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Tony Haile spent seven years trying to save the internet from click-based hell. As CEO of Chartbeat, a software and data provider to publishers, he showed editors, in real time, which stories were "trending" on their sites. He hoped the information would convince media companies and advertisers that their primary way of doing business online—through banner ads, sold through split-second digital auctions for fractions of pennies—could not last. At industry conferences, he presented chart after chart showing the emerging duopoly of Facebook and Google, the commoditization of quality journalism, and the perils of clickbait content strategies.
It was hard to disagree. Analysts estimate that Google and Facebook captured all, or virtually all, of the growth in digital ads last year. Elsewhere, readers don't look at display ads, let alone click on them. The average clickthrough rate is a measly 0.05 percent, so publishers covered their sites with increasingly obtrusive ads. In 2016, the use of ad blockers increased by 30 percent, according to PageFair, which tracks the data. Meanwhile, advertisers are increasingly concerned about paying for fraudulent clicks from bots or seeing their ads next to offensive content. Despite these challenges, Chartbeat's solution—selling ads based on metrics like time spent and engagement—failed to catch on.
"Change is remarkably slow," Haile says of the publishing industry. "[It] was like I saw someone on the street having a heart attack and I was going up and telling them to eat vegetables. It's a good long-term plan, but it wasn't going to get us where we needed to go fast enough." In 2016, he stepped down as CEO of Chartbeat.
Now Haile is back with a new company that's tackling the same problem very differently. Rather than lobby advertisers to pay more to appear near quality content, he wants to convince media consumers to pay. Scroll, his subscription-based startup, plans to launch early next year. "I guess I'm a glutton for punishment," he says.
Scroll is part of a growing class of venture-backed companies that see subscriptions as a way to absolve the internet of its original sin, advertising. Many are aimed at smaller publishers. But these newcomers arrive as major media brands, including Spotify, The New York Times, and The Washington Post report growing revenue streams from subscriptions.
Ever since the first banner ad ran on an early version of Wired.com in 1994, advertising has been the dominant way to make money from internet content. As the 1998 book Burn Rate outlines, "Wired's stature in the Internet community, and Time's stature in the advertising community nearly overnight made advertising part of everyone's plans for the Web." Publishers gave the product away for free to amass scale, then sold ads against clicks. In 2016 advertisers spent $72.5 billion on digital ads in the US.
In the '90s, no one foresaw the fraud, commoditization, ad blockers, brand-safety issues, or clickbait battles that now trouble the industry. The swirl of problems, combined with the media industry's revenue struggles, has conjured descriptions of an industry that's "off the rails," facing a "moral struggle," and in danger of a "subprime advertising crisis." Even industry insiders join the self-loathing. Consider a recent Advertising Week conference panel titled "We Must Be Able to Do Better Than This." One venture capitalist has called digital advertising "a prank the tech industry played on the media industry."
Hence the renewed interest in subscriptions, despite the model's mixed past record. Paid social networks like App.net and Diaspora flamed out despite hype, while subscription content startups such as Andrew Sullivan's The Dish struggled or remained niche. The newcomers include Patreon, whose software platform allows bloggers, YouTubers, and podcasters to collect pledges directly from their fans. The site now has more than 50,000 creators, some of whom earn six figures a year. (Patreon takes a 5 percent commission.) "If you're an aggregator like Google or Facebook, then ads are a great way to make money, but if you are a person who has a blog with 20,000 readers every month and you monetize it with ads, you make maybe $150 a month," says CEO Jack Conte. "That's a basketball stadium full of people waiting to read your next thing, and you only get $150. It's been clear that doesn't work."
In September, Patreon raised $60 million in new venture funding from Thrive Capital, valuing the company, founded in 2013, at a reported $450 million. Conte says investors are excited about subscription businesses because the revenue is predictable, and companies like his have shown that the model can work. "The idea that people want to pay for content is no longer a question. It's a proven theory," he says.
Thrive Capital partner Chris Paik says Patreon's pledges work better than paywalls for sites with small but passionate audiences. Patreon subscribers don't gain access to exclusive content—they subscribe because they want to support the creator. Twitch, another Thrive Capital investment that sold to Amazon for almost $1 billion in 2014, used a similar model.
San Francisco-based Scribd started 10 years ago as a free document-sharing site, amassing 100 million monthly visitors to its document database. That's a sizable audience, but it's a rounding error for Facebook and Google. After trying "just about every business model" from advertising to a la carte payments, CEO Trip Adler says subscriptions have proved the most effective. Now 500,000 subscribers pay Scribd $8.99 per month to access books and articles through its app.
It took Evan Williams almost two decades and three companies—each aimed at giving people tools to communicate their ideas—to learn the same lesson. His first startup, publishing platform Blogger, sold to Google early in its development. The second, Twitter, is responsible for some of the most incredible and horrible content on the internet, supported by a $2.5 billion advertising business. The third, Medium, started as a fancy version of Blogger before expanding into ad-supported journalism and content creation. Medium was an early partner in Chartbeat's experiment selling ads based on engagement. In January, Medium morphed again, laying off one-third of its staff and adopting a subscription model.
Williams acknowledges that Medium has had the luxury of time (five years) and money ($132 million raised) to find a business model. Its current approach—putting a portion of its content behind a paywall and asking people to pay $5 per month—is no sure bet. But Williams believes it's inevitable that people will pay for digital content, noting that "the whole world is going this way." He hopes Medium's ad-free content and personalized recommendations will persuade readers to pay for the service. Without sharing subscription rates, he says "the signs are good that it's working."
Other startups chasing subscription gold continue to crop up. SubStack, which offers subscription software for publishers, plans to launch with its first client this month. DoubleBounce, a payments platform for internet creators founded by a former Chartbeat employee, launched last year.
Haile's Scroll may be the most radical of the pack. The company plans to charge $5 a month to read content from its partners without ads. The fee is intended to compensate publishers for forgoing ads on those pages. The model is similar to Spotify, where anyone can stream music on the site for free, but 60 million Spotify Premium members pay $9.99 per month to listen without ad interruptions. Haile's cofounder, Sachin Doshi, was VP of content and distribution at Spotify for five years. Scroll is in the process of inking deals with 40 publishers.
Yes, these are many of the same publishers that didn't heed Haile's warnings at Chartbeat. This time, he says, the publishing industry is more open to change and eager for additional revenue sources to supplement advertising. "There's a growing understanding that the idea of monocultural approach to revenue among publishers is not the future," he says. "You're going to need a bunch of different ways to make money as you go."


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Quai Branly Peers Into Africa's Past
Walking up a spiral walkway, curiosity mounts as Africa's beauty is brought to life. There are costumes, masks and other materials placed behind glass windows.
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Everybody may know the Georges Pompidou Centre also known as the Art and Culture Museum, or the big François Mittérand Library. What about an oriental museum that offers visitors old African artefacts?
Last year, Jacques Chirac inaugurated the new Quai Branly Museum in Paris on the 20th of June 2006. People come from everywhere to see Paris's new addition. Notable visitors were Kofi Annan, Rigoberta Menchù, Paul Okalik, Dominique de Villepin, Lionel Jospin, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, and of course, Chirac himself. Stéphane Martin is the museum's president.
Located in the sixth arrondissement, in the silhouette of the Eiffel Tower, the Quai Branly presents objects from Asia, Africa, Oceania and The Americas.
Chirac depicted the museum as an "incomparable aesthetic experience, and a lesson on humanity essential to our times." Those who have had the opportunity to visit the museum do not leave disappointed. Not only do they appreciate the historical figures that are presented, but also the architecture of the museum, which was created by Jean Nouvel.
Stepping into the larger than life structure, the atmosphere is dark and mysterious. Walking up a spiral walkway, curiosity mounts as Africa's beauty is brought to life. There are costumes, masks and other materials placed behind glass windows. Spectator's imagination begins to rise in wonder.
The details in each object are brought out with slightly dim spotlights to emphasize specific aspects and to bring out a magnificent splendour leaving visitors in absolute awe. Continuing up on the extravagant adventure, visitors have the opportunity to sit on benches engraved into the side of the walk way's thick grips.
"I expect to see the museum open up a new perspective of our country," Claire Ferte, a visitor says.
"A great experience," declares Monsieur Morange, another visitor, as he exits the museum. "Although we do know about Benin I was not at all disappointed and I even had the chance to learn more about the country." He was referring to the museum's Benin Exposition.
The museum "provided a new aspect of a different culture," adds Anne-Sophie Delor. "It is very interesting and it also helps our future generations attain a deeper comprehension in a different culture that is also part of our own country."
The museum opens a doorway into another important culture of civilization.
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Grammy Award winning producer Bangladesh breaks down his experiences on the basic avenues of getting paid as a music producer. The industry today has almost as many people making beats as there are rapping. Why is it that so few become known names? First and foremost, the producers who many of you may have in your top ten or twenty list have studied the business of music. Many times this means making mistakes and learning lessons the hard way in this ever-changing climate. In this clip, the producer of Ludacris' "What's Your Fantasy" and Lil' Wayne's "A Milli" gives his answer on the question many of you are wondering. How do I get money for those beats sitting in my hard drive?
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attended the New Jersey Golden State Film Festival for the premier of I Want My Name Back, a documentary by Roger Paradiso profiling the early years and recent history of The Sugarhill Gang. This is a film you need to see because it gives us the back-story to what may be the most important song in the history of Rap music. "Rapper's Delight" gave us the single lyric that every person has at least said once. Read the rest of this entry
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For many of us 2010 has gotten off to a challenging start. I recently had the fortune and misfortune of surviving one of the most catastrophic earthquakes of our time in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on January 12th. That Tuesday, the day after I had arrived, has extended my perspective on the union that all people consciously or unconsciously share. I'd like to take this time to thank everyone for their thoughts, kind words of encouragement and votes of confidence in this year being one that brings opportunities for growth and empowerment. As I chronicle these experiences, some of the most memorable moments have been the manner in which people from around the globe have displayed human compassion and solidarity.
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The FHSAA Board of Directors voted last week to continue evaluating the reclassification process in six high school sports for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years. More than 40 schools have expressed interest in reclassifying as a "rural school" and playing in the new class, which the FHSAA calls the Rural Division.
The FHSAA Board of Directors will vote on the new classification policy in November.
The Orlando Sentinel reported that the new Rural Division would include schools with 600 or fewer students and would replace Class 1B for football and Class 1A for every other sport involved. The FHSAA listed boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball, girls volleyball and football as sports that would see the change.
"The Board unanimously approved moving forward with the concept, which benefits a number of our member schools without detriment to any others," FHSAA Executive Director Roger Dearing said in a release. "This is a win-win situation for everyone."
Village Academy was the only Palm Beach County school to express interest in the Rural Division classification, according to FHSAA documents obtained by The Post. Village Academy did not return a message left with the school on Tuesday.
FHSAA officials asked Glades Day over the summer if the Gators might be interested in the new class, but the initial reaction from the Belle Glade school wasn't positive.
"We've asked them to send more information," Glades Day athletics director Mike Underwood said. "We said we weren't interested in it at the time. We thought it was a stupid idea. The traveling would be unbelievable."
Underwood said Glades Day wants to know more about which schools would be in the Gators' district. If there's a chance Glades Day teams have to travel two or three hours for games, then it isn't worth it, Underwood said. One of the possibilities is potentially moving any Class 1B schools that aren't interested in the Rural Division up to Class 1A for football and then finding places for the other sports in new classifications.
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Data on number of goods exporters and value of goods exports for the UK regions.
This spreadsheet provides supplementary data to that released in the HMRC regional trade statistics. This release includes quarterly information on the number of goods exporters by UK region and destination country. It also combines data on the number of exporters and export value to give data on the average value of exports per exporter.
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From the balance between the natural surroundings to the manicured flora throughout the grounds, to well-appointed and luxuriously fitted villas, good taste is evident.
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Anantara flanks Mai Khao Beach in the north of Phuket. At 10 kilometres long, this western-facing pristine and quiet beach is Phuket's longest and is a nesting place for Olive Ridley sea turtles as well as being a perfect stretch for power walks.
Some 15 minutes from Phuket International Airport and close to the Sarasin Bridge connecting Phuket to the mainland, Anantara is located in Sirinath National Park in Phuket's least built-up region.
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Anantara has 13 Pool Villas, nine with king beds, four with twin beds; 30 Garden Pool Villas, 22 with king beds and eight with twin beds; 28 Lagoon Pool Villas, all with king Beds and 11 Sala Pool Villas, all with king beds.
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My Garden Pool Villa was a delicate balance of modern technology and design with Thai décor and influence. The dark-stained wooden furniture contrasts nicely with colourful cushions on the corner day bed while the wooden floors of the bedroom and dressing room cede into the brilliant whites and stainless steel fixtures of the bathroom.
A surround-sound iPod and docking station serve to add atmosphere as does a large-screen wall-hung LCD Samsung TV. The bedroom atmosphere can easily be altered by opening and closing the ceiling to floor curtains and altering various lighting options and as for storage, the dressing room has ample wardrobes, along with a trunk at the foot of the king-size bed.
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La Sala is Anantara's signature restaurant. It also hosts an excellent breakfast buffet with a wide and healthy range of freshly squeezed juices, tailor-made juice cocktails, cereals, and both Asian and Western breakfast choices. Lunch and dinners are Italian-influenced with excellently prepared dishes by a top-level Australian chef.
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Anantara is located relatively far from Phuket's tourist beaches with their many entertainment options but the resort more than compensates by offering a rich choice of leisure and cultural activities. The Anantara Spa Phuket offers from one-hour treatments to five-day packages and a whole gamut of highly professional treatments in between and is open daily from 10:00 to 22:00.
Beach activities include windsurfing, sailing (Blue Wave Bravo and Hobie Wave Cats), and twin-seat ocean kayaks. The resort has three complimentary hard tennis courts fitted with night lights and an air-conditioned, superbly appointed fitness room as well as a yoga sala where basic to advanced classes are available.
Of course guests can simply relax by the beachside infinity pool, open from 07:00 to 20:00 after a ride in the surrounding countryside on complimentary mountain bikes. For the more intellectually minded there is the classically-designed library with its broad range of international books and computer workstations.
Those looking for a little exotica to take home will find the Gallery boutique sells trinkets and textiles. The resort's 'Entertain me' weekly schedule offers daily group activities at The Studio from 08:00 to 17:00 which encompass Batik painting to candle making to classical movies to pétanque and much more.
For children from four to 12 years old the colourful Turtle Club is open from 10:00 to 18:00 daily while Anantara offers a babysitting service. Internet connections are WiFi and Lan.
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Do you ever look for something more? Here is a chance to find out what inspires you. To try some new things and see what gives you a sense of purpose.
If helping with worship is your passion we have many ways to use your gifts. Decorating the sanctuary, assisting during worship as an usher or communion server or simply being the friendly face greeting people on a Sunday morning! If this is where your heart would lead you please contact Pastor Brent or the church office.
FOC has an active Music and Choir program and we welcome all to join in the celebration of Jesus through music! If making a "joyful noise" is your passion contact Pastor Brent or go to the Music or Choir page for more information.
The youth of our Church enjoy many fun opportunities to get to know the Lord and each other better. If you would like to be a part of helping your Youth program grow, contact the church office.
FOC is involved in a number of different outreach programs; Food Shelf, Tanzania Mission, Red Cross Bloodmobile just to name a few. If you volunteer path leads you in the direction of community outreach, click on the OUTREACH page link above to see where you might fit in.
If you would like to help with serving treats and coffee after worship, please contact Linda at the church office to be put on the serving schedule.
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by TruexCullins, March 8, 2010
By Joel Banner Baird, Free Press Staff Writer
From The Burlington Free Press, Friday, March 5, 2010
Efficiency can be beautiful — and there are reasons.
Brighter (per watt) and lighter-weight fixtures have accelerated innovative design, said Matt Bushey, an interiors architect with TruexCullins.
A new exhibit from the firm, co-curated with Conant Metal and Light, opened Thursday in Burlington, and is open for self-guided tours in the TruexCullins lobby through May.
An engaging science-fair atmosphere shares space with museum pieces. Among the former: hands-on, A-versus-B comparisons between lamps with:
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• Color temperature (associated with the "warmth" of what is illuminated).
• Lumens (sheer output).
• And the more widely touted energy efficiency.
All of these, the posters proclaim, can be quantified.
If reason doesn't sway the visitor to the "Shape of Light" exhibit, he or she can just walk in and bask at the sheer variety.
Photo: Steve Conant holds an LED light and its antique glass insulator housing Thursday at an exhibition of innovative lighting at TruexCullins on Battery Street in Burlington. Joel Banner Baird.


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Sen. Charles Schumer has pledged $1.8 million in federal funding to help protect South Shore communities along Reynolds Channel in Nassau County.
Schumer said the money was added to the Senate version of the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for 2016, allocated for the North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study.
Funding will go toward a feasibility study on flood mitigation and protection projects around Long Beach, Island Park, Oceanside, Massapequa, Baldwin, Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh, Seaford and the Five Towns.
"Securing adequate funding for the Army Corps to begin the Nassau Back Bay Feasibility study is important in the effort to make Long Island more resilient in the future," Schumer said in a written statement. "This will help make sure the Nassau Back Bay study is started as soon as possible."
The appropriations bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives in May, but Schumer said the bill and $1 million in funding from President Barack Obama's budget fell short of addressing flood protection projects or conducting a feasibility study.
Schumer, a Democrat, said he pushed the Senate Appropriations Committee in February to increase funding for the study. The funding is needed to follow the $20 million Sandy Relief Bill and Army Corps of Engineers project that identified nine vulnerable coastal communities from Virginia to Maine, which included the South Shore communities, he said.
The additional $800,000 will help expedite the study and allow work to begin on projects as soon as possible, Schumer said.
Nassau County and Long Beach officials lauded the effort to add better storm protections after superstorm Sandy hit Long Island in October 2012 and flooded most coastal communities. The ocean met the bay in Long Beach during the storm.
"Protecting the bay side of our barrier island is equally as important as protecting our oceanfront," said Long Beach City Councilman Anthony Eramo.
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Our little flock has grown so much in the past year, and we know that God is using this ministry to ease suffering and we want to thank you for caring! Please share our September campaign with your friends! We can't wait to bless our mamas with a dinner out, a movie, or simply a good book!
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Wisconsin's Envtl. Decade v. Public Serv. Comm'n
ELR Citation: 7 ELR 20578
Nos. No. 76-289, 255 N.W.2d 917/79 Wis. 2d 161, (Wis., 07/01/1977) aff'd as modified
The Wisconsin Supreme Court directs the Public Service Commission (PSC) to "study, develop, and describe" alternatives to proposed gas curtailment priority schemes as required by the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA). In 1973, the Commission authorized the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation to establish a priority scheme for curtailing natural gas services during shortages. Petitioner intervened in the hearings on this decision, seeking to require the Commission to comply with WEPA, which request was denied. The court, in an earlier decision on appeal from this refusal, held that petitioner had standing to seek judicial review of the Commission's decision. Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc. v. Public Service Comm'n, 69 Wis. 2d 1, 230 N.W.2d 243 (1975). Respondents subsequently moved for dismissal of the action on the grounds that the order was superseded by a subsequent order and that the commission had conducted proceedings that were functionally equivalent to the relief sought by petitioner. The trial court granted the motion and denied petitioner's motion for summary judgment.
In the first issue on appeal, the court declares that summary judgment is not authorized in judicial review proceedings under the Administrative Procedure Act, Wis. Stat. ch. 227. Review under ch. 227 is on the administrative record and does not involve a determination of triable issues of fact. Universal Org. of Municipal Foremen, Supervisors and Administrative Personnel v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Comm'n, 42 Wis. 2d 315, 166 N.W.2d 239 (1969). Nevertheless, respondents' motion to dismiss for mootness is proper, even though it may raise matters outside the record, because it does not go to the merits of the case. Duel v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., 243 Wis. 172, 9 N.W.2d 593 (1943).
Since the order in question has been superseded, a court decision concerning it would have no practical effect. City of Racine v. J.T. Enterprises of America, Inc., 64 Wis. 2d 691, 221 N.W.2d 869 (1974). However since gas curtailment orders are a continuing issue before the Commission and are constantly superseded, they will defy review if supersession renders challenges moot. Joint School District v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Bd., 37 Wis. 2d 483, 155 N.W.2d 78 (1967).
Counsel for Petitioner
Kathleen M. Falk
Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc.
114 E. Mifflin St., Madison WI 53703
(608) 251-7020
Counsel for Respondents
Stephen Schur
Public Service Commission
4802 Sheboygan Ave., Room 453, Madison WI 53702
(608) 266-1241
Allen W. Williams Jr.
Foley & Lardner
777 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee WI 53202
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One of best pieces of advice I got as I grew up was to always find ways to work smarter and not harder. By leveraging people, technology and other resources in a smarter way you have the opportunity to have a much larger impact than if you just worked harder in a vacuum. In the 2013 research by the Sales Benchmark Index they tell a story of two very real sales people (names have been changed to protect the innocent) and how they approach their sales career.
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September 10, 2019
Autonomous vehicles raise new liability questions on the road because the vehicles themselves can act negligently, independent of the human driver's intentions. For now, these liability questions are expected to be answered through the incremental common law system, rather than by legislation. This means courts will draw analogies and distinctions between autonomous vehicle accidents and pre-existing case law precedent. What courts analogize autonomous vehicle accidents with is likely to have a significant effect on liability rules that determine the responsibilities of drivers, manufacturers, and others.
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David King, Putting the Reins on Autonomous Vehicle Liability: Why Horse Accidents Are the Best Common Law Analogy, 19 N.C.J.L. & Tech. 127 (2018), available at http://ncjolt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/King_Final.pdf.
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The total Lunar Eclipse in 29 Gemini 20 at 12:14 a.m. PST happening December 21st 2010 is the third of the five Full Moons in a row that form at the last degree of a sign. Besides being predisposed to the sign it is about to leave, it is starting to be influenced by the sign it is moving towards. As this Full Moon is also a total Lunar Eclipse, the need to work with these energies, is of the upmost importance, as it amplifies our opportunities for transformation, rebirth and regeneration. With the aspects of the planets and their relationship with the asteroids Pallas, Juno and Vesta, the zodiac is pointing to a major crossroad that we must tread upon lightly with wisdom and discernment, if we are to avoid a major crisis. As this is the last eclipse for the year, the aspects of the past year have been nudging us to make some changes. Indicating there is a turning point on the horizon in which we must take advantage of now and not miss the occasion presented. This maybe the last time the Universe allows us the chance to make the changes in our lives, without interference from outside forces and situations. Pallas the Warrior Queen is telling us we can no longer blindly follow others, but that we need to arouse the wisdom within and to defend what we consider important in our lives. The survival instinct needed comes from using wisdom mixed with the right emotions to make things happen. With the energies of Juno and Vesta, understanding the need to construct and sustain the right relationships and partnerships, will create and maintain the environment we wish to generate around us.
"The Sabian symbol for the Moon in 30 degrees of Gemini and for the Sun in 30 degrees of Sagittarius is taken from "The Sabian Symbols in Astrology by Marc Edmund Jones", and what follows are my comments.
Gemini 30 Bathing beauties This is a symbol of human excellence on the side of purely natural endowment, and of the soul as wholly inadequate except as it is able to meet some needs of everyday experience with the elements inherent in its make-up and so free from any or all responsibility to anything other then itself. Here individuality gains a needed assurance through the phases of its being which prove immune from change or loss. A person becomes himself as he is able thus to stand radiant and reliant among the total of his fellows. The keyword is charm. When positive, the degree is a special capacity for bringing the familiar desires and interests to an enduring representation of worthiness, and when negative, regression to childish vanities.
Sagittarius 30 The Pope This is a symbol of human excellence on the side of the special values exalted in the various social and political hierarchies of modern civilization, and of man's ambition as entirely inadequate except as he is able to meet some exceptional of everyday experience and so proceed to dramatize whatever abilities he may have developed in climbing to the position in which he finds himself. A person is strengthened within himself by the appreciation he succeeds in winning from his fellows. The keyword is sanctity. When positive, the degree is and effective and spectacular sacrifice of self in some enduring service to the race at large, and when negative, inordinate love of self-display and surrender to a lust for power.
Within each one of us is instilled the innate talents, assets, and wisdom that will create the world we want from the trials, tribulations and chaos that is engulfing our society. Before we can make use of these gifts, we need to give them the respect and sanctity they deserve, deleting any negative thoughts and knowing with certainty when called upon that they will come to our aid without hesitation and give their all. Our responsibility is to realize that we are at the crossroads, and that we need to use all the gifts the Universe has given to us, to make the right choices. To admit there is a major decision that needs to be made is the first step in deciding the right direction as we approach the crossroad of life to reach the destination we hope for.


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SOLON– Mayor Pro Tempore Steve Duncan tried to wrap up what could generously be described as discussion over the developer's agreement for 121 on Main, a commercial/residential development adjacent to Big Grove Brewery.
Duncan closed off comments from Solon resident and developer Al Wells, noting he appreciated the input.
"No, you don't," Wells replied.
"Yeah, I do," Duncan responded.
SOLON– Solon High School's 5th Street Jazz vocal ensemble participated in the Iowa Vocal Jazz Championships nine times and won the Class 3A title five times, but the group was not invited to participate in 2016.
It made this year's competition special for Solon seniors.
"My sophomore year, I was in Blame It On Our Youth, and we got third at championships, so it was very hard last year, being in 5th Street and not qualifying," Solon senior Elizabeth Hand said.
SOLON– For the second time, Dale Snipes has been appointed to the Solon City Council.
Snipes was originally selected in February of 2015 to replace former council member Ron Herdliska, and in a twist, Herdliska was tabbed to fill Snipes' seat when he stepped down, in July of 2016, due a change in his employment.
This time, Snipes replaces longtime city councilor Mark Krall, who vacated his seat in March and will fill a term set to expire at the end of the year.
The decision was made at an April 5 city council meeting.
SOLON– Everyone's favorite route between Solon and Cedar Rapids will be the subject of extensive construction this year.
Two more phases of an Ely Road (W6E) overhaul are planned for this season, including the conversion of its intersection with Highway 382 into a three-way roundabout.
Following the completion of the roundabout, the Johnson County Secondary Roads Department plans to proceed with the paving of three-quarters of a mile of Ely Road from the intersection north to 140th Street NE, adjacent to the Lakeview OHV park.
SOLON– That ended badly.
The site plan for a proposal to rehabilitate the former St. Mary Catholic Church auditorium went down in flames when discussions over parking requirements devolved at a Solon City Council meeting Jan. 11.
For nearly 45 minutes, city officials and Bill Wittig, representing Prairie Equity Group, LLC, went back and forth on the need for off-street parking to accommodate potential first- and second-floor commercial tenants of the building.
SOLON– A one-time, $150,000 investment into 121 on Main will be made by the city.
At a March 15 meeting, city council members voted 4-0 in support of a lump sum payment to HPR Investments LLC for a Main Street commercial/residential development planned west of Big Grove Brewery.
The city expects to use an internal loan to cover the initial expense, to be paid back through Tax Increment Finance (TIF) revenues.
One member of the public, however, said the city had not gone far enough in requiring off-street parking for the project.
SOLON– Veteran city council member Mark Krall has called it quits nine months shy of completing his term.
The vacancy created by Krall's resignation will be filled by appointment, and at least one member of the public is interested.
Lauren Whitehead, a resident of 4th Street, volunteered for the position during the March 15 council meeting where Krall's successor was discussed.
SOLON– Brad Friedhof hoped he'd have better news to deliver.
Friedhof, conservation program manager for the Johnson County Conservation Board, appeared before the Solon City Council March 1 to provide an update on the extension of the Hoover Trail from Ely to Solon.
"I wished I'd be here with a construction update," Friedhof told council members, "but I'm not."
The project, a 5.8-mile section of the Hoover Trail between Solon and Ely, was waylaid in 2016 by the permitting process, Friedhof said.
SOLON– They're going to work on the parking details.
The Solon City Council approved a site plan for 121 on Main, a proposed Main Street development, but made the action conditional on an agreement for off-street parking.
Possible solutions were presented at a March 1 council meeting, but none came near to meeting the minimum 52 parking spaces the city's ordinances would require.
SOLON– Everyone was apparently surprised.
Developer Cory Hodapp was surprised to find out he was expected to pay for an emergency siren and a paved trail around a detention pond in the third addition of the Old Mill Creek subdivision.
City Administrator Cami Rasmussen went him one better.
"If it's a surprise to Cory, then I'm surprised that it's a surprise," Rasmussen said during a March 1 Solon City Council meeting.
It was all part of a lengthy discussion surrounding the consideration of a developer's agreement for a new phase of the residential subdivision on the city's western edge.
I was listening to National Public Radio's "On Point" with Tom Ashbrook last week and he was talking on air with a Donald Trump supporter.
The Trump supporter said (and I'm paraphrasing here) he was happy President Trump was taking it to "you people" in the media.
Ashbrook disagreed politely with the caller, suggesting he respected the man's opinion but did not feel separated from other Americans because he was a journalist.
Donald Trump's war with the media hits close to home for me.
SOLON– Main Street will be the focus of a new concept plan authorized by the Solon City Council Feb. 1.
Council members voted to approve a contract with MSA Professional Services to oversee a downtown visioning project for just over $7,000.
It's not the Downtown Master Plan which council members have called for in the last year, but it's another step closer.


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NEW ORLEANS - After their first practice in the Louisiana Superdome, the Ohio State players sent to speak with the media yesterday said they were focused on the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas, not the NCAA suspensions that will affect six teammates next season.
NEW ORLEANS - After their first practice in the Louisiana Superdome, the Ohio State players sent to speak with the media yesterday said they were focused on the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas, not the NCAA suspensions that will affect six teammates next season.
And to be sure, assistant coaches were at their side to make sure they stuck to the point.
"I don't feel that will be a distraction at all, to be honest," senior cornerback Devon Torrence said. As he began an explanation of why, defensive backs coach Taver Johnson stepped in and politely reminded him and the media that the players were taking only questions about the game.
What was funny was that pretty much was what the players wanted to talk about anyway.
They had known for a week that quarterback Terrelle Pryor, wide receiver DeVier Posey, running back Daniel Herron, left tackle Mike Adams and defensive end Solomon Thomas, all juniors, were going to be eligible for the Sugar Bowl before sitting out the first five games of next season for selling memorabilia and/or receiving discounted rates on tattoos. A sixth player, sophomore linebacker Jordan Whiting, will sit out one game.
"We just stick together no matter what happens. We're always going to stick together," center Michael Brewster said. "They know I have their back, and I know they have mine."
The players already knew the news of the day, that the five juniors had pledged to return for their senior season as a prerequisite for traveling to New Orleans and getting to play in the game.
"We'll probably all sit down and talk about that after the season," said Brewster, a junior who has already said he will weigh leaving for the NFL only after the season. "Right now, no one's been talking about anything like that. Our main focus has just been on Arkansas, watching film at the hotel and trying to get in as much work in practice as we can."
He enjoyed the attitude and focus of the first practice.
"We know what's at stake next week," Brewster said. "Like coach (Jim Tressel) said, this week is all about Arkansas and getting ready for them and the Sugar Bowl. Today's practice was great, and the attitude was awesome. It feels like everything is back to normal, and that's where we want to be."
Senior safety Jermale Hines wasn't surprised by the feeling, saying he and his teammates had come to grips with the situation over the Christmas break.
"That's over and done with; that's in the past," Hines said. "We have a game here on the fourth, the Sugar Bowl, which the whole team is looking forward to. That's not even talked about anymore. What's done is done. We're getting ready for Arkansas."
Posey, the only one of the sanctioned players to speak to the media yesterday, said he wasn't distracted either.
"I don't feel like something I did two years ago is going to bother me too much today," Posey said. "I'm just really trying to focus really on the Sugar Bowl and focus on playing Arkansas."
Speaking of distractions, walking into the Superdome brought back memories for seniors such as running back Brandon Saine, who was a freshman on the Ohio State team that lost to LSU in the 2007 national championship game, the last time the Buckeyes played here.
"The first thing I thought of when I got out there was they were chanting 'SEC!' the whole game, and that has kind of stuck with me ever since," Saine said. "They're not all good memories. We walked out in kind of a bad mood after that game. It kind of sucked to leave the seniors with their last game like that.
"But thinking of the positives, I was able to do a couple of things in that game that I can look back and learn from. I'm excited for this game, definitely."
He believes Herron will be, too, despite what's gone down the past several weeks.
"I think it's going to be the same (Herron) we've always seen," Saine said. "He'll be high energy, ready to go and making big plays like always."
Dispatch reporter Ken Gordon contributed to this story.


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- BEG Basil Milk Bottle Basket Green
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- Handlebar Handbag Hugger
- BEG Floral Suitcases
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Grocers Basket
What is it about a grocer's bicycle basket that makes everybody sigh with nostalgic lust....?! Ours are made by hand by craftsmen who made the genuine article (back in the day!), each one is ever so slightly different but all have oodles of charm and involve age-old basketry techniques with lovely names like randing and slewing and whales! It's capacious size means you can load it with goodies from the market, books from the library or whatever kit and caboodle you need to lug around town.
Our baskets are hand woven by traditional techniques on the Somerset levels here in the UK by P. H. Coate & Son, a family company founded by willow grower and merchant Robert Coate in 1819, and still run by the Coate family today. (A certain very famous wicker hamper is also made here - the quintessential Fortnum and Mason English hamper so we know we are in good company!)
PLEASE NOTE: We are sadly unable to ship our baskets internationally outside the UK due to the prohibitively high shipping costs UNLESS you are buying a bicycle.
UK Delivery £3.95
Huge willow grocer's basket
Specially designed holes in base allow basket to fit perfectly to BEG or other types of front racks, either using rubber transport strap provided with BEG bicycles or your own cable ties or bungee cords.
47cm width x 43cm depth x 27.5cm height


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Toll Public Interest Scholars
This challenging program is for select students seeking academic training and practical experience in public interest law. Scholars are selected upon admission to Penn Law on the basis of their demonstrated commitment to public service, their academic record, and their potential for leadership in the legal community.
Through funded summer internships, specialized coursework, and interaction with practitioners, academics, and like-minded students, the Program facilitates the development of professionals who are committed to fulfilling their public and professional responsibilities as lawyers. The Program's graduates have gone on to serve in leadership roles at a variety of agencies including the United States Department of Justice, the Legal Aid Society of New York, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Bronx Defender and other leading policy organizations.
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The Aeroflex 8800SX expands upon the features of the 8800 Series with a new 10 MHz external reference and new software capabilities to further speed testing of Land Mobile Radio systems. With its hybrid portable design, the industrys largest colour touch-screen display, ruggedness, internal battery, power accuracy, advanced automated test and alignment, fast VSWR/Return Loss and Cable Fault measurements, the 8800SX offers RF professionals a whole new experience in radio test.
• Frequency range 100 kHz to 1000 MHz
• Automated test and alignment
• Fast Channel Analyser with six colour markers
• User-Defined frequency lists
• Digital audio quality performance tests
• Colour indicates pass/fail results on each meter
• Distribution, Constellation and Eye Diagram plots
• TDMA Burst Profile Plot, for DMR only; includes a burst "Mask" for visual pass/fail
• Tracking Generator, VSWR, Return Loss, DTF, and Tuning Duplexers
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Maybe. Some lenders and mortgage companies are not reporting foreclosures, short sales, loan modification, and certain other derogatory items correctly to the credit bureaus.
Many people in the Houston and Harris County, Texas area, and millions nationally, are having a hard time getting their credit reports re-established because of the recent Foreclosure Crisis and the Great Recession, according to a recent report by the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), authored by Chi Chi Wu.
The report calls these events "situational circumstances or "trembles" within a consumer's life that are often responsible for the delinquencies, defaults, and foreclosures – not bad character, but bad luck." The title of the report is "Solving the Credit Conundrum: Helping Consumers' Credit Records Impaired by the Foreclosure Crisis and Great Recession." The report highlights 5 problems with credit reporting that could be holding you back; (1) lenders or mortgage servicers that are reporting short sales as foreclosures; (2) mortgage servicers and lenders that are trying to collect deficiency balances after a short sale or a foreclosure (when there is no deficiency due); (3) reporting the entire balance of a mortgage as still due, after a foreclosure (we see this a lot when we pull credit reports before we file a bankruptcy for someone); (4) credit reports that are not reflecting the terms of a loan modification; and (5) reporting loan modifications in a way that makes it look like the borrower is only paying partial payments, when they are paying the full amount asked of them.
If some or all of these things have happened to you, don't just take it. Work on your credit reports. Make it a hobby. Do the best that you can to make the credit bureaus report the derogatory item or items accurately. Even if you don't want to purchase anything on credit anytime soon, your credit reports are very important in today's society.
Your credit score can be used for such things as employment, renting a house or apartment, whether or not you qualify for insurance and how much your premiums will be, even how much you will pay for utility service. A poor credit score can literally cost you thousands and thousands of dollars.
The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires credit bureaus to use "maximum possible accuracy" in credit reports. You are entitled to free credit reports once per year from each of the major credit bureaus, as well as if you have been denied credit. Review your reports carefully, and dispute the erroneous items. If they won't fix it, and it causes you damage such as a credit denial, a higher interest rate, or higher insurance premiums or a job denial, you may have a cause of action or a lawsuit against the credit furnisher and/or the credit bureaus.
If you still have debt problems lingering, you may need to consider filing a bankruptcy to get rid of your debt. We have clients that can reach a 720 or higher credit score, within 12-24 months after a bankruptcy filing. For more information, call our office anytime for a free consultation, or for one of our publications.


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Around the Water Cooler With the Private Equity Analyst Intern
Private equity can be a tough asset class to understand, even for the most sophisticated of investors.
Braden Kelner, Private Equity Analyst's first-ever intern, had a whirlwind introduction to the nuanced and colorful world of private equity while working this summer in New York. Before he heads back to start his senior year at Carnegie Mellon University, we decided to quiz him to see what he's learned after two months of reading through stories, talking with executives and writing a few scoops.[wsj-responsive-sandbox id = "0" ]


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Scientists have found a correlation between activity levels of mothers and those of their children.
The experts from Cambridge and Southampton universities claim that there is a direct link to how lively women's offspring are based on how much exercise they take.
A study was conducted of 554 mothers and four-year-olds in Southampton, finding that physical activity in mothers is a determinant in the fitness levels of their children.
Writing in the journal Pediatrics, the researchers explain they used heart-rate monitors to test women over seven days, discovering that the behaviour of parents can establish habits in the early years.
However, they also note that the levels of exercise women are getting often fall below the recommended minimum of 30 minutes five times per week, or the equivalent.
Only half (53 per cent) of the mothers studied took 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity once a week or more.
The specialists propose targeting efforts to get children taking more exercise at families - particularly mothers - and highlight the importance of the role played by parents in ensuring youngsters live healthy lives.
According to the survey, children engaged in ten per cent more of the same activity level for every minute of moderate-to-vigorous exercise taken by their mothers on average.
Lead researcher Kathryn Hesketh, who is now based at University College London, commented: "Although it is not possible to tell from this study whether active children were making their mothers run around after them, it is likely that activity in one of the pair influences activity in the other."
A further study by scientists from McGill University in Canada has indicated a connection between childhood obesity rates and strict parenting.
The study of 37,577 children aged 11 and below uncovered a link between the relationships of parents and children, with the offspring of stricter mothers and fathers more likely to experience problems with their weight.
Presenting their findings at a conference held by the American Heart Association, researcher Lisa Kakinami stated: "If you're treating your child with a balance of affection and limits - these are the kids who are least likely to be obese."


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International Women's Day is an annual event, recognised worldwide.
International Women's Day means different things to different people. For some it's a celebration, for others it's a call to action to accelerate gender parity.
The World Economic Forum predicted in 2014 that it would take until 2095 to achieve global gender parity. In 2015 they estimated a slowdown in the already glacial pace of progress, meaning the gender gap wouldn't close until 2133.
Everyone – men and women – can pledge to take a concrete step to help achieve gender equality more quickly – whether to help women and girls achieve their ambitions, call for gender-balanced leadership, develop more inclusive and flexible cultures or root out workplace bias.
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Crowns In An Hour – Traditional crowns require not only two visits – one for preparation, one for placement – they usually require up to four weeks between them. This means wearing a temporary crown for that whole time, risking shifting, sensitivity, or even breaking and loss of the temporary crown. But with CEREC™ CAD/CAM technology to scan your prepared tooth and send the data to an in-office milling machine, which makes your crown in your mouth in about an hour – not weeks! Why mess with long delays and frustrating issues, when you can have your new, beautiful smile almost immediately at Stunning Smiles of Las Vegas!
This hand-held instrument can quickly and comfortable detect small cavities. The advanced laser can detect decay earlier than more conventional methods, such as radiography. In fact, it can find 50 percent of the decay that goes undetected by radiography without exposing you to radiation. This laser is truly invaluable in the prevention of dental problems and the promotion of good oral health.
Digital Imaging
We use digital imaging software in our practice, which allows us to take a digital picture of you and enhance it to predict how a particular treatment or cosmetic procedure would change the appearance of your teeth. This software is highly beneficial for patients who are considering cosmetic procedures to visualize how dramatic cosmetic dentistry can improve their appearance, before any treatment is completed. Digital imaging also allows Dr. Racanelli to document your dental case and procedures very well. We take digital images of your face, teeth and smile to provide us with a permanent dental record and to provide a visual documentation of treatment.
Digital X-Rays
Digital radiographs benefit both the dentist and the patient. Most importantly, digital imaging significantly decreases your exposure to radiation by approximately 75%, compared to that of standard x-rays used in many offices. With digital radiographs, we take a picture of your teeth, then almost immediately see it on a computer monitor. This large, color-enhanced image lets us get a better picture of your oral health, allowing for earlier treatment. This process is also better for the environment as it doesn't use photo chemicals and traditional film, thus eliminating environmental waste.
Intra-Oral Camera
Intra-oral cameras have greatly improved the way we examine our patients' teeth. Using a pen-sized camera, we take video of your teeth and project the live image onto a television screen in the treatment room. This image is magnified, allowing us to better see and detect any decay, cracked or leaking fillings, or other problems. This technology helps us to diagnose and treat problems earlier than was ever before possible.
Soft Tissue Laser
The most advanced dental lasers are designed to assist Dr. Racanelli in the treatment of soft/gingival tissues (gums). Most procedures can be performed comfortably, without an injection for treatment of the gums, and periodontal disease. Thus, patients young and old alike, have nothing to fear when they visit Dr. Racanelli.
Telescopic Loupes
You've always been told – seeing is believing. Dr. Racanelli believes this as well, as he can't treat what he can't see, and exceptional dentistry requires an expert attention to detail. With the use of magnification optics, Dr. Racanelli is able to visualize things not otherwise perceptible to the naked eye. Not only improving the quality of care for his patients, but the use of the magnification optics also allows for an expanded range of treatments offered.
The Benefits of Magnification:
Magnified Image
Increasing Precision
More Accurate Diagnosis
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