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153 million views and counting. Chances are you've seen "Chewbacca Mom" by now, Facebook's most successful live video to date. And if you haven't seen that particular video, chances are you've watched video (live or not) on Facebook recently; as of January 2016, 100 million hours of video are watched on the platform every day. Videos range from low-quality and user-generated to highly produced news stories, and it's not crazy to think that TV shows will be the next videos to fight for your attention on Facebook.
1. Instant Articles. Publishers like The NY Times and BuzzFeed have already made the move to publish articles within the walls of Facebook with Instant Articles. This strategy has been a success, resulting in more shares and engagement for publishers. Consumers are less likely to abandon trying to read an article because of the faster load times with Instant Articles, and more people are likely to see the articles than if they had to navigate to the publisher's website. A logical next step would be for Facebook to move beyond working just with publishers and host video content in a similar capacity.
2. The growth of digital series. Brands like the National Geographic Channel are already testing "digital series" on Instagram and Facebook. While these digital series are often shorter in length and considered a lead-in marketing effort to the "real" content on TV, brands are already heavily using Facebook to promote content. But if the viewers can already be found on social channels, why not put the "real" content on them?
3. The NFL. Twitter recently acquired the rights to stream Thursday night NFL games, showing a clear path forward for TV shows to migrate to social channels. The games will have a similar ad load to if a viewer was watching the game on TV, and it's a test to see if replicating the current TV format and structure can work on social channels. (also, see above, re: putting "real" content on social channels. It's happening)
Why not?
1. Nielsen ratings. Ad dollars. Status quo. Treating Facebook as a TV hub similar to a service like Netflix or Hulu is a departure from the industry standard, with ratings and ad dollars being a big hurdle to the transition. But Nielsen has recently started tracking viewership on digital streaming services, and while it's not fully comprehensive yet (lacking mobile viewership), it's opened the door to consideration for non-traditional sources to be included. Which also begs the question, who cares if it's the old industry standard? If viewers are watching TV shows live or on-demand on Facebook, they don't have any more of an increased propensity to skip ads than if they were watching on Hulu or Netflix. And if content providers can get more eyeballs on their shows by putting it in more places, isn't that a good thing? More eyeballs = more revenue.
2. Attention spans, especially on mobile devices. True, short-form content is king on social channels right now, but consumers have shown they're willing to not just watch, but binge-watch long-form content on mobile devices and their desktops. The shift that will need to happen is perception- rather than Facebook being a place to check status updates and watch one minute Tasty videos, consumers will need to adopt the habit of watching TV shows in a new destination. But that's where the success of Instant Articles offers important learnings; Facebook has already proven that because it's a platform where consumers already spend an (inordinate) amount of their day, embracing new ways to consume content isn't an incredibly hard battle.
1. Data + Targeting! Hosting TV shows on Facebook would allow content providers to learn an incredible amount of information about their audiences. Rather than know how many households or people aged 18-49 tuned-in to a show, the level of detail about audiences could be much more refined. This would allow for content providers to fine-tune their promotions to reach specific audiences, as well as retarget viewers around the web.
2. Bigger audience potential. This is especially true for critically acclaimed, but low rated shows, or new shows trying to find an audience amongst the clutter. These shows could benefit from Facebook's algorithm, and the potential to reach consumers who may be likely to watch based on their interests, but may not have found the show on another platform.
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Granted, the why not's are pretty strong given the entrenched establishment that is the television industry. But it's an interesting space to watch– I'd be surprised if Discovery didn't experiment in some way with Shark Week on Facebook later this summer, especially given how Facebook Live allows fans to interact with content… and viewers LOVE talking about Shark Week. I think it's only a matter of time before we start treating Facebook like a new hub for television.


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This article will explain how to send a farewell email whilst being transferred to a company. This is a way of letting your colleagues know that you're heading off and how they might stay in touch with you.
1Identify the target audience. Categorize them into multiple mailing lists, if required. For example, one may have been part of a core functional team, a cross-functional team, a task force, etc. This categorization may be important, because you may want to write (a) one email to all people/ mailing lists; (b) one (same) email, but separately to the mailing lists; and (c) separate emails to separate lists.
2Determine the contents of the email. The email is likely to about the past associations, and be nostalgic in tone. Hence, do not hurry the script. Dig into your past emails, blogs, handwritten notes, and photo gallery (your machine as well as on social network).
3Start the real email. As with any script, there needs to be a beginning, a middle, and and end. Depending on your style, you may want to begin with a quote such as "The woods are lovely, dark, and deep; but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep". Alternatively, you may begin with a simple "Thanks" (or you may wish to keep the thanks for the end). Or, you can also start with how you began your journey with that group/ project and mention some of the key highlights.
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A short while ago, we published a roundup of 24 split testing tools in all price ranges. But those tools focused mainly on the Web experience, and there are many more tools out there.
This roundup focuses on tools for split testing mobile apps and WordPress sites, as well as a few bits of code for the really hardy code wranglers among you. Surely, among these 28 tools, you'll find what you need.
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Mobile App Split Testing Tools
These days, you're just as likely to deliver content via a mobile app as via a website. If you do, or even if you're doing some kind of hybrid thing, you need one of the tools listed below.
1. Amazon A/B Testing
Amazon has a free tool for creating and running in-app experiments. It has cross-platform support, working with the iOS, Android and (of course) Amazon platforms. The tool includes custom segments and is scalable. One case study video shows how Air Patriots used the Amazon tool to improve retention.
2. Arise
Arise works with Android and iOS, allowing you to test several variations from its dashboard. It includes goal tracking. The app is free for unlimited applications with a cap of 5,000 tested users.
3. Apptimize
Apptimize says "experimentation is key to discovering the truth" so it's no wonder the company is gung ho about mobile testing. It aims to provide a way to do risk free iOS and Android app testing, allowing users to run visual tests quickly and roll out app updates immediately without needing to go through the app store. Apptimize allows staged rollouts of new features and includes analytics, too.
The basic package is free for 25,000 monthly active users and there are paid packages available for larger user numbers and additional features (such as using advanced targeting and analytics and custom APIs). Check out their Safetrek case study which resulted in a huge increase in the number of app store reviews and app shares.
4. Artisan
Artisan's split testing function allows for in-code testing, visual optimization, immediate publishing of variations and multiple configuration options through "Power Hooks." It includes robust analytics too. The tool is free for up to 10,000 monthly active users. One case study shows how A View From My Seat used the tool to increase usage by 22%.
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5. Bestly
Bestly includes mobile analytics and split testing for iOS, with Android promised soon. It tracks user behavior in real time and allows app creators to roll out changes slowly to specified subsets of users. The price starts at $19 a month for 2,000 monthly visitors and 20,000 monthly events.
6. Fliptest
Fliptest is an iOS split testing tool which works with a single line of code. Tests can be set up and monitored online via a Web interface. They run instantly, providing real-time results.
7. Heatmaps
Want to apply the power of Crazy Egg heatmaps on your app? Heatmaps highlights the hottest areas of your iOS app, allowing you to track gestures, device orientation, navigation flows and user engagement. There's a 30-day free trial, then the price starts at $19 per month for a single app and 10,000 data samples.
The same developers have also created another tool, Hercules, which is still in beta. Hercules allows mobile A/B testing and in-browser experiments which are propagated live.
8. Kii
Kii is an application development platform that incorporates A/B and multivariate testing. Developers can make the desired variations live with a single click to help improve engagement, retention and usage. There's a free level for one experiment a month with unlimited users. The premium package costs $199 per month but was also free at the time of writing.
9. Leanplum
Leanplum offers three main features. The first is split testing of an app without coding and without the need for app store approval. This includes testing in-app and push messaging. It works with advanced segments and also offers analytics with a wide range of filtering options. The analytics dashboard can be customized and offers automatic insights.
Leanplum also has built in collaboration, allowing project managers and marketers to do their own content management, testing and analytics reporting. It works with iOS apps, with a free level for 500 daily active users of a single app. See how Wanelo used testing to increase product saves by 27%.
10. Optimimo
Optimimo includes a range of mobile app testing methods. In addition to A/B testing, it offers heatmaps so you can check click patterns on different parts of the user interface. You can also analyze navigation flow and conduct usability surveys. Optimimo allows you to make variations live immediately, with real time updates on performance. It is available for both iOS and Android. You can test one app with up to 2500 visitors a month for free.
11. Splitforce
Splitforce provides testing for iOS, Android and Unity apps. It allows you to target user segments and locations, provides analytics and allows instant rollout of app changes. The tool includes adaptive learning algorithms to show what works best most often. Pricing starts at $20 a month for a single user account and app with 50,000 data points.
12. Swrve
Swrve allows for testing all parts of the user experience but focuses on engagement rather than a single conversion event. Tests are completely customizable and, according to Swrve, very accurate. This tool allows for testing of messaging, notifications and user experience, and also provides robust analytics. One case study shows a 120% improvement in retention rates.
13. Taplytics
Taplytics says it's "the world's most fully featured mobile A/B testing platform." Featuring an easy-to-use graphical interface that will suit most people, it also includes Code Based Experiments for those who want to take that approach. While it's only available for iOS, the app allows users to segment results from those using different versions of the mobile operating system.
There's a free pricing tier for a single project,with one team member, 1GB of data storage and 5,000 monthly active users. One case study on their blog shows how Launchpad Toys used Taplytics to help double in-app revenue.
14. Vessel
Vessel is an A/B testing tool for all aspects of your mobile app. It works with the major mobile operating systems and HTML5. Built into the tool are funnel analysis, user segmentation, multivariate testing and the ability to immediately release winning variations. There's a 30-day free trial, with the basic package starting at $150 per month for 100,000 monthly active users.
WordPress Split Testing Tools
If you're using WordPress, then it's worth considering a tool designed specifically for the platform. While some of the tools in our last roundup (such as Google Content Experiments and Optimizely) also work with WordPress, here are a few more.
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15. AB Press Optimizer
AB Press Optimizer allows you to test variations of page elements such as images and buttons and content, such as headlines and text on a self-hosted WordPress site. To use it, you need the plugin plus the ability to use shortcodes (though you can use PHP if you wish).
You can run and get real time reporting on unlimited experiments with unlimited visitors for the $39 personal license, though you will have to upgrade if you want additional support.
16. AB Theme Testing
If you're running a WordPress site, sometimes you need to get back to design basics and test a couple of themes. That's where AB Theme Testing is useful. It integrates with Google Analytics so you can see your data in your Analytics account. This plugin costs $19. The developers have used it to tweak their own site, as this case study shows.
17. Convert Experiments
Convert Experiments provides A/B and multivariate testing for WordPress. Developed by Convert.com and Yoast (developer of WordPress SEO), it works for those who have a Convert Experiments account. When you use this plugin you get a special account allowing you to test 5,000 visitors for month for a year. You will have to setup tests on the Convert Experiments site.
18. Converthis
Converthis is an A/B testing and conversion tracking plugin for WordPress. You can use it for click tracking and to track multiple page variations. Users can also adjust the weight given to particular options in the premium version.
The plugin allows you to test unlimited campaigns on unlimited websites with unlimited visitors even in the Lite version at $29.95. However, you will have to upgrade if you want to split test 6 variations, customize colors, and edit titles and descriptions.
19. Nelio A/B Testing
Nelio A/B Testing bills itself as a conversion optimization service for WordPress. You can use it to test almost any aspect of a WordPress site (posts, pages, titles, themes, heatmaps, clickmaps and CSS) and make automatic changes when you have a result. You don't need any technical knowledge to use the plugin and can use all features from within the WordPress dashboard.
There's a free trial, and the starting price is $19 per month for a single site with 5,000 tested page views.
20. Simple Page Tester
Simple Page Tester says it's an SEO friendly plugin that allows users to setup quick split tests. It works well with caching plugins and is available for free. You'll need to upgrade to premium to work with custom post types, PHP template tags, Javascript and shortcodes and to get more in-depth analytics.
21. Marketing Optimizer for WordPress
Marketing Optimizer for WordPress is a full-featured split testing and conversion rate optimization plugin. It also integrates with the Web app of the same name. The plugin plays nicely with caching plugins and Gravity Forms, allows for testing of multiple pages (including rotating variations) and allows you to create new variations with a couple of clicks. The plugin is free; the whole suite starts at $149 per month.
Other Split Testing Tools
This last batch of split testing tools is for people who feel comfortable with code—really comfortable. As a marketer, you may not use these yourself, but the IT guys who develop your app might want to know about them.
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22. Abba is a self-hosted split testing framework that has support for multivariate testing and has simple filtering functions. It works with Ruby.
23. Developed by Patrick McKenzie, A/Bingo attempts to bring a marketing tool to programming, allowing them to split test single lines of Ruby on Rails code. Case studies for landing pages, buttons and signup forms are on this page.
24. FluidFeatures Rails is another split testing tool for Rails. It includes multivariate testing and cohort definition.
26. Split is a Rack-based split testing framework which works with Rails and similar apps. It can be used to test page variations, conversions and more, with the option to show weighted alternatives.
27. Switchboard is a mobile split testing tool for Android and iOS which includes segmentation, user flow testing and much more. However, you will have to plug in an external solution to get analytics and attractive charts.
28. Vanity is another tool designed to work with Rails to split test design, content and feature changes. It can test virtually anything and integrates with Google Analytics.
Did you see your favorite split testing tool on this list? Let me know if it should be added to the list—and why.
Read other Crazy Egg articles by Sharon Hurley Hall.


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If the maxim that a week is a long time in politics ever needed proof, then you just have to look at the events of the past seven days in the Irish government.
Ireland woke up Monday to a political establishment in chaos. Brian Cowen had quit as party head of Ireland's once dominant Fianna Fail on Saturday but stayed on as Prime Minister, or Taoiseach. The following day, the party's junior coalition partners, the Greens, announced they were leaving the government with immediate effect. The defection means that a total of seven ministers have resigned in as many days, leaving the Cabinet with just seven others the minimum allowed under the Irish constitution.
Now all that stands between the Irish people and the long-awaited general election is the passing of a finance bill that would bring into law the first of a series of austerity measures laid out over the next four years, a requirement of the $92 billion emergency bailout by the E.U. and International Monetary Fund announced in November.
The European Commission showed its hand when it intervened before an emergency meeting on Monday aimed at agreeing to a timetable for the passage of the bill, saying it was "crucial" for Ireland to pass the legislation. "It is important for Ireland's stability and credibility that this finance bill is passed soon," said Amadeu Altafaj, spokesman for E.U. economic affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn. "The finance bill is crucial to ensuring the 2011 budget is implemented as it was agreed in the E.U.-IMF program."
With the Labour Party threatening a motion of no confidence which could have led to the fall of the now minority government if it didn't get the speeded-up timetable it wanted, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Labour and the Greens on Monday agreed to fast-track the finance bill, a move that Sinn Fein and the newly formed United Left Alliance oppose. The bill will now be debated in the Dail the lower house of the Irish Parliament with the intention that it will pass all stages by Friday. After that, it will go to the upper house, the Seanad, for approval. Once that happens, it will signal the dissolution of the Dail within days.
Political commentator Ivan Yates, a former Fine Gael minister, says Monday's agreement represents a "quid pro quo," allowing Fianna Fail to bring about the measures it says are vital for economic recovery while also giving the opposition the election it badly wants.
"It is a satisfactory way of proceeding Fianna Fail gets to pass the finance bill and the opposition get the earliest election date possible," Yates says, adding that the shrunken Cabinet has left the country in "political paralysis." Like many observers, he believes the most likely date for an election will be Feb. 25. "I would expect a new government to convene in the second week in March, in time for the new Taoiseach to go to the White House on St. Patrick's Day," he says, referring to the tradition of when a new Irish Prime Minister meets the U.S. President and hands him a bowl of shamrocks to establish relations between the two leaders.
The beginning of the end of Ireland's coalition government came on Thursday. Cowen had called for a Cabinet reshuffle to fill the positions left open by resigning ministers, but the Greens blocked the new appointments, forcing the Prime Minister to instead double up his remaining ministers' portfolios. This was seen as an embarrassing climbdown for Cowen, and by the end of the day there were rumblings of discontent among his Fianna Fail colleagues. On Jan. 18, Fianna Fail members had passed a motion of confidence in their leader but 48 hours later, Cowen's future as party leader was again at risk.
After two days of defiance in the face of calls for his resignation from serving and former party members, Cowen on Saturday announced he was quitting as Fianna Fail party leader, but would remain on as Prime Minister. Then came the Green Party press briefing on Sunday, at which they said they were leaving the government. "Our patience has reached an end," Green leader John Gormley said, adding, "The Irish people have begun to lose confidence in politics and in the political process."
On Wednesday, Fianna Fail will hold a leadership contest to see who will succeed Cowen, former Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin or one of three ministers still in office Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, Mary Hanafin (Minister of Tourism and now Enterprise) or Social Protection Minister Eamon O'Cuiv, who has also just been appointed as Defense Minister. Whoever wins, they face the prospect of an early election in which their party could see virtual annihilation. What was once the most dominant political party in the history of the Irish state it has been in power for much of its 85-year history has now seen its support completely collapse in the polls, the latest of which shows the party at an all-time low of just 8%.
The Fianna Fail party can now only look forward to what is sure to be another incredibly long week in politics, and the ever increasing certainty that it will no longer be in power by the end of it.


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A Minister has been championed for his commitment to farmer health and well-being in Scotland after gaining a permanent role at a livestock mart.
Church of Scotland pioneering Minister Reverend Chris Blackshaw works full-time at Craig Wilson Livestock Auctions, Ayr, to encourage farmers to speak up about their physical and mental wellbeing and persuade the community to be more courageous in discussing the need for help.
Although only in his fourth week in the new role, Rev Blackshaw previously spent two years working as agricultural chaplain in Cumbria and has continued to help farmers tackle rural, social and family problems.
He hopes, if proven successful, the initiative will be rolled out in other areas of the UK.
He said: "My role is mostly based in Ayr mart supporting farmers with issues such as suicide, mental health, alcohol addiction, fatal farm accidents, isolation and much more.
"Farmers often have no-one to explore and find their own answers with and that is what I try to do. Sometimes all people need is that push to help them make a decision."
Brought up on his family's farm, Rev Blackshaw said his love of breeding British Longhorn cattle, which he now does as a hobby, helped him have an understanding of farming and 'how things are'.
He prompted the need for a similar initiative to Field Nurse, a successful scheme in England where a qualified nurse spends a few days a week at marts to offer basic health check-ups, but warned funding difficulties were standing in the way.
"The farmers up here are very friendly, open and willing to talk," Rev Blackshaw added.
"But they will not knock on your door and come and talk to you – you have to talk to them, and it can be anywhere."
Reverend Neil Glover, Convener of Church of Scotland Ministries Council, added: "We know modern-day farming is stressful and the sector faces a number of pressures.
"Reverend Blackshaw will be able to meet local farmers and build relationships with them, providing both spiritual and practical support which we believe will be invaluable to supporting farmers' lives."


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text: The Calvin Klein brand has been built upon the tenets of reduction, reduction, and, when in doubt, more reduction. While the industry as a whole ebbs and flows with surges of minimalistic tendencies, Italo Zucchelli has remained steadfastly focused on simplicity and clarity in his almost 15 years at the label. A common misperception, however, is that simple equals boring. Not so. Just look to Zucchelli's fall/winter 2013 collection and you'll see that, even working within the confines of his stripped-down aesthetic, there's a lot that can be explored. This season, there was a severity to the tailoring, a precision that moved away from recent seasons' looser, freer shapes. The colors were rich but sullen, from inky blacks to vinous oxblood, lightening up briefly for a pass of cement gray. But the real story here was in the clever use of textures. Instead of relying on pattern in a more expected way, Zucchelli archly recreated conventional motifs \u2014 herringbone, chevron stripes, houndstooth \u2014 by manipulating fabrics in unapologetically unconventional ways. There's a tufted, tactile quality to the knitwear that contrasts with the smoothness of the tailoring, and the quilted, sporty outerwear borrows from both. Restrained? Yes. Rigorous? Certainly. Austere? Arguably so. But boring? Not a chance. MORE MILAN FASHION WEEK COVERAGE >> And more looks from the show, right here\u2026


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IELTS speaking model answer – An important friend
Describe a friend who is important to you.
This section of the site is for model answers on Part Two topic cards. If you have a topic card that you would like a model answer too, just send it to us through the contact page.
It is good practice to read the model answer aloud, ideally while recording yourself. Then play back the recording, listening closely to your pronunciation (particularly your intonation) and the speed at which you are speaking.
Describe a friend who is important to you
You should say:
- where you met
- how long you have known him / her
- why you are friends
You should also say why he or she is important to you
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Well, I'd like to talk about someone I've known for a long time. He actually used to be my next-door neighbour, but I didn't really get to know him until we went to school together. We used to study in the same English class when I was at high school, so I guess I've know him for about…it must be seven years now.
He was always a much better student than me – he let me copy his homework quite a few times, but that's not really how we became friends. To be honest, it's hard to say exactly why we are friends – we don't share the same interests, apart from basketball. He's happy to spend his evenings in front of a computer playing games while I'd rather watch a movie. Sometimes I think I'm a television addict!
Anyway, despite our differences, he's a very genuine person. I mean, he's honest and direct, and that means we can have some very interesting conversations on all types of subjects.
As I mentioned, he was always a better student than me and he seems to know a lot about the world, so we can spend hours just chatting. I think that's important in a friend, but to add another reason, I would have to say that he is very generous. I don't necessarily mean with money, I mean that he's a very giving person who goes out of his way to make people feel comfortable. I think that's mainly why I feel he is important to me.
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Women report more pain from the musculoskeletal system, and more disability, than do men. As a consequence, women more often seek healthcare than men do, and are more often on sick leave. Research shows that female patients and male patients are treated differently by physicians and that the physician's gender also influenced the choice of treatment. The aim was to study whether the patients' and/or the physiotherapists' gender influences physiotherapy treatments for patients with neck and/or low back pain. During 3 days in April 2006, 73 physiotherapists in primary care and private practices collected information on 586 patients with neck and/or low back pain. The information included data on the affected pain sites and the treatment procedures used by the physiotherapist. Baseline data on the physiotherapists were collected with a questionnaire. The results showed that female and male physiotherapists mainly used the same treatment procedures, but with some differences. The female physiotherapists used significantly more acupuncture and procedures directed toward treatment of mental function. They also gave their patients a unique combination of treatment procedures to a greater extent than their male colleagues. The malte physiotherapists used significantly more training of joint mobility. Male and female patients were given the same treatment.
Gender as a social and cultural construction has an impact on physiotherapist and patient beliefs, understanding, and behaviour and could affect physiotherapy encounters. Gender studies in early rehabilitation are scarce. The aim of this thesis was to study gender during different parts of the rehabilitation process for primary health care patients with neck and back pain.
The analyses are based on data from three different samples. One sample is composed of physiotherapists and two samples consist of patients consulting primary health care providers because of neck and back pain. All data were gathered from primary health care provided in Västerbotten County.
Baseline data on 73 physiotherapists and 586 of their patients with neck and back pain were collected by questionnaire during three consecutive days in 2006. Patient data included affected pain site and treatment procedures used by the physiotherapist (Study I). Differences in treatment procedures used by female and male physiotherapists and differences in use for female or male patients were analysed using Chi square-test, Fisher's exact tests, Mann-Whitney U tests and logistic regressions with cluster analysis.
Thematised interviews with 12 patients were made before the patient's first appointment with a physiotherapist or doctor and repeated after three months. Data were analysed according to grounded theory (Study II) and qualitative content analysis (Study III).
A comprehensive questionnaire was answered at the first appointment when patients sought a physiotherapist in primary health care. The questionnaires included questions about pain intensity, self-rated health, function, psychological stress reactions, domestic work, work environment, self-efficacy and kinesiophobia. Response patterns were linked to the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) and analysed using principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares projections to latent structures (PLS).
Patients were given the same treatment procedures irrespective of gender. The treatment procedures most often used were training of joint motion (48%), training of muscle functions and strength training (31%), massage (31%), physical treatment (28%), information about health/ill health (24%), and acupuncture (18%). Female and male physiotherapists used the same treatment procedures with a few exceptions. Female physiotherapists used treatment for mental functions and acupuncture more often than male physiotherapists. The women gave their patients a unique mixture of treatment procedures more frequently (43%) compared to their male colleagues (25%). Male physiotherapists used more training of joint motion.
"To be confirmed" emerged as the core category when analysing interviews that considered expectations or experiences. Five categories were extracted: "To be taken seriously", "To get an explanation", "To be individually assessed and treated", "To be invited to participate", and "To be taken care of in a trustworthy environment". These were factors leading to confirmation. Two ideal types were identified: "confident" and "ambiguous". The "confident" did not doubt their right to health care and blamed their work for causing the pain. They related to a positive identity of strong or hard working. The "ambiguous" were afraid of being regarded as old, whining women and not being taken seriously. They were ashamed of having neck or back pain and blamed themselves; they thought they were not fit enough. The ideal types were not completely defined by gender, but more men were among the "confident" ideal type and more women were among the "ambiguous" type. Patients reacted differently to feelings of being confirmed or not, and this depended on whether they were the "confident" or "ambiguous" ideal type.
The "confident" were satisfied and reacted with reorientation when they felt confirmed, even if they were not totally cured. When not confirmed, the "confident" reacted with anger, frustration, and feelings of shame or remained proud and blamed the health care personnel for being incompetent.
The "ambiguous" also were satisfied and felt reoriented when they were confirmed. They then moved from being an "ambiguous" type to a more "confident" type. When the "ambiguous" were not confirmed in healthcare, they became dissatisfied and unhappy. They doubted the assessment, felt forlorn, and felt increased shame. Not being confirmed was experienced more negatively by women than by men irrespective of ideal type.
Interesting information was found about how patients view their body in relation to pain during analysis of expectations and experiences in study II interviews. This led to Study III.
In study III, "Fear of hurting the fragile body" emerged as an interview theme. Five categories supported or undermined beliefs about pain and physical activity: "The mechanical body", "Messages about activity", "Earlier experiences of pain and activity", "To be a good citizen", and "Support to be active". Patients thought their pain was due to tissue damage and viewed their bodies in a mechanical way. Clear messages from health care personnel about activity led to less fear of physical activity. Vague and contradictory messages led to more fear. Gender-stereotyped messages were given to patients. "The take it carefully" was such a message, and was more often to women when women were thought to be weak and in need of training. Another message was "Pain goes with heavy work". This message was more often given to men when men were thought to be strong and not in need of training. Earlier experiences of pain and activity could have been positive or negative. If positive, the experiences led to less fear of engaging in physical activity. A wish to be a good citizen, such as being a good parent, led to patients being more engaged in child care and playing more than they thought was good for their pain. Women, more than men, expressed avoidance of sick leave because they did not want to be a burden to society or to their work colleagues. Patients were anxious about how to do the "correct" exercises to avoid further injury. Practical support and a follow up to adjust the training program were important to reduce the fear of engaging in physical activity and to maintain motivation.
One hundred and eighteen patients (84 women and 34 men) completed the questionnaire. PCA of all questions identified five significant components. The model explained 37% of the variance. The predictive power was 17%. PC1 explained 17% of the variance and the predictive power was 0.13%.
PC1 was mainly explained by questions classified in ICF as Activity and Participation. These included questions about physical function and self-efficacy (classified as Content of Thought). Questions about support (classified as Environmental Factors) and stress reactions (classified as Body Function (Emotional Functions)) mainly explained PC2. PC3 was mainly explained by reported pain and symptoms from muscles (classified as Body Functions) and domestic work and leisure time activities (classified as Activity and Participation).
There were differences in t-scores between women and men in PC2 (p=0.045) and PC3 (p=0.003). Variables that discriminated between women and men were questions about stress reactions and support at work in PC2, and questions about pain intensity and domestic work in PC3.
As a physiotherapist working with neck and back pain rehabilitation patients, it is important to be aware of both one's own and the patient's preconceptions about women and men. It is also important to be aware of the impact of gender on the professional role when choosing treatment procedures in order to ensure that choices will be based on evidence of effectiveness and not from stereotypes. Awareness of the patient's individual needs and subsequent adaptation of treatments is also important.
Some patients display a negative self-assessment and shame. They need more support to be able to reorient. Unless these patients are confirmed, they are at risk of prolonged disability.
Gender stereotypes can hinder rehabilitation of neck and back pain if women are seen as weak and in need of protection and men are seen as strong and not in need of preventive muscle training.
When assessing neck and back pain patients with questionnaires, gender has less significance than when asking questions about physical function and self-efficacy. Questions about emotions of stress reactions, support at work, and pain intensity contribute to gender differences for women. Questions on the level of domestic work contribute to gender differences for men.


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OpenProject development Setup on Debian / Ubuntu
To develop OpenProject a setup similar to that for using OpenProject in production is needed.
This guide assumes that you have a Ubuntu 18.04 installation with administrative rights. This guide will work analogous with all other distributions, but may require slight changes in the required packages. Please, help us to extend this guide with information on other distributions should there be required changes.
OpenProject will be installed with a PostgreSQL database. Support for MySQL was removed from
dev branch before release of version 10.
Please note: This guide is NOT suitable for a production setup, but only for developing with it!
If you find any bugs or you have any recommendations for improving this tutorial, please, feel free to send a pull request or comment in the OpenProject forums.
Prepare your environment
We need an active Ruby and Node JS environment to run OpenProject. To this end, we need some packages installed on the system.o
[dev@ubuntu]# sudo apt-get update
[dev@ubuntu]# sudo apt-get install git curl build-essential zlib1g-dev libyaml-dev libssl-dev libmysqlclient-dev libpq-dev libreadline-dev libffi6
Install Ruby 2.6.
Use rbenv and ruby-build to install Ruby 2.6.
Install rbenv
rbenv is a ruby version manager that lets you quickly switch between ruby versions.
# Install rbenv locally for the dev user
[dev@ubuntu]# git clone https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv.git ~/.rbenv
# Optional: Compile bash extensions
[dev@ubuntu]# cd ~/.rbenv && src/configure && make -C src
# Add rbenv to the shell's $PATH.
[dev@ubuntu]# echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
# Run rbenv-init and follow the instructions to initialize rbenv on any shell
[dev@ubuntu]# ~/.rbenv/bin/rbenv init
# Source bashrc
[dev@ubuntu]# source ~/.bashrc
Installing ruby-build
ruby-build is an addon to rbenv that installs ruby versions
[dev@ubuntu]# git clone https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build.git ~/.rbenv/plugins/ruby-build
Installing ruby-2.6
With both installed, we can now install the actual ruby version 2.6. You can check available ruby versions with
rbenv install --list.
At the time of this writing, the latest stable version is
2.6.5, which we also require.
We suggest you install the version we require in the Gemfile. Search for the
ruby '~> X.Y.Z' line
and install that version.
# Install the required version as read from the Gemfile
[dev@ubuntu]# rbenv install 2.6.5
This might take a while depending on whether ruby is built from source. After it is complete, you need to tell rbenv to globally activate this version
[dev@ubuntu]# rbenv global 2.6.5
You also need to install bundler, the ruby gem bundler.
[dev@ubuntu]# gem install bundler
Setup PostgreSQL database
Next, install a PostgreSQL database.
(Looks counter-intuitive but for the time being we also need the
mysql-client. It is required for migration from MySQL to PostgreSQL code.)
[dev@debian]# sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-client mysql-client
Create the OpenProject database user and accompanied database.
[dev@ubuntu]# sudo su postgres
[postgres@ubuntu]# createuser -d -P openproject
You will be prompted for a password, for the remainder of these instructions, we assume its
Now, create the database
openproject_dev and
openproject_test owned by the previously created user.
[postgres@ubuntu]# createdb -O openproject openproject_dev
[postgres@ubuntu]# createdb -O openproject openproject_test
# Exit the shell as postgres
[postgres@ubuntu]# exit
Install Node.js
We will install the latest LTS version of Node.js via nodenv. This is basically the same steps as for rbenv:
Install nodenv
# Install nodenv
[dev@ubuntu]# git clone https://github.com/nodenv/nodenv.git ~/.nodenv
# Optional: Install bash extensions
[dev@ubuntu]# cd ~/.nodenv && src/configure && make -C src
# Add nodenv to the shell's $PATH.
[dev@ubuntu]# echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.nodenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
# Run nodenv init and follow the instructions to initialize nodenv on any shell
[dev@ubuntu]# ~/.nodenv/bin/nodenv init
# Source bashrc
[dev@ubuntu]# source ~/.bashrc
Install node-build
[dev@ubuntu]# git clone https://github.com/nodenv/node-build.git $(nodenv root)/plugins/node-build
Install latest LTS node version
You can find the latest LTS version here: https://nodejs.org/en/download/ Currently, this is v10.15.3 Install and activate it with:
[dev@ubuntu]# nodenv install 10.15.3
[dev@ubuntu]# nodenv global 10.15.3
Verify your installation
You should now have an active ruby and node installation. Verify that it works with these commands.
[dev@ubuntu]# ruby --version
ruby 2.6.3p62 (2019-04-16 revision 67580) [x86_64-linux]
[dev@ubuntu]# bundler --version
Bundler version 2.0.1
[dev@ubuntu]# npm --version
Install OpenProject
# Download the repository
[dev@ubuntu]# git clone https://github.com/opf/openproject.git
[dev@ubuntu]# cd openproject
# Install gem dependencies
# If you get errors here, you're likely missing a development dependency for your distribution
[dev@ubuntu]# bundle install
# Install node_modules
[dev@ubuntu]# npm install
Note that we have checked out the
dev branch of the OpenProject repository. Development in OpenProject happens in the
dev branch (there is no
master branch).
So, if you want to develop a feature, create a feature branch from a current
dev branch.
Configure OpenProject
Create and configure the database configuration file in
config/database.yml (relative to the openproject-directory.
[dev@debian]# vim config/database.yml
Now edit the
config/database.yml file and insert your database credentials.
It should look like this (just with your database name, username, and password):
default: &default
adapter: postgresql
encoding: unicode
host: localhost
username: openproject
password: openproject-dev-password
<<: *default
database: openproject_dev
<<: *default
database: openproject_test
Finish the Installation of OpenProject
Now, run the following tasks to migrate and seed the dev database, and prepare the test setup for running tests locally.
[dev@ubuntu]# export RAILS_ENV=development
[dev@ubuntu]# ./bin/rake db:migrate db:seed db:test:prepare
Run OpenProject through foreman
You can run all required workers of OpenProject through
foreman, which combines them in a single tab. This is useful for starting out,
however most developers end up running the tasks in separate shells for better understanding of the log output, since foreman will combine all of them.
[dev@ubuntu]# gem install foreman
[dev@ubuntu]# foreman start -f Procfile.dev
The application will be available at
http://127.0.0.1:5000. To customize bind address and port copy the
.env.sample provided in the root of this
project as
.env and configure values as required.
By default a worker process will also be started. In development asynchronous execution of long-running background tasks (sending emails, copying projects, etc.) may be of limited use. To disable the worker process:
echo "concurrency: web=1,assets=1,worker=0" >> .foreman
For more information refer to Foreman documentation section on default options.
You can access the application with the admin-account having the following credentials:
Username: admin
Password: admin
Run OpenProject manually
To run OpenProject manually, you need to run the rails server and the webpack frontend bundler to:
Rails web server
[dev@ubuntu]# RAILS_ENV=development ./bin/rails server
This will start the development server on port
3000 by default.
Angular frontend
To run the frontend server, please run
[dev@ubuntu]# RAILS_ENV=development npm run serve
This will watch for any changes within the
frontend/ and compile the application javascript bundle on demand. You will need to watch this tab for the compilation output,
should you be working on the TypeScript / Angular frontend part.
You can then access the application either through
localhost:3000 (Rails server) or through the frontend proxied
http://localhost:4200, which will provide hot reloading for changed frontend code.
Start Coding
Please have a look at our development guidelines for tips and guides on how to start coding. We have advice on how to get your changes back into the OpenProject core as smooth as possible.
Also, take a look at the
doc directory in our sources, especially the how to run tests documentation (we like to have automated tests for every new developed feature).
The OpenProject logfile can be found in
If an error occurs, it should be logged there (as well as in the output to STDOUT/STDERR of the rails server process).
Questions, Comments, and Feedback
If you have any further questions, comments, feedback, or an idea to enhance this guide, please tell us at the appropriate community.openproject.org forum. Follow OpenProject on twitter, and follow the news to stay up to date.
You can find the master document in GitHub. You can propose a change to this guide by creating a pull request on GitHub.


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Dr. David Kenned is an outspoken and smart critic of standard dentistry, which offers clinical proof about the impacts of mercury-based "silver" fillings on our health.
In the following video, this brave male exposes the fact about mercury and the dangers it enforces.
These are some realities you have to learn about mercury amalgam fillings:
1. Amalgam fillings release highly hazardous essential Mercury
Mercury is among the most poisonous compounds, and these fillings launch it, which is mostly soaked up, as extremely hazardous essential mercury vapor.
2. Amalgam fillings belong to neurological issues and intestinal concerns
The findings of the very first massive epidemiological research study of mercury and its unfavorable results explained that it is connected to mouth conditions and bleeding gums, intestinal concerns, sleep disruptions, concentration problems, memory disruptions, the absence of effort, and uneasiness.
3. Mental retardation in kid
A group of the world's leading mercury scientist, in February 1998, revealed that mercury from amalgam fillings can compromise the body immune system, and trigger irreversible damage the brain, and kidneys in kids.
4. Mercury results in Alzheimer's illness
Scientists, led by Dr. Boyd Haley, discovered a link in between mercury and Alzheimer's. They subjected rats to levels of mercury vapor watered down to represent size distinctions in between people and rats.
The rats established tissue damage "equivalent" from that of Alzheimer's. They discovered the exact same conclusion when they duplicated the experiment. Dr. Haley stated, "I'm getting the rest of my fillings secured today, and I have actually asked my partner to have actually hers changed too."
5. Amalgam fillings are the most significant mercury source up until now
The World Health Company provided an evaluation of inorganic mercury in 1991, based upon various Swedish research studies, and discovered that mercury absorption is 4 times greater from amalgam fillings than from fish usage, and the taken in quantity can significantly differ from individual to individual.
6. The modern-day amalgam fillings are unsteady
The kind of mercury fillings which have actually been utilized in the last 3-4 years, non-gamma-2 (high copper), release lot of times more mercury than the older ones.
Source: healthandwellness365


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Last week was very busy. On top of our regular work schedule, we were at the new house painting every night. We were so lucky to have Mr. Bailey helping us and even my mom came one night. The painting went well but it was anything but smooth--one color came out wrong, I bought the wrong type of paint one time, and on and on. On top of that, Forrest and I were running back and forth to the house to let in electricians, carpet guys, appliance deliverymen, you name it, they came to my house. THEN I was also running all over town picking up things for the Girlfriend Gala that is this week. Whew. I skipped lunch probably 3 days last week, which is probably the number of times I skipped lunch the entire 2013 year.
On Friday night Forrest and I were so happy to go to Supper Club at the Gandhis. It was so nice to hang around with friends and not worry about what all I needed to get finished! They served us Khowsey, which is a Burmese noodle dish. We got to make our own noodles bowls and mine, I must say, was delicious! We stayed late playing board games like little kids--it was awesome!
The next morning Forrest had to work and I hit the ground running. I had so much to do I almost was late for our most important event of the day--dinner for Kelly's birthday! A large group of us ate at Highlands Bar and Grill in Birmingham to ring in the occasion and afterwards we went to see Kelly's favorite, Elton John!
Happy Birthday sweet friend! (As you can see, we had the boys sit at a different table)
Sweet girlfriends
We were beyond excited to get to meet Executive Chef and James Beaird award winner, Frank Stitt!
We were in the rafters but Kelly was this close to Elton!!
Sunday was just as wild a day as Saturday with church and endless errands and things to work on at the new house. It was nice to relax for a bit at my parents' house for dinner but there wasn't much rest for the weary--we basically ate and ran back home to continue with everything else that needed to be done.
Even though the weekend wore me out, we were really blessed to be busy with all of the things we had to do. We weren't busy with anything negative or troublesome and for that I'm truly grateful! Hope you had a great weekend too!


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Country Background
India has a long legal tradition and is the birthplace of judicial activism in Asia. Legal infrastructure is in place and legal aid services are set up at national, state and district levels. Yet the national pre-trial detainee rate is 71% out the total prison population. This means that India has one of the world's largest populations of pre-trial detainees, approximately a quarter of a million people. All these detainees, be they accused or merely suspected of having committed a crime, languish in overcrowded, unsanitary and dangerous prisons, often for years at a time.
Sadly, police routinely turn to torture to coerce confessions as a cheap and easy substitute for investigation. According to reports, 14,231 persons died in police and judicial custody in India from 2001 to 2010; more than four people every day. Most of these deaths are a direct consequence of torture in custody.
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GCA History
The national nursery industry used to be very oriented to growers, which was not unusual since most of the members in the late 40's and 50's were growers or a combination grower/retailer. The words "garden center", as applied to a nursery operation, were coined in the mid 50's and only came into their own in July 1972 when the Garden Centers of America formally became a part of the American Association of Nurserymen.
Jack Schneider, owner of Orchard Nursery in Lafayette, California, was always very active in the local chapter of the California Association of Nurserymen and later served as President of the CAN.
After the completion of his new garden center in 1956 he became well known in the national industry because of the innovative design of his garden center. Orchard Nursery was one of the first retail nurseries to sell garden furniture and start Christmas merchandising. The main purpose of the diversification in the late 50's was to fill the months when the plant business was very slow or nonexistent. It is important to remember that in the 50's there were not many vendors who sold items referred to as hard goods.
Mr. Channing Jones of Ortho Chemical (formerly Standard Oil) sold agricultural chemicals; being more or less a neighbor to Orchard Nursery, and a customer, he realized the potential for having the Ortho products in a garden center. I believe credit goes to Mr. Channing for creating nationwide sales of the Ortho products. In addition, he was responsible for writing and distributing a booklet that described garden center designs based on new garden center projects that were done in the 50's. As time went on other vendors entered the garden center market helping to make the garden center more diversified and less seasonal.
During that meeting the Governors did recommend that a special joint committee of garden center owners and landscape nurserymen be appointed to study the relationships that should be most advantageous between the various special interest associations and the national associations, to work on a plan of closer working relationship between them and to consider the possibility of creating an organization of garden center owners and operators. John Siebenthaler, who at the time was very involved with the new Siebenthaler Garden Center, was appointed chairman of the AAN Garden Center Committee.
In February of 1958 John invited a group of garden center operators to his home in Dayton for a full-day conference. To the best of my knowledge the participants were: John Siebenthaler; Larry Bachman, from Bachman's in Minneapolis, MN; Frank Cornelius, from Cornelius Nurseries in Houston, TX; Merton Natorp, from Natorp Co., in Cincinnati, OH; Louis Hlllenmeyer, from Hillenmeyer Nurseries, Inc. in Lexington, KY; and Jack Schneider, from Orchard Nursery, in Lafayette, CA. During that meeting the seeds for Garden Centers of America were sown. The committee wrote a report to be presented to the Board of Directors at the AAN Convention in Dallas in July of 1958 that included the following items:
The AAN should foster reasonable membership requirements for garden centers in state and regional associations, as well as the national, so that they could become active members, which was not universally possible at the time. The AAN should sponsor a semi-annual educational meeting for those retailing through garden centers.
The garden center owners' ultimate desire was to have a full-time administrative assistant in AAN's Washington office dedicated to garden center educational and promotional programs.
A steering committee of the garden center owner members should be appointed by region to act from that time forward a s leadership group in promoting garden centers' interests.
This joint committee further reported that the Board of Directors in July 1958 that the garden center owners and operators had decided not to formally organize, but to continue with the landscape group as a joint committee of retailers since there was so much overlapping of interest between the two groups. With this report, Siebenthaler asked to be relieved of the chairmanship. Acting immediately on the fourth recommendation, the Board of Directors appointed the first Garden Center committee with Power Taylor, Rosedale Nurseries, East View, NY, as chairman. Other members were Robert Hillenmeyer, Hillenmeyer Nurseries, Lexington, JY, Region It; Merton Natorp, Wm Natorp Co., Cincinnati, OH, Region III; Lawrence Bachman, Bachman's, Inc., Minneapolis, Ml, Region IV; Frank Cornelius, Cornelius Nurseries, Houston, TX, Region V; and David Stump, Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, CA Region VI.
Larry Bachman, Jack Schneider, and Its Uenaka, Cupertino Nursery, Cupertino, CA were the next chairmen. For over ten years Jack Schneider coordinated retail programs from his garden center office in Lafayette. The committee met at the AAN Convention, at the Refresher Course in Columbus, OH, and at times at the Mid Am Show, the retail program was presented at these AAN functions, all arranged by the committee. In response to the efforts of the Garden Center committee, more and more garden center operators attended the AAN meetings, and started networking when they realized they needed to become a strong organization under the AAN. After functioning for about 16 years as the Garden Center Committee, in July 1972 the committee became the official organization known as Garden Centers of America.
The first officers and directors of GCA were: President, Daniel S. Capper, Capper's Nursery, McLean, Virginia Vice President, Jack Schneider, Orchard Nursery, Lafayette, California Secretary/Treasurer, Gary Gern, Gern Nursery, Kansas City, Missouri Directors: Lawrence Bachman, Bachman's Inc., Minneapolis, MN Curtis Smith, Smith Garden Town, Wichita Falls, Texas John Morton, Morton Nursery Sales, Rocky River, Ohio.
More information about the history of the Garden Center Committee and the start of GCA can be found in Dr. Richard P. White's book, "A Century of Service."
Building In The 70's
Beginning in 1972 the ANLA provided administrative services, and provided a Director for the GCA. A good many people served as Director, almost everyone knows Clint Albin, who faithfully held the position for many years, and Nancy Jacks Montgomery, who served the industry in many capacities, followed him. We are grateful to these people and the leadership roles they performed.
One of the first major accomplishments of Garden Centers of America, with the participation of the National Landscape Association, was to establish the Management Clinic in Louisville, Kentucky. As all of us know this yearly event has grown, with up to 1200 person now participating. In the first years the GCA Board of Directors did all the programming for the retails section and National Landscape Association (NLA) took care of the landscape programs. As time went on other groups participated, which was important because it allowed retailers to meet with growers and landscape people, and the industry began to be more unified as a group. GCA then arranged a joint Board meeting at Orchard Nursery in Lafayette, California, with the Wholesale Nursery Growers of America (WNGA) with the purpose of having the growers and retailers get to know each other to establish a better understanding about the others' business. This was highly successful, because both organizations need to learn about each other to survive in today's market. This interest in what others are doing has been demonstrated during the wholesale tours at the annual convention, when many retailers attend the wholesale tour. GCA also saw the need for improvements to the retail facilities and arranged for lecture on Garden Center Design. During Bob Lederer's terms as Executive Director of the then AAN, GCA arranged to have a two-day Garden Design Seminar prior to the Louisville Management Clinic and the Annual Convention. These seminars were given by my partner, Jack Klemeyer, and myself, and were so successful that they were also co-sponsored by the state nurserymen associations in various regions of the country. This GCA idea of having seminars prior to the start of main events became a standard for ANLA meetings, and has included an Ian Baldwin University Class. The GCA Board also spent a lot of time on how to benefit from computers and the subject of bar coding. They brought in experts to the Management Clinic to show their ware at a small trade show type exhibit and explain the various uses. We all know how important computer technology has become in the daily operation of today's garden center operation.
The GCA Board of Directors, with the help of GCA members, developed a number of booklets on subjects such as Company Policy, Establishing and Operating a Garden Center, Operating Cost Studies, Retail Nursery Kit, Interviewing and Hiring Employees, Guide for New Employees, Orientation Manuals, Garden Center Job Descriptions, and a number of other subjects. The reader must realize that in the seventies and early eighties much of this information was not available for garden center operators. Our office has designed garden centers for 50 years; during that time the garden center industry has developed tremendously, and I think that GCA can take major credit for helping the industry grow. Two great achievements of GCA were the development of good programs for the various meetings, including speakers from various aspects of the retail industry and from other countries, and the Garden Center Tours.
For many years former GCA President, John Horton, was very active in creating wonderful Garden Center Tours. The tours are not only educational, but they also bring people together on buses during the visits to garden centers, and during meals, and many fine friendships have been established. A number of garden center operators have used these tours as a guide to remodel their own places with great success. People have learned to share, which seems to be one of the great wonders of this industry.
For many years former GCA President, Jack Schneider offered his vacation house in Timber Cover along the Northern California coast for a three-day Fall meeting of the Board of Directors. Located on a cliff right about the Pacific Ocean, the house provided a peaceful setting with few distractions other than the Redwood forest nearby. Everyone stayed at the house, and the opportunity to work together in the relaxed atmosphere was very beneficial to the organization; a lot of good work was accomplished there, as well as many good friendships established.
At the beginning of the Fall meeting the Board met at the San Francisco airport and spent time visiting local garden centers, and first class retail places such as Gump's, F.A.O. Schwartz, Macy's, and others. One year the tour included a visit to downtown roof gardens and another included a seminar at Pacific Gas and Electric Research Center on lighting. During those visits ideas were born that were later used for the Garden Center Tours or other educational sessions.
The six-member Board met three times a year, once at the Management Clinic, once at the ANLA annual convention, and once in Timber Cove. During the last years the Timber Cove meetings were discontinued.
International Relations
In the early seventies, during Jack Schneider's year as President of GCA, he was asked to represent GCA at the International Garden Center Congress in England. He gave a lecture on US Garden Centers, and was interviewed on BBC TV by Peter Seabrook, a well-known British Horticulturist. That was the beginning of the GCA relationship with other nations. In 1981, Jack Schneider, John Horton, and I were responsible for hosting the first International Garden Center Congress in the USA in San Francisco and San Diego. Many GCA members attended, and since then our American garden center operators have consistently attended this very worthwhile meeting that rotates to a different country each year. The 1990 and 2001 IGC Congresses in New York and Washington D.C. were primarily organized by GCA members, Fred Hicks, Russ Ireland, Don Riddle, and Dennis Burd.
My compliments go out to all the persons that devoted their time and energy for GCA since its formation in 1972. If it were not for them our garden centers would not be where they are today. Although the accomplishments of the industry over the past 30 years have been amazing, we must all realize that the learning and sharing must continue in order to compete and grow in a changing industry.
The Split Into Independence
In 2002 GCA and ANLA parted ways. I wish the best to both organizations, because they both serve an industry that has many wonderful people. I am proud to have been a part of this industry for the past 65 years.
I have been privileged to work with the Board of Directors for many years and I have met some of the finest members of our garden center industry. Many wonderful friendships have been established over the years and we should all be grateful to all who have given so much of their time and knowledge to the garden center industry. - Ernest Wertheim.
GCA Is Born In LA
When Jack Schneider and I attended the 1956 AAN Convention in Los Angeles, we had the opportunity to meet with AAN President John Siebenthaler, from Siebenthaler's in Dayton, Ohio. We presented our concerns about proper representation of retailers as well as better garden center design. As a result of this meeting, I was invited to give a garden center design lecture at the 1958 AAN Convention in Dallas. This was the first time that the members of the AAN were exposed to the importance of garden center design, relating to the efficient layout, labor-saving devices, and customer comfort and satisfaction. In 1957 the AAN Board of Governors rejected the proposal of the National Landscape Nurserymen's Association to include one elected member from each of the four segments of the industry (Wholesalers, garden center owners and operators, landscape nurserymen, and mail-order).


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Learning outcomes of the course unit
1. Knowledge of the most important literary movements in the UK from 1660 to the end of the nineteenth century;
2. Knowledge of the most representative authors and texts in the historical period contemplated by the course;
3. Acquisition of the exact terminology useful for a close reading of the selected texts;
4. Give students the necessary tools to be able to present orally, with critical spirit and exact terminology, the topics of the course.
Course contents summary
Joy and melancholy; the beautiful and the monstruous: texts and aesthetics in English literature from the Restauration to the end of the Nineteenth Century
The aim of the course is to introduce and illustrate, through textual examples, some of the aesthetic and philosophical categories characterizing English literature from 1660 to the Victorian age. Atfer a historical and cultural excursus, students will be guided in the textual analysis of poems and prose extracts that are seen as representative of the various literary genres they belong to and that most significantly exemplify the categories of the beautiful and the monstruous, as well as the emotional tensions affecting the authors. Aesthetic and literary categories such as joy and melancholy, the beautiful and the monstruous do not cease to exist, but, on the contrary, under the influence of specific cultural, historical and social processes, they evolve throughout the ages. The course will sometimes resort to an interdisciplinary approach (links between literature, figurative arts and philosophy) in order to highlight the preoccupations and ideas shared by artists, thinkers and authors who strongly impacted on the development of English and European cultural history.
Recommended readings
Compulsory reference texts: The Norton Anthology of English Literature, voll. I e II and P. Bertinetti (a cura di) Storia della letteratura inglese, voll. I e II.
A) compulsory primary texts
* = dalla Norton Anthology
*John Dryden, From An Essay of Dramatic Poesy (1668) or *Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man (1733)
*Aphra Behn, Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave (1688)
Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe (1719) or Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels (1726).
Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy (1760-67) [solo parti fotocopiate, depositate nella stanza fotocopie]
*William Blake, 2 poesie tra: The Little Black Boy (1789), Nurse's Song (1789), Infant Joy (1789); 2 poesie tra: The Clod & the Pebble (1794), Nurse's Song (1794), The Sick Rose (1794), The Tyger (1794)
*William Wordsworth, 3 poesie tra: Lines Written in Early Spring (1798), She dwelt among the untrodden ways (1800), I wondered lonely as a cloud (1804), The Solitary Reaper (1805), My heart leaps up (1807), It is beauteous evening (1807), E Passi scelti dalla Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
*Samuel T. Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (passi scelti) (1798)
* John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn (1820) e Ode on Melancholy (1820)
Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey (1811)
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (1818)
*Alfred Tennyson, The Lady of Shalott (1831-32) [or Ulysses (1842)]
*Dante Gabriele Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel (1850)
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (1847) or Charles Dickens, Hard Times (1849-50)
Robert Stevenson (1850-94), Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) or Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1893).
Teaching methods
Teaching methodology: oral lesson combined with the analyses and discussions of the selected texts


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You've been worried about your teen for some time. You're not getting along like the way you use to and that concerns you. My guess is one or more of these thoughts have gone through your head:
- My teen seems so stressed out and I try to help but I don't know where to begin.
- My daughter's always been anxious, but I feel like her worries are now beyond her control.
- My teen is supposed to be going to college soon, but her grades are dropping.
- I'm worried about my daughter's self-esteem. She gets down on himself, saying "I'm stupid." Or "I'm not good enough."
- My daughter is having trouble dealing with the girls at school.
- My kid is on social media all the time and I feel like we've lost our connection.
- My daughter is so moody and she won't open up to me about what's bothering her.
You've tried a variety of approaches but nothing seems to work.
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