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I got a phone call from Fred Howard, KingsIsle's Vice President of Marketing, a week or so before that, when Fred asked me if I wanted to be in a commercial for Wizard101. I acted pretty normal about it (you gotta keep your business face on when talking to Fred, yo) and asked if I could talk to my uber wife about it and call them back. After I got off the phone, I turned to my wife and mother-in-law with a smile on my face said, "Get this! They want me to be in a commercial!" and busted out laughing. "NO WAY!" I assured my wife it was real and before you know it, I was on a diet. LOL! I lost 15 pounds in a week.
I'm sure when I actually see the video, my two seconds (if it's even that) are going to seem like just an inconsequential flash in history, but this was truly a once in a lifetime event for me. One of the first questions I asked Fred was, is there anyone else from the community going that I might know? The answer was that Paige Moonshade would be there and a few people I probably wouldn't know, but who were vocal in their support for Wizard101 on messageboards and elsewhere. Yup, I was going to meet Paige Moonshade in real life. This would definitely be a cool time! And it was. She's written up a little something about this adventure too. You should definitely read that. :)
Paige and I immediately began sending direct messages to each other about our excitement over being in a commercial for Wizard101. As it turned out, my flight would get in to Dallas around 5:30 pm and hers wouldn't arrive until 8:00 pm. Unfortunately this meant that Paige would miss dinner with the advertising people of Idea Man, Fred Howard, and a few other people who had flown in for the day.
Oh yeah, check out the crazy troll doll in Fred Howard's truck LOL:
After a great meal with some fun banter between everyone over Dallas style Tex-Mex . . .
. . . we drove back to the hotel in Fred's truck and called it a night . . . almost, except I knew I needed to talk to Paige. I dialed up her room and after some hilarity over not being able to work the hotel's fancy telephones, we made arrangements to meet downstairs at the hotel's restaurant. She was starving!
I love that moment when you meet someone in real life that you've only met over the 'net. I've met a number of people this way, and there is a moment where you leap over this mental hurdle and kind of grasp the reality of the moment. I'm thinking, whoa, here I am across the table from Paige Moonshade, how awesome is this?! Two adults, brought across the miles, sitting at the same table, there by a common interest, and that interest is Wizard101. Did I ever think this would happen all those years ago when I first typed to my Everquest buddies about this new game I was playing? Not in a million years.
Paige and I called it a night, waved bye, and coordinated where we were meeting the next morning, which we did along with Suzie Ford and her family, Fred Howard, and a couple other fine Wizard101 fans (like David Dressman aka David Lifestone in game) as we headed to the inconspicuous offices of Idea Man, who would be shooting the commercial for the day. Idea Man was super hip. Paige has some pictures of the studio's deco on her blog post.
The lunch table/snack table was a favorite hangout during the day as well. :)
Fred Howard had us signing legal documents. :)
Rumor has it that Paige wants to recreate this place in a Wizard101 housing setting for fun (That's kind of what Paige is well known for, you know . . . her awesome houses . . . among other things, like being a Wizard101 Central Guide Moderator.) If you're reading this Paige (and I know you are), the Idea Man website even has a map of this place.
If you're looking at the map, we spent a lot of our day hanging out in the "Green Room" during the day and of course, that massive 1,600 foot studio space (top left, labeled 26 on the map, which was glowing green for the greenscreen effect that would allow them to put game footage behind us . . . or anything else they might want to put behind us, I suppose.
People here locally have asked me how this experience was, and I've been answering, it was surreal. It really was in a way. You don't often (or . . . ever) spend a half hour talking in front of a camera with a giant microphone over your head, 1,000+ miles away from home, while wearing makeup in a green-glowing room, being asked why you love Wizard101 so much--all while an entire room of people are hanging on your words, looking for those awesome one-liners they could throw into a commercial. It was surreal, but super awesome at the same time.
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Two thumbs up for The Friendly Necromancer's Dad Costume!
The Green Room (as opposed to the glowing green studio) was bustling with talk about Wizard101, as would be expected when you get a bunch of Wizard101 fans together in one spot. Movies were playing all day long in the background as we talked about a lot of things, including how to improve hirelings, MMORPG.com, speeding up the casting animation of spritely, and of course Zafaria, which had just been released. We had kind of a Wizard101/gaming think tank going on there for a bit; it was nice!
As a surprise, we were all treated to the first glimpse of the new Zafaria commercial that was to be airing shortly. How cool was that? we got to sit down with the people who helped craft the Zafaria commercial and watch it with them. It was quite funny actually. They had the whole commercial memorized by heart and could have easily shut the laptop and acted it out since they'd been watching it over and over as it was made.
Soon everyone there had a chance to be filmed and talk about Wizard101 on camera. The kids there were so much fun. I can't wait to see their parts on camera. They loved playing Wizard101, and you could see how much that excitement meant to their parents.
Before long, it was all over and we were calling cabs to take us to the airport. As it turned out, Paige and I had the same exit gate there in Dallas, only her plane left an hour before mine. We went together and spent the rest of the day talking about our lives, Wizard101, and the people we've met as a part of it. Our thoughts were with the fine people who make up the Wizard101 community. We felt honored and a little shocked to have been there, in a way, representing the community. I still feel that way. It was yet another once in a lifetime experience for me that has happened all because of keeping this simple blog.
Thank you KingsIsle for this experience. Thank you community for being such a warm and happy place for so many players of this game. Thank you family for letting me do this. Thank you to the other families that make this "more than a kids game," but a family game. Thank you God for everything.
I said a lot of lines to the camera in that 30 minutes or so in the studio, and I have no idea which moment in time they will end up using, but when asked what my favorite part of this game was, my answer was "the people." You peeps make this game special for me. I'm just some schmuck who somehow landed on camera talking about Wizard101, but I would have never got there if it wasn't for you people out there who make this game special for me and my super supportive family, who I wish I could have brought with me.
Here's to hoping the commercial turns out great! Can't wait to see it! Should air sometime around December 12th if I remember right. If I find out more, I'll let you know. :)
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Previously, CT and MRI were rarely used for patients with arthroplasties due to metallic artifact.
Multislice CT has markedly decreased this artifact, and can visualize bone immediately adjacent to hardware. It can be used to evaluate alignment abnormalities, bone graft, heterotopic ossification, osteolysis, and adjacent soft-tissue structures. Reformatted images in various planes can be generated with minimal artifact as well.
CT arthrography can be used to evaluate intraarticular pathology. Multislice CT is now able to delineate bone, polyethylene cement, intraarticular iodinated contrast, and metallic hardware with minimal artifact.
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Axial and sagittal CT images demonstrate cement herniation posteriorly about the peg of the polyethylene glenoid component into the suprascapular and spinoglenoid notches. This is in the course of the suprascapular nerve.
28-year-old woman with painful hemiarthroplasty secondary to low-grade infection. This has resulted in severe labral cartilage narrowing and wear. The humeral head component is resting on subchondral bone with underlying erosions (red arrows) and subchondral cyst formation (white arrow). Note intact and well visualized supraspinatus muscle (blue arrows).
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Sudden onset of shoulder pain and decreased range of motion. CT arthrogram demonstrates linear filling defect in the neocapsule between the humeral head and polyethylene glenoid component (red arrow). Entrapped synovium was found at surgery. Not exquisite CT resolution of polyethylene, intraarticular contrast, metal, and bone, with minimal streaking artifact.
MRI can also be used in patients with hardware by applying sequences that minimize metallic artifact. These sequences include T1 and STIR, employing long-echo train lengths. Gradient echo and fat saturation techniques are avoided when hardware is present. Periprosthetic soft tissues, including fluid collections, rotator cuff and other surrounding musculature, and masses can be evaluated.
Axial and sagittal T1 weighted images in patient with shoulder arthroplasty demonstrates marked fatty atrophy of right rotator cuff musculature. The humeral prosthesis is subsequently superiorly subluxed with obliteration of the acromio-humeral space.
Recent Sarcoma
Both CT and MRI can be used to evaluate masses adjacent to prostheses. This is particularly important for patients with bone sarcomas that have required resection and placement of modular endoprostheses. If the recurrent disease is not discernable on conventional radiographs, CT and MR can be employed.
18-year-old male with osteosarcoma of proximal humerus. The humerus was resected and a humeral endoprosthesis was placed. Follow up radiograph demonstrates soft-tissue recurrence with multiple ossific soft tissue foci. There are also multiple lung metastases. Baseline radiograph after sarcoma resection and below follow-up radiograph 1 year later.
Mass in patient with modular endoprosthesis placed after resection of femur for osteosarcoma. Axial CT demonstrates mass immediately adjacent to the right femoral endoprosthesis (arrows).
Correlative axial T1 image demonstrate similar findings.
Axial STIR image demonstrates similar findings, also.
Correlative coronal reformatted CT image and then coronal T1 weighted image clearly demonstrate mass adjacent to module endoprosthesis (arrows).
14-gauge needle biopsy performed under CT guidance with patient in prone position demonstrated recurrent osteosarcoma.
Ultrasound can also be used to evaluate periprosthetic soft tissues. It is particularly useful for localizing periarticular fluid collections and guiding aspiration and drainage.
Transverse ultrasound of shoulder demonstrating mixed echoic fluid collection in subdeltoid bursa, just deep to the deltoid muscle (D). Fluid was aspirated under ultrasound guidance and was sterile.


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The jihadic islam is the islam of Muhammad and there in no other islam than the Muhammad's one. Is something wrong in this equation ? The Shahada (Kalima), muslim statement of faith, doesn't declare "I bear witness that there is no deity other than Allah and that Muhammad is his servant and Messenger" ? And I presume that the life (real, not hagiographic) of the muslims' prophet - a complete and definite life paradigm for each true muslim - begins to be quite well known… At least I hope so !
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2017 Andrew J. Young International Leadership Awards & 85th Birthday Tribute
Join the City of Atlanta on June 3 at Philips Arena as we celebrate our global citizen Ambassador Andrew J. Young's 85th birthday, and honor "next-generation leaders" from around the world who lead youth in the fight for civil and human rights.
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Love & Service Are the Center of a New Facility at Zion Hill Baptist Church
In the midst of times riddled by anger, fear, hate and disregard for the needs of people, a center of love and service has emerged on the campus of Zion Hill Baptist Church at 6175 Campbellton Road in the new city of South Fulton. Grand opening festivities for "The "Love Center" included facility tours, Christian education classes, food, music, giveaways, team sports and table games.
The Love Center is the vision of Dr. Aaron L. Parker who has served as pastor of Zion Hill for more than 20 years. Its name is derived from the church's motto, "Living to Love and Loving to Serve." The 46,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility marks the completion of Phase II of the congregation's development plans for the area. Phase I of the plan was the erection of a new sanctuary that seats 2000 and a three-tier parking deck in 2010. Phase III entails plans for an intergenerational housing development.
"God made a way for us to get this facility built without having to decrease any of our outreach efforts to the community and without having to conduct a formal capital campaign—through the consistency of our giving back to God what we should, good stewardship over monetary resources and strong, on-time, seemingly miraculous bank financing, we have arrived at the eve of the opening of the Love Center. To God be the glory!" Dr. Parker said.
The new facility houses administrative offices, smart and executive conference rooms and classrooms. It will also enable Zion Hill to expand its services to the community through its more than 30 outreach ministries, a new media center, gymnasium, dance studio, fellowship hall, kitchen, archives room, meditation garden and counseling area. The community will be served through sports leagues, Senior Citizens programs and services, after school, summer enrichment, athletics, recreation and wellness programs.
Captain Dave Bushy Spoke at the Aviation Community and Cultural Center
Captain Dave Bushy is a former Senior Vice President of Flight Operations at Delta Air Lines. Since leaving Delta, he has become an Executive Coach who is respected globally for his knowledge and expertise in the field of aviation. At a time when a ticketed passenger was forcibly removed from a well-known commercial carrier, it was opportune for attendees to ask questions of a noted expert about the airline industry. Dave Bushy was, without a doubt, one of the most prestigious speakers ever during the three-year existence of the Aviation Speaker Series.
The Aviation Community Cultural Center is located near the entrance to the Fulton County Airport – Charlie Brown Field (KFTY), 3900 Aviation Circle NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30336. The Aviation Speaker Series event is free and open to the public, but because seating is limited, plan to arrive early to ensure ample and adequate front-row seating. Parking is also free to the public. For more information, the Aviation Community Cultural Center can be contacted by phone at 404.612.8600 or FultonArts.org. For more information, visit the Aviation Career Enrichment (ACE) website at FlyAce.org or the Black Aviation Airline Pioneers website at BAAP.info.
ITC's 2017 Women at the Cross Performing Arts Worship Service
As a programmatic component of "Souls of Black Girls," a transgenerational action and education platform that highlights the lives of Black girls and women, The Women at the Cross Worship Performing Arts Worship Service (WATC) was presented in the Chapel on the campus of the Interdenominational Theological Center in April. The Sankofa Center at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta, the Center for Afrikan Biblical Studies of First Afrikan church in Lithonia and the Office of Black Women in Church and Society at the ITC are the co-hosts of this annual performance arts worship service. The purpose of this Sacred Arts service is to contribute a responsive and relevant interpretation of the role and function of women in the ministry of Jesus while intersecting their lives with the lives of Black women.
The "Women at the Cross" worship service connects artistic liturgy and worship to reshaping our consciousness about the unjust realities faced by Black women and the uncompromising role in the majesty, beauty and glory of God's presence in the world. Women at the Cross began in 1994 at Victory AME Church in Atlanta under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Debora Grant. It moved to First Afrikan Church with its developer, ltihari Toure, and has expanded in its ministry through the Center for African Biblical Studies and the Office of Black Women in Church and Society at the ITC. Currently, Women at the Cross is a collaborative worship experience of several Metro Atlanta churches (Rize Community Church, Sankofa United Church of Christ and Dream Life Fellowship Christian Church) and seminaries. Last year, the invited churches and organizations collaborated to create a dramatic performing arts worship service around the theme "Certain Women-Soul Sanctuary," reminding us that despite those forces that successfully marginalize women, youth and children, our hospitality and ability to create safe space have become sanctuaries in less likely places. The women at the cross reminds us that identification with the margins is not who God made us to be, and it is the work of freedom that we must strive to achieve.


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Great Famine
Beginning in the spring of 1315, cold weather and torrential rains decimated crops and livestock across Europe. Class warfare and political strife destabilized formerly prosperous countries as millions of people starved, setting the stage for the crises of the Late Middle Ages. According to reports, some desperate Europeans resorted to cannibalism during the so-called Great Famine, which persisted until the early 1320s.
Black Death
Typically considered an outbreak of the bubonic plague, which is transmitted by rats and fleas, the Black Death wreaked havoc on Europe, North Africa and Central Asia in the mid-14th century. It killed an estimated 75 million people, including 30 to 60 percent of Europe's population. Some experts have tied the outbreak to the food shortages of the Little Ice Age, which purportedly weakened human immune systems while allowing rats to flourish.
Manchu Conquest of China
In the first half of the 17th century, famines and floods caused by unusually cold, dry weather enfeebled China's ruling Ming Dynasty. Unable to pay their taxes, peasants rose up in revolt and by 1644 had overthrown the imperial authorities. Manchurian invaders from the north capitalized on the power vacuum by crossing the Great Wall, allying with the rebels and establishing the Qing Dynasty.
Witch Hunts
In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII recognized the existence of witches and echoed popular sentiment by blaming them for the cold temperatures and resulting misfortunes plaguing Europe. His declaration ushered in an era of hysteria, accusations and executions on both sides of the Atlantic. Historians have shown that surges in European witch trials coincided with some of the Little Ice Age's most bitter phases during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Thirty Years' War
Among other military conflicts, the brutal Thirty Years' War between Protestants and Catholics across central Europe has been linked to the Little Ice Age. Chilly conditions curbed agricultural production and inflated grain prices, fueling civil discontent and weakening the economies of European powers. These factors indirectly plunged much of the continent into war from 1618 to 1648, according to this model.
Rise of the Potato
When Spanish conquistadors first introduced the potato in the late 16th century, Europeans scoffed at the unfamiliar starch. In the mid-1700s, however, some countries began promoting the hardy tuber as an alternative to crops indigenous to the region, which often failed to withstand the Little Ice Age's colder seasons. It soon caught on with farmers throughout Europe, particularly in Ireland.
French Revolution
As the 18th century drew to a close, two decades of poor cereal harvests, drought, cattle disease and skyrocketing bread prices had kindled unrest among peasants and the urban poor in France. Many expressed their desperation and resentment toward a regime that imposed heavy taxes yet failed to provide relief by rioting, looting and striking. Tensions erupted into the French Revolution of 1789, which some historians have connected to the Little Ice Age.
Writing of "Frankenstein"
In 1816, dust from volcanic eruptions and the general chill of the Little Ice Age resulted in the famously frosty "year without a summer" across the Northern Hemisphere. Like many Europeans, teenage runaway Mary Shelley kept warm by huddling around a fire with her friends. One of them, the poet Lord Byron, encouraged his companions to write and share their own supernatural tales; Mary's was published two years later as "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus."
Invention of the Bicycle
Also in 1816, a meager oat harvest forced many German farmers to shoot their starving horses. The subsequent need for transportation that didn't require food is thought to have inspired the aristocrat Karl Drais von Sauerbronn to invent his "laufmaschine," a pedal-free precursor to the modern bicycle.
Midwestern Population Explosion
On the other side of the Atlantic, the year without a summer convinced many New England residents to relocate. Horrified by escalating grain prices and June snowfalls, they settled in the Midwestern United States, providing a boost to the expansion movement that had begun two decades earlier.


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There are schools offering computer programming courses in Iowa!
Schools Offering Computer Programming Programs in Iowa
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Each year, approximately 0.1% of Iowa graduates receive degrees in computer programming. In other words, every year an estimated 83 computer programmers graduate from Iowa's 15 computer programming schools.
Top Schools
Grand View University, which was ranked 48th nationwide in 2010, is the top-ranked school in Iowa that has a computer programming program. It is located in Des Moines. 2 students graduated with a degree in computer programming from Grand View University in 2010. The tuition rate at Grand View University was $20,292 per year.
The second-ranked school in Iowa with a computer programming program is Kaplan University-Davenport Campus, which is located in Davenport. In 2010, it was ranked 74th nationwide. 8 students graduated with degree in computer programming from Kaplan University-Davenport Campus in 2010. Kaplan University-Davenport Campus charged in-state students $15,627 in tuition fees per year.
The third-ranked school in Iowa with a computer programming program is Morningside College, which is located in Sioux City. In 2010, it was ranked 76th nationwide. 9 students graduated with degree in computer programming from Morningside College in 2010. The tuition rate at Morningside College was $22,980 per year.
Computer programming schools in Iowa, charge students an average tuition of $9,051 per year. But, tuition can be as much as $22,980 per year, or as little as $3,120 per year. The Iowa computer programming schools with the highest tuition rates in 2010 were:
- Morningside College - located in Sioux City, students are charged $22,980 per year
- Grand View University - located in Des Moines, students are charged $20,292 per year
- ITT Technical Institute - located in Clive, students are charged $18,048 per year
The lowest tuition rates at Iowa computer programming schools were charged at the following schools:
- Indian Hills Community College - located in Ottumwa, students are charged $3,120 per year
- Western Iowa Tech Community College - located in Sioux City, students are charged $3,204 per year
- Eastern Iowa Community College District - located in Davenport, students are charged $3,540 per year
A computer programming degree from an Iowa school... what next?
The highest percentage of computer programming graduates in Iowa pursue careers as a computer programmer. If you decide to work as a computer programmer in Iowa, you will be joining the ranks of approximately 3,080 Iowa computer programmers as of 2010. In Iowa, the largest numbers of computer programmers work in the following counties:
- Dallas County - 1,240 computer programmers
- Benton County - 650 computer programmers
- Scott County - 360 computer programmers
Projected Growth
According the US Bureau of Labor Statistics the number of computer programmers is expected to shrink by -3% by 2018. There are projected to be 3,760 computer programmers working in the Iowa then.
On average, computer programmers earn $64,550 per year. The counties in Iowa with the highest average salary for a computer programmer are:
- Woodbury County - $71,370 per year
- Dallas County - $70,290 per year
- Adair County - $69,440 per year
On average, computer programmers earns the least in the following Iowa counties:
- Dubuque County - $46,540 per year
- Allamakee County - $56,620 per year
- Benton County - $58,870 per year
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Today in the mail I got the following for free:
What did you get free in the mail today?
- Navigating Your Health Benefits for Dummies
- Consumer Action Handbook
- Medicines card/booklet to list your meds
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- Addidas posters (so pretty!)
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A whole new season has begun. In terms of the weather, yes, but also in terms of my life – work, daily schedule, friends, and personal desires. It takes a couple days to adjust, but then my adventurous side kicks in and I am almost soaring on a wave of emotions as I think about what can be! This season brings me back to doing something I love: teaching swimming. And as I analyze what more I find myself doing, the theme of teaching or mentoring is a big block of green on my calendar. Maybe I am in a season of discovering a talent of my character.
Finding avenues to exercise this characteristic is a whole different side of my personality. While I love meeting people, the idea of establishing myself in leadership roles to exercise and grow in teaching requires more personal motivation and a time to establish trust. So, here I find myself in Focus Church leading a group of women to study the Bible together, hoping that they all come with some amount of grace. Half of me has to take time to breathe and relax when I think of the responsibility that requires, but half of me wants to dive head first and see if I sink or swim!
I am so grateful that there are people who live their lives encouraging others. I am so thankful for the friends and leaders at Focus who trust me and who want to see me succeed in life. You don't find that everywhere that you look. Sometimes family fails me, sometimes friends are too busy, and even I don't succeed 100 percent of the time. But it is at that point where I look at people and ask God for the strength and wisdom. And it is at that point I realize I am better living life together with a God who is more faithful to listen and encourage me.
And then I look back at my situation and find that I am better together with people, no matter how human they are. I am a better teacher when I actually have a swimmer in the water. The Bible sometimes makes more sense when I can use my gift and teach it to others. My friendships actually mean something when there is a second person in the relationship.
Find your gifting and share it. You are truly better together with others.
If you are looking for people to connect with then try one of our new Connect Groups!
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Shannon is a swimming teacher, kombucha producer, networker by nature and a Connect Group Leader.


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Final report on Deepwater Horizon spill says more regulator training needed
A new report from the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the National Research Council (NRC) on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill says offshore regulators need ongoing training, recruitment, funding and research and development in order to be effective.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said the final report into the root causes of the disaster provided lessons for the improvement of offshore drilling safety.
"This independent, science-based analysis of what went wrong in the lead up to the blowout has helped to affirm the tremendous efforts we have made in the last 18 months to raise the bar for safety and oversight of offshore oil and gas operations," Salazar said. "The work we have done to implement rigorous new offshore drilling and safety rules and reform offshore regulation and oversight is in line with the recommendations of the Committee and with our goals moving forward."
In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, the Obama Administration put in place significant new safeguards to protect the environment, including heightened drilling safety standards to reduce the chances that a loss of well control might occur in the first place, as well as a new focus on containment capabilities in the event of a blowout or oil spill.
More information on new applicable regulations and standards for both shallow and deepwater drilling operations is available at: www.bsee.gov/About-BSEE/Reforms/Reforms.aspx.
"Today's report reaffirms many of my top priorities for BSEE – full staffing of our new National Offshore Training and Learning Center, as well as enhancements and improvements to our offshore regulatory and enforcement programs," said Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director James Watson. "The NAE and NRC team has identified critical issues that demand action by both the federal government and industry, and we remain committed to ongoing discussions and collaboration as we move forward in building a strong and independent agency with the resources and expertise to provide aggressive oversight of offshore oil and gas operations."
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Occasionally, it is necessary or advisable to reboot your server. This article will show you the various methods that can be used to reboot your VPS container.
Reboot from AccountCenter
- Select the primary domain for your server using the Domains menu in the Account Center.
- Select Reboot Server from the Server Admin menu.
- Click on the Reboot Server button.
- Please allow up to 15 minutes for the reboot to complete.
Reboot from Parallels Power Panel
- Log into your Power Panel.
- Click on "Restart Container" to initiate the restart.


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DeVry shares sink 16% as student enrollment lags
(10:16 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- DeVry DR, -0.41% shares sank 16% to $45 in early Friday trades after the for-profit education provider warned new student enrollment is lagging. The stock was the biggest decliner among S&P 500 companies. DeVry said late Thursday its total enrollment fell 1.2% to 119,000 students. Shares of other education companies also fell Friday. Strayer Education STRA, +0.52% dropped 5% to $100.12. ITT Educational Services ESI, +0.73% lost 5% to $72.70. Apollo Group APOL, +0.00%, parent of University of Phoenix, slipped 2% to $44.
Nvidia leads early tech gains
(9:46 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Nvidia Corp. led early gains in the tech sector on Friday morning, helped along by a broad-market boost that added 100 points to the battered Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.17% after the opening bell. Nvidia NVDA, +0.14% shares jumped more than 5% to $14.15 after the chip-maker posted better-than-expected results for its second fiscal quarter, along with a revenue outlook for the current period that was slightly ahead of forecasts. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.34% was up 0.5% to 2,504 while the Morgan Stanley High-Tech Index rose 0.5% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOXX, +0.75% rose 0.3%.
Energy stocks rise out of the gate
(9:41 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks rose Friday to finish out a choppy week of big swings. The NYSE Arca Oil Index(XX:XOI)rose 1.4%, the NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index(XX:XNG)rose 1.3% and the Philadelphia Oil Service Index OSX, -0.87% rose 1.6%.
Newell Rubbermaid buying back $300 in stock
(7:47 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Newell Rubbermaid Inc. NWL, +0.25% said Friday it approved a $300 million stock buyback. The program is authorized to run through August, 2014.
ThyssenKrupp net profit drops 22%, orders pick up
(2:11 AM ET) MADRID (MarketWatch) -- German steel maker ThyssenKrupp AG(DE:TKA)on Friday reported a 22% drop in financial third-quarter net profit, as orders picked up but its Steel Americas unit continued to report losses. Net profit fell to €212 million ($301 million) against €272 million in the year-ago period, while order intake rose 29%. Net sales rose to €12.85 billion against €11.68 billion in year ago period. A survey of analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires expected profit of €303 million on sales of €12.888 billion. For fiscal 2010/2011, ThyssenKrupp expects sales to rise 10% to 15%, with earnings growing faster than sales, due to further operating improvements and the recovery of the sales market. It expects adjusted earnings before interest and taxes of around €2 billion.


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Odd Couple: Wall Street Foe Warren Stumps for Big-Businessman
Chants of "Run, Liz Run" filled the hall as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Miss.) ran on to the stage at the Netroots Nation 2014 annual convention July 18 looking like everyone's favorite college professor.
Warren was the keynote speaker at a Gary Peters for Senate campaign rally and fundraiser.
She accepted the cheers for a few minutes, then just as a good college professor would Warren signaled with both arms for the crowd to be quiet.
"Sit down. Sit down. Let's get started," Warren said to the crowd, which seemed to be merely passing time waiting for the moment their shining star of the Occupy Wall Street movement took the stage.
However, whether she can help Rep. Peters (D-Mich.) defeat Terri Lynn Land (R) for the Senate seat of retiring Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is yet to be seen.
Besides the wildly cheering, chanting Liz Warren faithful in the Ambassador Ballroom of the Detroit Marriott hotel, there are hundreds of thousands people outside the political pundit-sphere who don't know who Elizabeth Warren is.
A Politico Battleground poll, released July 21, shows 20 percent of Democrats likely to vote this fall in competitive House and Senate races, and 22 percent of voters overall said they had "never heard of Warren."
Bill Clinton is seen much more positively than Warren by Democrats, Republicans and independents. According to the Politico poll, Clinton has a 36 percent approval rating, while Warren's approval rating is 16 percent, only one point higher than Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
Michigan voters were included in the Politico poll because the Land-Peters race, along with four Michigan congressional elections, is seen as one of the most competitive races in the nation.
Warren is the favorite flavor of political pundits looking for someone to run against Hillary Clinton in the Democrats' 2016 presidential primary. But a Gallup survey released July 18 also shows that Warren is far from a household name.
She doesn't even have much of an impact among people who identify as Democrats. The Gallup survey shows 57 percent of Democrats nationally have either never heard of Warren or have no opinion of her.
Still, Warren brought the progressive faithful to their feet inside one of the finest hotels in downtown Detroit at the Peters for Senate rally. She is helping the Democrats paint a picture of contrast between Peters and Land, who has been branded as being the wealthiest Senate candidate in the nation by Bloomberg News.
Thousands cheered as Warren told them how she had defeated the million-dollar-a-day political budgets of the nation's largest banks to win approval for the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
"The CFPB is proof that government can work for us," Warren said. "It has already forced the biggest financial institutions in the country to return more than $4 billion to consumers they cheated."
"We won because you got out there," she told her cheering audience. "You kept that idea alive. You called out sleazy lobbyists. You won this fight."
The National Republican Senatorial Committee was quick to point out the differences between the Democrats' Senate candidate in Michigan and the junior senator from Massachusetts.
The NRSC called Peters and Warren two things that don't go together in an email message that was sent out the day before the Netroots Nation rally.
"Occupy Wall Street Senator Elizabeth Warren and Wall Street broker Gary Peters certainly form a political odd couple," wrote Brook Hougesen, the press secretary of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
"If history has taught us anything it's that Gary Peters will do or say anything to save his political career, including pretending to be someone he's not. If Gary Peters can turn on a dime to line his coffers, how can Michiganders trust him at all in the Senate to keep his promises?" she concluded.
OpenSecrets.org shows Peters has received more than $2 million in campaign contributions since 2008 from members of the finance/real estate and insurance sector, the very people Warren has been fighting.


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Are you a person after God's own heart who will carry out His every wish? (see Acts 13:22) Have you given your heart to the Lord? Is your heart beating as one with the Lord's heart? Is your heart close to or far from the Lord?
It is difficult to know our hearts (see Jer 17:9). However, the Lord has given us a way to judge the position of our hearts. Jesus said: "Wherever your treasure lies, there your heart will be" (Lk 12:34). If your treasure is in the bank, an IRA, or a money market account, then your hearts may not be near "our Father Who art in heaven." But if you "sell what you have and give alms" (Lk 12:33), you may be re-investing your treasures in heaven. This can transfer your heart to heaven. Then your heart will be near the Lord, your reverence will not be empty, and you will not be self-serving but God-serving (see Mk 7:6). Therefore, move your heart by moving your money and possessions to the Lord in heaven.


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"Boundaries" – Season 2 Episode 2
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Writers: K.J. Steinberg (developer), K.J. Steinberg
Country: USA (2014)
Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
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Breakfast for BiodiversityApril 28, 2009
This wasn't the worst book or the best. Vandemeer presents equations and explanations throughout the book. Agreeing with Mark the demand for bananas causes long term cycles of forest destruction as workers immigrate into banana production areas and eventually are forced out of plantation work with the only option of clearing additional forest for their own survival. Vandemeer also make a clear presentation of the problems of small pristine tropical park reserves in a sea of agriculture showing reduction of biodiversity as compared to landscapes that may be less pristine from mild to moderate farming and logging having more sustainable biodiversity. Here the argument is presented that less intensive agriculture (shade coffee,small plot farming) may both diminish poverty and loss of biodiversity.
Breakfast of BiodiversityApril 22, 2009
In this book Vandermeer discusses the many problems that have gone on in the rain forests. The author analyzes the rain forest by conducting case studies in many countries such as Central America, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. He points out that there has been a movement towards deforestation. Also, he talks about the "web of casualty" which explains the reasons why farmers clear the rain forest. They do this mainly for agricultural purposes so they can grow more food as well as use the food grown to trade and make money. Vandermeer goes on discussing the reasons why farmers should not do this. Not only that but talks about how the rain forests need to be left alone and are not to be messed with in order to survive. Not only that but political action needs to be taken place in order to keep the rain forests safe.
Lawn PeopleApril 22, 2009
I thought this book was fairly easy to get through and I liked how the subject is relevant to pretty much everyone in America. Never before had I given any thought to how just simply taking care of ones yard by killing weeds could have such a detrimental effect on the environment. Lawn people is a term that describes people that will do anything to have the best lawn on the street even if it means poisoning the underground water system. I also liked how Paul Robbins found out that even though middle to upper class families understand how important recycling and protecting our environment is they rarely do so and most of the time they are the ones who are using the most chemicals because they can afford it and it seems like a class thing. I know after reading this book I'm going to thing twice about putting harmful chemicals on my lawn when I grow up.
Lawn StoryApril 15, 2009
For many years in my youth, I would mow our acre of grass with a push mower. It would seem to take hours, which, I suppose it did. At the beginning of the summer when the grass would grow so rapidly, I would be mowing once a week. Eventually we realized that we didn't even really use the back half of the lawn for anything that required neatly manicured grass and gave up on cutting it. However, after letting it go for a number of years, my mother discovered the beauty of our sourcing labor and hired a landscaping company with superior economies of scale to talk care of the job in about a half an how. I have to ask myself, what is the point of keeping it neat and cut? We rarely go out on that part of the property – long or short grass.
Lawn PeopleApril 15, 2009
In Lawn People, Paul Robbins analyzes dominant urban ecology: the common neighborhood lawn. His perspective is that of a political ecologist, combining natural science with economics as well as sociological considerations. I enjoyed his writing style of including more detailed tidbits on a subject, such as the chemical names of fertilizers, when warranted. Since the late '80's the use of lawn chemicals has increased dramatically, causing harm to the water table that is difficult to curtail or control, due to its delocalized nature. In the introduction, Robbins makes an interesting reference to a survey that showed the people who use lawn chemicals are more likely to believe that they are in fact harmful, an interesting paradox.
Lawn PeopleApril 15, 2009
Perhaps the most astounding thing about reading this book was realizing how the "lawn culture" has altered Americans' perception of the outdoors. Nature is chaotic; but at the same time, harmonious. What looks like a tangled mess of weeds and rotting logs on the bottom of the forest is actually a precisely balanced ecosystem. As the author shows, especially in Chapter 3, is that "lawn people" desire a product that is the exact opposite: an area that appears uniform but is in fact dangerously out of balance. It is incredibly fortunate that a "perfect" lawn grass does not exist – such a plant would quickly propogate throughout the continent and destory all other plant life. Plants and animals keep other in check through competition for resources. The particular balance that arises depends on the starting conditions: the terrain, soil quality, weather, etc. However, humans have complete disregard for this natural process: we like to have what we want, regardless of what is there already.
Chapter 4 was particularly interesting to me as a chemistry major, and frightening. My logic goes like this: if we are taking an action that is possibly harmful to the Earth and ourselves, and definitely not good for either, why do we need proof to stop? (I use the same argument with emissions and global warming). Lawn chemicals, are, at the very best, merely not harmful to humans or the environment. If the best possible result from using something is not doing harm, does it really make sense to keep using it?!? I think in the end this flawed reasoning is the result of group psychology, something I am not particularly well-versed in. Robbins points this out in Chapter 6 – "intensive lawn management tends to cluster." Stop being a sheep!!


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Why You Need a Personal Fitness Coach to Improve Your Argentine Tango Dancing
You adore Argentine tango, and shooting classes and workshop consistently under great teachers. Still you believe you are missing some thing on the dance floor. If you truly feel like that, it can be the opportunity to employ a personal tango physical fitness trainer! No, I did not compose that wrong. What you will need is just a personal fitness trainer, not really a dance coach. You already have enough tango instructors, you will need somebody else. If you're interested, read on.Milonga Tango
On the outside, Argentine tango movements aren't too different from people of daily life. Teachers frequently let us walk just like we walk to the street. However, what we do, our dance doesn't look like the tango. Actually, the more we strive to imitate the teachers, the more our movements become awkward.
Even though most leaders try to lead their followers as softly because they are able to she never goes as she "is assumed to"; so leaders end up pushing or pulling with their hands and arms to let her know what the intended movement would be. Followers nevertheless, are whining that leaders have no idea just how to lead, and push them around all the time.
What we are missing is that a basic physical convenience of Argentine tango dance. Any dancing, in fact, any act requires with specific muscle group, and many casual Argentine tango dancers don't need sufficient muscular strength, flexibility or coordination to dance Tango.
Simply take a rear ocho. This really is one of the most basic moves in tango, but few people can do it accurately! Why is this? It's due to the fact that the majority of people are lacking strength within their own abdominal muscle groups, leg muscles (feet to buttocks), flexibility of lower back and legs, manipulation of every muscle group, and also the feeling of this balance.
For those who have completed any type of sport seriously, you are aware of just how essential all them really are. In tennis or baseball, once you hit on a ball, how ardently you have the ability to strike the ball is dependent on how well your abdominal and leg muscle groups are developed, and also how well you can organize them, instead of how strong your upper body tissues really are (though a strong chest muscles helps).
Unfortunately, lots of men and women who love tango are usually not active in sports, and so they do not understand the benefit of muscular development. Even individuals who exercise regularly frequently skip out the important target areas for dance, and, besides the typical health benefit, their efforts aren't reflected within their dance skill.
As an instance, take Yoga. Yoga will develop flexibility, strength, and sense of balance, and, generally speaking, is very good for dance. But as most motions in Yoga are done in slowly, with no other exercises that are supplementary, Yoga exercise does not directly translate in the dancing skill.
Can We Develop These Physical Capacities by Just Practicing Tango?
Yes, you can. This was done by most tango dancers. Under the supervision of a good tango instructor, even if you practice an hour or so each day, you are certainly going to develop the ability. You could also practice straight back ochos 10 – 15 minutes at one time, but without the strength and flexibility demanded, you can perform them incorrectly, and also you may develop bad habits. Yet another issue is that some tango instructors don't understand how to help their students develop certain muscle bands. Because the motions are so natural in their mind that they don't really know how to show this particular part. If I ask you to show me how to walk, could you? It is really natural for people, we all don't know just how to describe "the way".
This is where the private physical fitness coach comes from.
Even though most personal physical fitness trainers do not have a background in Argentine tango, they have been trained to learn just how to develop certain movements, and are immediately able to spot that exercises are suitable to develop muscle groups you want to dance tango. Further, unlike a personal trainer, they don't tell you what direction to go, but they also let one to learn how to obtain things you need to do (though more and more coaches are proceed into the domain of fitness coaches). This is the major change between a trainer and a coach. Sure, it's probably quicker to hire a fitness expert and ask them to educate you on which work outs to use to develop the muscle bands, however once the trainer is gone, that you don't understand what to do. The fitness trainer makes it possible to identify exactly what your demands are, and then develop your own workout. Also, because of these comprehension, by helping the fitness trainer could prevent potential physical injury.
If you are interesting to make use of a fitness trainer, listed here are a few tips.
* Be ready to perform a lot of pre-work. Unlike fitness trainers, personal physical fitness coach won't tell you what to do immediately. They want one to understand how to develop your own program. For most individuals, this is a dull step, plus they may prefer a personal trainer. If you're one of them, this will be fine. You should get a personal trainer. Although the benefit is not as great as dealing together with an individual fitness trainer, you will gain considerably during working with a personal trainer, and your dancing will improve visibly.
* Find a nearby exercise coach with experience in fitness training (e.g., ex-personal trainer, dancer) and actually can meet you and also work with you. Many trainers do their work though the telephone and/or on the Internet, even fitness coaches. You can use a coaching directory, such as Coach U, or Coaching Federation, to get one, however, probably it's much easier to Google local fitness coaches. It is fantastic if they really have a dancing background, too, but it is not needed.
* If the person who you will work with does not have knowledge about Argentine tango, let them borrow one of your tango instructional DVDs in order that he / she knows what you're searching for. Prepare at length what you are looking for. Most dancers need abdominal and leg muscle development, flexibility at the very same locations, and well developed balance. Put these in high on your checklist.
* Don't expect immediate results. The fitness coach will help one to learn how to know your body, how to identify exactly what is necessary, the way to approach the question, and the direction to go to accomplish the goal. This takes time, like learning tango itself. You may not even begin the actual workout until the fourth or third session together with them. Ultimately, but you will be able to generate your personal program for any challenge, and you can even help others to do exactly the same.
Although I highly recommend that you make use of a personal fitness coach, it is not right for everybody. Each person has her own taste and style of upcoming challenges. Probably one out of ten people considering advancing their dance can get tremendous benefit working with a personal gym coach. So think hard, before using a fitness trainer, however maybe not too long. Without behaving you cannot anticipate any results at all!


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Addressing energy poverty—that is, the fact that roughly 1.3 billion people around the world doesn't have access to electricity, and more don't have a reliable supply of it—is a key part of both reducing the number of people living in poverty and reducing environmental degradation.
While it'll be a key part of the Rio+20 conference happening in June, and is indeed the focus of the UN's Sustainable Energy For All program, that doesn't mean policymakers and politicians don't need a strong show of public support on the issue.Which is where Music for Relief's Power the World campaign and petition come in.
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Once, Post-It® Notes held a respected spot in my reporting toolbox.
Wait – before you start picturing me sporting seriously big hair and way-cool shoulder pads (Post-Its took off for 3M in 1980), I want to make something perfectly clear: "Once" wasn't all that long ago. I realize this is a less-than-flattering confession from a modern marketer, but stick with me here (no pun intended). Yes, for a specific time period, the notion of "marketing metrics" and rainbow-hued cubes of adhesive-backed paper were married in my mind – but for very good reasons.
Here's one: I was working as a social media/community manager. (For those who have chosen the lifestyle of a social professional – or have supervised someone who has taken this path – you can guess where I'm headed.) Back then, on any one day, I could be found shooting for the stars on a shoestring. Case in point: To manage and measure the social activity of my enterprise employer, I used a combination of free and affordable (small business) tools. Of course, none of these technologies spit out aggregated results with slam-dunk accuracy. Eventually, I learned to how to calculate reliable results – pulling one metric from here, another from there, making apples-to-apples comparison adjustments – all the while accepting that the social truth lay somewhere between (and among) automated dashboards.
However, I wasn't comfortable using this precarious tracking system for campaign or event measurement. Which brings me to the sticky note part of my story. One day a marketing colleague requested a report for our social activity during a conference. I decided to resort to manual recording. In between live tweeting and posting, I jotted down the number of tweets, retweets, likes, shares – as well as anecdotal details on conversations – on Post-It Notes, which I dutifully adhered to my 8 ½ x 11" day book pages. Referring to this fluorescent note mosaic and assorted screenshots, I compiled a post-event report.
Sounds like a protracted exercise in teeth-grinding, right? But not completely. In the process of scribbling, doodling and tabulating, I discovered something very valuable: the power of pause. Rather than compulsively keying in running totals for vanity metrics, I began lingering over my notes. Of course, social media pros are always scanning search columns and dashboards, looking for interesting correlations and engagement opportunities. But something about that ink-scrawled, multi-colored chaos in my day book pushed my thinking in new ways.
As I pored over my sticky note montage, unexpected trends began to emerge from the data, triggering new questions.
- Who are the social "stars" of the event so far (brands and individuals)? Are they engaging with us?
- Do these "stars" fall into any of our target personas?
- Are the event's socially active influencers attending our speaking sessions? If not, which personas are?
- Which of our brand values have we communicated effectively? How are people responding?
- Any surprises in the social activity? How does it compare/contrast with the staff's account of our booth experience? How can we, as a team, close the gap?
- What social experiments did we do? What worked – and what didn't? Why? What's working for others?
- How would we describe the social engagement with our brand? What are the most engaging topics/insights?
- Any story ideas to share with our PR/content team? Contacts to nurture?
- Any social predictions for the remaining days/hours of the event?
- Based on these observations, how do you understand what to do next?
I doubt even a third of these questions would have occurred to me, had I enjoyed access to reliable automated reporting.
And so, on the day of my epiphany, I stumbled upon the resonant truth of a popular marketing maxim: just because something is easy to track doesn't mean we should be measuring it. Sometimes we need a break from templates, routines and assumptions to discover new needs – or even more meaningful goals and metrics. Markets are continuously changing, and so are our customers. Our marketing and measurement should evolve, too.
This is why Google's digital marketing evangelist, Avinash Kaushik has developed an "allergy to data automation efforts":
The primary reason for this is that automation is based on the assumption that every single day/week/month the question we want answered with data is exactly the same. While that was true through [the] early 1900s, it is no longer true. The world changes too much every day.
While I wouldn't say that all automated reporting is useless (or even, as Kaushik claims, "almost completely useless"), I'm convinced it's dangerous for marketers because it encourages complacency.
Think I'm being melodramatic? Try this experiment, suggested by Kaushik: Turn off all automated reports on a random day/week/month and watch what happens. Is your inbox packed with urgent messages, demanding to know about a specific performance metric? Do any business initiatives come to a grinding halt? If not, you have fallen victim to Kaushik's "Reporting Squirrel syndrome (spending 75% or more of your time on data production and caching) and should probably revamp your approach to marketing measurement.
If we don't make this change, our business partners will continue to rely heavily on gut-level decisions. Remember the last time your leader (or your leader's boss) made a decision that clearly went against a well-documented data trend? When this first happened to me, I remember thinking, "Guess no one reads my monthly reports." Later I realized it was possible that my reports were, in fact, read…but their measurements didn't stick with (or set off sparks for) my leader and/or his executive team.
Although this automated dashboard is pretty, it lacks actionable insights and isn't particularly meaningful for anyone outside of the context of the website and social teams that do the day-to-day work. Source: Occam's Razor via Kaushik.
So when it comes to ineffective marketing reports (and the measurements within them), a hefty part of responsibility rests with us. When was the last time you revamped your reporting – of your own initiative? How recently have you asked for feedback on the relevance of your marketing data analysis? And I'm not talking about gently asking your leader in an email. To get candid responses (of a transformative kind), we must pursue them like they matter. (Insert mental picture of in a slobbery bloodhound bounding on the heels of a fresh and irresistible scent here.)
Although collecting others' feedback is ideal, you can also make your metrics roll-up more relevant—and your daily actions more impactful – on your own. Enter the impressive power of pause. Before you export a dashboard report, stop. Take time to let the data speak to you. Don't be satisfied with facts. Instead, look for true insights – data interpretations that move decision makers to take action. It's the difference between summarizing performance (aka "data puke" in Kaushik-speak) and telling a story that contextualizes the data and moves your marketing away from what's not working and toward something else that is more likely to succeed. In addition to reporting what happened (past performance), we marketers should always explain the "why" behind the results, accompanied by recommendations for moving forward.
In a July 2014 post that I've bookmarked and referenced many times, Kaushik provides an example of a strategic marketing dashboard that not only tells a story (via explanatory copy), but also features actionable insights.
Image source: Occam's Razor ("OR" in the report) by Kausik. View high-resolution image here.
It's easy to see the difference between this strategic dashboard and the aggregated data dump produced by standard marketing tools, such as the first report image featured in this post. A vast improvement, to say the least. But a report/dashboard can contain a "strategic" narrative and still be virtually useless. This happens if you're tracking the wrong metrics. What's the difference between "right" and "wrong" metrics? If your metrics are the right ones, your results will drive decisions that grow the business – such as optimizing what's working to achieve your marketing goals. If you're not taking action based on what you're measuring, it's a clear sign you need to change direction.
All too often, we think of a report as a wrap-up – a recurring task marking the tail end of the weekly/monthly grind. However, as Rachel Richter (our former senior customer analytics and insights leader here at Dun & Bradstreet) often reminds us, the essential purpose of measurement is to drive ongoing decisions. It's all about effectiveness and optimization. So it's continuous learning. If you don't understand what's really working, then you obviously can't make decisions that actually maximize your marketing effectiveness (via test and learns, changes in spend levels or mediums, etc.). Your measurement winds up being an empty gesture.
Rescue your marketing from this fate. Put your automated reporting on pause. Do a quick decision-making audit. How many of your metrics have resulted in strategic actions? Shut down your dashboard for a while. And what the heck. Maybe even break out a few Post-It Notes.


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The Bachelor's Degree in Cyber Security (BSCS) is offered in the evenings, on-campus and is designed to prepare you to pursue a career in cyber security by developing a comprehensive understanding of the cyberspace environment. You will be immersed in learning that challenges you through practical application of critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. In the end, you will be prepared to enter a career working alongside information technology and security professionals, as life-long learners, pursuing excellence in an ever-changing technology landscape.
As a student of our Bachelor's in Cyber Security, you will learn how the cyberspace environment functions at each layer of operations; from the physical equipment that is used to control data, at rest and in motion, to modern operating systems use and manipulation. You will be exposed to virtualization technologies, network architectures and networking, information security and cryptography as well as the laws, policy and regulations that govern cyberspace. You will be challenged to understand how malicious actors in cyberspace take advantage of people, systems, applications and various technologies in order to stop them in their tracks.
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Graduates of the Cyber Security program will be prepared to sit for the CompTIA Security + certification exam and can expect to be extremely competitive in the job market as demand for cyber professionals is at an all-time high and is expected to continue to grow at a rate of approximately 18% or more through 2024 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor). According to (ISC) 2015 Global Information Security Workforce Study, there will be a predicted global shortfall of 1.5 million cyber security professionals worldwide by 2020.
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Students earning a bachelor of science in Cyber Security degree from Friends University may choose from two distinct concentrations: business or math/science.
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Friends University's state-of-the-art Cyber Security Lab is one of only three of its kind in the nation in a university setting. You can learn more about the INTRUST Bank Cyber Security Lab on the Friends University Cyber Security Lab page.
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- The only Kansas private institution offering a Bachelor of Science degree in Cyber Security
- Students may complete up to 18 concurrent hours in the Master of Science in Cyber Security program while working on their undergraduate degree
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Students of Butler County Community College have the unique opportunity of completing Butler's Computer Science pathway program or getting their Associate of Applied Science in Cyber Security and transferring into the cyber security adult undergraduate program at Friends University. These programs are fully articulated and more information can be found in the following PDF's:
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|Upon arrival at Noibai International airport, our representative will meet and transfer you to your hotel. Take a rest while we drive you to the downtown. Hanoi, a city of lakes, shaded boulevards and verdant public parks – the capital of Vietnam.
|Visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex, with one Pillar Pagoda & Ba Dinh Square. Continue on to the Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first university.
|Then we back to Hanoi Old Quarter to have 1 hours with trishaw rider and Water puppet show.
|Dinner in a local restaurant.
|Overnight in Hanoi.
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|Hanoi O'Gallery Premier
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|Apricot hotel
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|Our driver and tour guide will pick you up at hotel's lobby (please check out and have breakfast before 08:00 AM). Halfway to Halong City we will have a stop at Hong Ngoc Humanitarian Centre. Apart from having clean western style toilet facilities we will be able to see local craftsmen at work and have time for relaxation.
|Upon arrival at the pier, embark on the boat and set sail on a cruise through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters of Halong Bay, taking in the spectacular scenery of this UNESCO World Heritage site.
Lunch is served as you cruise by impressive rock formations with unusual names and shapes.
|In the afternoon you will start to discover Halong Bay, listed as a World Heritage of outstanding natural beauty, known in Vietnamese as "Dragon descending to the sea". Depending on each cruise's itinerary of the day, you may visit a beautiful cave, have some swimming at Titov or Soi Sim beach.
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|Morning with Tai Chi Exercise on sundeck while explore beautiful stunning caves in Halong bay.
|Enjoy light breakfast in the restaurant. Coffee, tea, fresh milk, water, pastries, fresh fruit, cereals will be served in the dining room.
|We check out the room around 09:00.
|The boat starts cruising back to the harbor while brunch is served. We continue cruising through the bay, along the way seeing more of the fascinating formations.
|Back on shore we will then transfer by car back to Hanoi.
|Reaching to Hanoi.
|Dinner in a local restaurant
|Buffet breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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|Hanoi Gondola
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Gondola Hotel
Built in 2011, Gondola Hotel and Spa is a distinct addition to Hanoi and a smart choice for travelers. The excitement of the city center is only 0.1 KM away. A haven of rest and relaxation, the hotel will offer total renewal just steps away from the city's numerous attractions such as Le Thai To Mausoleum, Ba Kieu Temple, Cau Go Street. |
Long trip from Hanoi City but nevertheless worth it! One of the new 7 wonders of the world! The port is organized but needs good cleanliness maintenance. Tourist should wear a very comfortable clothes and shoes. View is really breath taking!
Well arrangement & punctual for all the tours. Thanks Everyone Who serve us so well. We are so enjoy the trips.
Great experience vising the Halong Bay. Our guide, Tiem? (i remember that his name translates into "Ant" in English) was extremely nice and helpful. The bay itself is stunning, lunch was very tasty, our boat was probably one of the better ones out there (for that price at least, but we only did 1 day trip and it was very nice and comfortable, looked quite new/renovated). The drive to the bay from Hanoi though is a very long - or at least seems long as everyone over there drives like 40km/h. However since everyone drives like that and the roads are what they are - you can't help that anyway. All in all - a great experience.


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Flutterby Art Studio
For kids who want the freedom to create.
Open studio time for children with free use of art supplies.
Grant-funded by the City of Santa Clarita and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, we are pleased to announce this new program at our Old Town Newhall Studio location.
Drop-in between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10th for our first session.
Flutterby Art Studio will continue on the first Saturday of the month, for the rest of the school year. Upcoming Dates:
- October 1st
- November 5th
- December 3rd
- January 7th
- February 4th
- March 4th
- April 1st
- May 6th
- June 3rd
Each session showcases a featured art material to explore and an opportunity to interact with an in-house artist who will be painting, drawing or sculpting, and answering questions. No registration, no fees, just freedom.
No student drop-offs. Please stay with your child. All ages welcome.


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Goodwill Houston impacts lives like Michael – who was incarcerated for 21 months and now 4 years after starting at Goodwill, works as a store manager. Michael feels extremely blessed to have been hired. Goodwill gave him the opportunity and to have a second chance.
95 cents of every dollar donated to Goodwill Houston goes to job empowerment and impacts the economy here in Houston by changing lives through meaningful and sustaining jobs.


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Family camping de Gouwe Stek
Camping de Gouwe Stek is a cozy little campsite in North Holland near Enkhuizen.
In the high season many families come to our campsite. In the early and late season the campsite is a quiet 50+ campsite. There is a lot of playground for children. Also, during the holidays and in the high season, activities are regularly organized. (Think of sailing with a boat, eating pancakes, bingo ... see 'activities at the campsite' for more).
The campsite started about 15 years ago as a small farm campsite.
In the meantime, we can be proud of our 50 camping spots and 2 toilet blocks. There are also accommodations: 4 pipowagens and 1 safaritent. Since 2017 there is, at some distance from the campsite, a group stay (up to 45 people)
Surroundings of the campsite
The campsite is ideally situated: on the other side of the street, from where the campsite is located, there is a smallforest: the Streekbos (<500m). Here you can swim in a small lake with a sandy beach. You can also enjoy cycling and hiking here. Would you rather do something different? This is also possible in the Streekbos: think of climbing in the climbing park, miniature golf, klootschieten, stargazing, nature education, archery, raft building, canoeing, foot painting, renting a bicycle or scooter, various boat trips and team building activities. All this at less than 500 meters from the campsite!
In addition, the campsite is located near the picturesque VOC town of Enkhuizen with an interesting history (2.5 km to center). You can also enjoy cycling along the IJsselmeer. Or go swimming.
Do you want to know what else there is to do in Enkhuizen or Noord-Holland? Look for more tips at 'Highlights of the environment '


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The idea of creating Amphoreus Intertrade, is both simple and very natural. We have discovered the magic of extra virgin olive oil in our own olive groves in Biotia central Greece, located near Delphi and Arachova.
The olive oil is derived from the following olive varieties
- Koroneiki
- Athinoelia and
- Manaki these olive varieties are indisputably amongst the best in the world.
Our organic products include some of the most precious gifts from Mother Nature.
Extra virgin olive oil in a choice of:
Bio and
Stored in dark colored glass bottles of (250-500-750ml), in order to preserve their organoleptic qualities. Available also in bag-in-box packaging, ideal for restaurants and professional use.
Honey with an exquisite and unique flavor from:
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I cannot wait to tell you all about my unplanned trip up to Castle Hill this weekend, and about the cute little groundhogs I saw here in Manhattan. It was quite magical to say the least.
I have never in my life been to Fort Tryon park, or the Cloisters before, but a quick spur of the moment car rental changed all of that.
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Dose simulations using computational phantoms and Monte-Carlo methods
HMGU, SCK•CEN, PHE and UPC
The aim of WP2 is to provide fast dose calculations for workers moving in realistic workplace fields. These calculations will be based on Monte Carlo (MC) methods and employ a variety of computational body phantoms, assuming various postures inside the radiation field (e.g. standing, sitting, bending over something, hands stretched out into the radiation field) and having different body statures (tall, small, broad). One approach will be by using a library of pre-calculated conversion coefficients (task 2.2). The real online simulation of the all aspects will be developed in task 2.3 for interventional radiology, and tested in task 4.3. Because of the specific aspects for neutron dosimetry, the similar exercise for the mixed neutron-gamma field will be done solely in WP5 (task 5.4).
- D2.1: Database of phantoms of different statures and postures (M9)
- D2.2: Fluence to dose conversion coefficients for reference phantoms and postures other than standing for photons and neutrons (M24)
- D2.3: Fluence to dose conversion coefficients for non-reference phantoms for photons and neutrons (M24)
- D2.4: Prototype of fast MC real time radiation dose estimate application to be tested in hospitals (M12)


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