barred for women between ages of 10 and 50 years.
Women of all ages will be allowed in to the temple now, said the government while changing its stance from that of the previous Congress-led government.
Multiple arguments were given previously such as women were "unclean" since they menstruated. Another reason given was that Lord Ayyappa was celibate.
The temple management —Travancore Devaswom Board— still defends the age-old tradition of banning children and women from entering.
The matter has been contested for a long time. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in 2007 had said that women of all ages can be allowed, which was later contested by the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government in 2014. The LDF government, which is back in power, has again made the Kerala government's official stand as pro-women.
The temple board argued that a document in court can't be altered by whatever party was in power, to which the court said that banning women from entering the temple is a violation of human rights. The apex court will be hearing the case in February next.
The board has previously been criticised for saying things like women will be allowed to enter the temple when there's a machine to detect if they were menstruating or not.
The remarks from the board is an example of body-shaming women and the tradition perpetuates stigma around menstruation even in the 21st Century.


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This 360-degree picture (keep the left button of the mouse pressed and pull) shows the experimental chamber of the team of Prof. Jörg Schreiber at the Laboratory for Extreme Photonics (Lex Photonics). Here Schreiber and his colleagues perform experiments regarding laser-driven ion acceleration. The developed prototype setups are going to move to the Centre for Advanced Laser Applications (CALA) in the coming months, we recorded them in detail before its move.
Medicalphysicsweb features an article about accurate monitoring of proton dose distribution for cancer treatment with acoustic means. It refers to a study by MAP-researchers (published as Letter in Physics in Medicine and Biology), who demonstrated so called "ionoacoustic" measurements of proton range in water with submilimetre accuracy at a clinical synchrocyclotron.
The German PM magazine features a portrait of MAP director Prof. Ferenc Krausz in their September issue.
Spiegel Online featured an article about the MAP publication 'Attosecond correlation dynamics' (Nature physics, 7. November 2016, doi: 10.1038/nphys3941). In the article MAP member Martin Schultze explains how the zeptosecond stopwatch he and his team invented, works.
In a TV report for the program Abendschau, the Bayerischer Rundfunk features Jörg Schreiber and his 'Super-Laser' in Lex Photonics.


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Everyone's an Expert L&D has a slightly co-dependent relationship with HR. If we're in-house often we're a part of a wider P&C team – and many of our colleagues have started their careers in more HR focused roles. HR often writes the book on 'having difficult conversations' – but sometimes it's really hard to have … Continue reading Difficult Conversations in the L&D Universe
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Everyone has to learn when they start with a new organisation or in a new role. There are policies and procedures, learning new systems, navigating new co-workers, managers and employees. There are the unwritten norms (yeah, the policy says you have to do a written request, but actually you need to speak nicely to the … Continue reading Don't Think Induction is Worth the Cash?


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MLB baseball betting is one of the most popular options for wagering during the summer seasons, and we take a look at the MLB betting options available, and angles to look out for in betting baseball this season.
The most popular MLB betting market is on the match winner, otherwise known as 'money line'. This is a straight up pick on who you feel will win the game. If you decide to play on the money line, one of the main elements to take into account is the starting pitcher. Such as a quarterback in NFL, the pitcher is the single most important factor in evaluating MLB lines. Unlike the NFL, these will rotate game to game to give each pitcher a chance to rest their arm. You may often find a team who are in good form, but are playing a pitcher who has been a weak link. This can often be a signal to take a chance on the underdogs as they may be overpriced.
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Another very popular for MLB baseball daily picks is on the run line. Rather than trying to predict the winner of the game, this market focuses on how many run scored there will be in the matchup. Many online tipsteps prefer to use this format for baseball betting if the conditions suit. A great angle to look out for is the speed and direction that the wind is blowing before the game. If the conditions show a relatively strong breeze behind the hitters back, this can increase the probability of big base hits, homers, and ultimately runs. The next time you are weighing up your MLB betting options, take this into consideration.
If you prefer to take a longer view option on your baseball betting picks, you can either look to take a MLB pick on either of the divisional winners, or the overall World Series champs. This lets you wager smaller amounts to collect bigger returns. If you decide to approach baseball betting in this way, we would recommend you look for teams with strong rosters. The baseball season is long, and the final World Series champs will have to ride out injuries, players losing form, and have some luck along the way. By sticking with squads with strong overall profiles, you will give yourself the best opportunity to ride out the bad patches and be there with a chance at the end of the season.
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MLB odds are typically displayed in the + or – betting format. The easiest way to explain this is as follows. If a game displays the MLB lines with a minus, so for example -140, the number next to the minus indicates how much you would have to stake to profit $100. At -140, you would have to wager $140 to get $100 profit. On the other side, if a team is listed as +125, the plus indicates how much you would profit for a $100 stake. So $100 on a +125 team, would return $225 in total.
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Over the course of the MLB season, Online Sport Betting Canada will provide regular MLB daily picks and predictions. With 30 teams contesting the overall championship, teams to look out for to land the championship are the LA Dodgers, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals and the always dangerous New York Yankees.
However you choose to approach your MLB daily picks, it is highly recommended to follow some of the advice listed above including listed pitcher, playing conditions and overall form. If you prefer to look for assitance with your MLB daily picks, Onlinesportbetting.ca will make sure you stay informed with everything baseball betting related.
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World Series champ – Pretty simple this one. Cast your eye over the MLB odds and select who you think will lift the World Series.
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Boiler based solutions for a Greener World.
Green thinking is good for the environment and good for the pocket book. Every dollar spent to save energy insures a tax-free return. But I think we should be practical. Natural gas is currently in abundant supply and independent of hostile foreign purveyors (over 90% coming from North American suppliers). It is also the cleanest fuel available to the average owner, producing half the carbon output per unit of energy as coal produced electricity.
With this in mind, we have two basic choices; to use less (insulate) or to waste less (condensate). I am an advocate for gas-fired condensing technology. I in fact specify condensing (warm air) furnaces where conditions warrant.
Radiant floor heating is perfectly green. By using low water temperatures, radiant systems allow the use of many and multiple fuel sources including Geo-thermal, condensing boilers and solar with excellent cost-effective results.
Solar Energy is growing - all be it slowly - and I expect the cost of equipment to come down over time. I am willing to install solar as add-ons to any viable system. You of course need sun! Great in Phoenix not so good in Seattle!
Solid fuel - wood and corn - is also a sustainable alternative but gasification is a must for solid fuel boilers today, call for more info.
Wind Energy is great if you have wind and you don't mind investing in the long, long term.
Why boilers? Because they are versatile. You cannot heat domestic hot water, floors, walls, ceilings, towel warmers, sidewalks or driveways with your typical furnace now can you?


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Stream Highlights: Call of Duty Shenanigans
Almost all of the KBMOD crew has been enjoying CoD in various flavors lately (well, not MW3). 4Delta1 sessions and CoD4 have been in heavy rotation and even some Black Ops I and II thrown in. Here are a couple clips of Nikon and Dan having some zany times on Call of Duty livestreams:
Nikon takes too much pleasure in camping some dude with a tac insert:
Dan after only playing Modern Warfare 2 for a couple hours, calls in that first nuke.


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Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is one of several standard models of online advertising, and it's a favorite for small and big businesses alike.
As an ecommerce business, you want to pursue advertising that's backed by data, easily scalable, and that offer a healthy ROI. PPC advertising meets all of those qualifications.
On this page we'll take a look at what PPC is, how it works, and why it's a great choice for most ecommerce businesses. If you want to learn more, keep reading, and give us a call at 888-601-5359!
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Pay-per-click advertising is a form of online advertising in which you only pay when a user clicks on your ad. It doesn't matter how many times your ad is displayed, or how many people see it – you only pay for actual clicks.
You can use several platforms to serve your ads, and the two largest and most well-known are Google and Facebook.
Every ad you see above Google search results and most of the ads you see on Facebook are PPC ads.
PPC is a fantastic model for ecommerce businesses, because it's incredibly data-driven. You have unlimited room for optimization, testing, and scaling, all of which complement an ecommerce business model perfectly.
PPC is pretty straightforward. There are a few different steps you'll need to take to launch a campaign:
Ad creation is very simple for most PPC campaigns. These ads tend to be smaller (although some platforms do offer larger ad sizes), and are typically made up of a headline, a few lines of ad copy, and in some cases, an image.
If you're just dealing with Google's AdWords platform, you don't even need images – just a link to your landing page, a headline, and two lines of copy!
With the AdWords PPC model, you select which keywords will trigger your ad.
For example, if you're an ecommerce store that sells camping gear, you might pick keywords like "best tent for the winter" or "best warm weather sleeping bag." Your ad will only appear when users search for those keywords, or close variations of them.
Once you've created your ads and selected your keywords, you can decide how much you're willing to "bid" to have your ad displayed.
The standard bid varies depending on how competitive your selected keywords are. If it's a high-volume, profitable keyword that many different businesses are targeting, you'll end up paying more per click than you would for lower volume keywords.
This is one of the reasons that proper keyword research is extremely important!
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PPC is an excellent advertising model for ecommerce businesses for a number of reasons.
Ecommerce is data-driven. For the most part, the entire business model can be represented by numbers in a spreadsheet.
PPC is great for ecommerce because it fits right in with that structure. You can track your advertising campaigns exhaustively, right down to the last penny.
Plus, the process of optimizing an ecommerce store for conversions is fairly similar to optimizing a PPC campaign for more clicks, meaning that it often comes naturally to ecommerce store owners.
PPC is also an excellent choice because your campaigns can be as small-scale or large-scale as you want. You don't need a massive budget to reap the benefits of PPC advertising.
While traditional advertising often requires a large or complete payment up-front, before you see results, PPC is the direct opposite. You don't pay until you start seeing results, and even then you can adjust your spend on the fly.
Perhaps the most beneficial aspect of PPC for ecommerce businesses is how incredibly targeted you can get with your campaigns.
You can choose exactly what you're advertising, and who you're advertising it to.
Let's say you run a clothing ecommerce store. If you get a new line of sweaters in, you can create a group of ads specifically for those new sweaters.
Maybe the sweaters are water-resistant and made of cashmere. You could have a series of ads with "water resistant cashmere sweaters" in the copy, and you would then bid on keywords like "best water resistant cashmere sweater" and so on.
This means your ads are only ever being delivered to people who you know are looking for exactly what you're advertising in the first place.
You really can't get more specific than with PPC advertising.
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There is an exterior front zippered pocket that provides easy access to cables, adapters, and other digital accessories. Plus dual memory card pockets on the interior of the lid can keep your media in the same place every time. There are additional interior and exterior pockets for accessories. The bag can be carried by a cushioned grab handle or removable, adjustable collar-cut shoulder strap with non-slip pad.
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The Right Repellent For You
The number of available mosquito repellents on the shelves these days can be overwhelming. Which one may be the best for you? How do you know whether one is better than the other? What ingredients do they contain? Are they poisonous?
Here's an article that may help you make the best choice when selecting the right repellent for you.
The Best Mosquito Repellents: Which One's Right for You?
All four of the main repellents mentioned in this post work. Some work better on some people than others, so finding the best repellent for you can be just a trial and error thing. But with each one, there are some tips you'll want to consider.
We are susceptible to mosquito borne disease each and every day, which is why we need to make sure that during the warmer months of the year we take extra precautions. Not only do we need to make sure that we apply repellent, we also need to take preventative measures surrounding our homes with sufficient mosquito control to protect ourselves and our families.
- Mosquito repellent
- Professional mosquito control
- Daily routine to empty standing water
By checking these preventative measures on your list, you're playing a huge part in the ongoing battle with these pests that cause so much misery.
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Brand new position to develop cam and cnc software for well respected international company that seeks software developer to develop that will involve writing 4-5 axis CAM software that would be used in the aerospace, turbine and mold industries. This software would be used to optimize tool paths on vertical and horizontal machining centers. Location is flexible ., Qualified candidate can live anywhere they want. This is permanent, long term, direct employment with full benefits. Green card or US citizenship strongly preferred
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