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Is your closet getting out of control? Do you find looking for things an anxiety-filled event? Get rid of the clutter and get your closets organized with these 12 great tips. From simply using the right hangers, to getting creative with tension rods, you can revamp your home closets simply and affordably.
1. Proper Hangers
Don't slack when it comes to the hangers.
Proper clothing requires proper hangers, so spend a little extra time and dough finding the perfect hangers for your wardrobe. Use hangers with satin padding for more delicate items. For more robust clothing (like coats), use a sturdier wooden hanger. Got clothes that slip and slide? Consider a velvet no-slip hanger.
2. A Little Plastic Never Hurt Anyone
Use clear plastic drawers to conveniently store accessories such as socks, underwear, belts, etc.
3. Customize Those Drawers
Use customizable drawers to create storage solutions that work for your and motivate you to stay organized. You can also use customizable wire drawers to maximize closet space.
4. Hang Your Hat…And Your Bags
Hanging bags is a cheap and easy way to save on closet space. Using durable hooks, you can suspend the bags from the back of the closet door or in the main closet space. Not only does this save you space, but it also keeps bags looking nice and holding their shape.
5. Accessible Shoes
Make your shoes visible and easily accessible by displaying them in a slanted stand unit.
6. Shelf the Rest
Don't be afraid to use hanging shoe racks to organize the shoes that just won't fit anywhere else.
7. Out of Season Stowaways
IF you're not wearing it, there's no need for it to be taking up visible / accessible space. Stow away those out-of-season clothes in labeled, decorative boxes. Switch them out as the seasons change to keep your closet up-to-date and organized.
8. Hang a Mirror
If you've got a decently sized walk-in closet, hang a mirror. In an instant, that underused closet space can become a dressing area.
9. Label, Label, Label
I can't say it enough — label everything! Labeled items are easier to keep organized and are easy to find as well. You might think you remember where everything is but odds are, you don't.
10. Invest in Shelf Dividers
Shelf dividers are a great way to keep your closet space rigidly organized. Avoid those slumping piles of sweaters, jeans and tops.
11. Color Coding
Color coding your wardrobe not only looks great, but is a great way to make things easier to find. Try arranging clothes across your closet space from light to dark.
12. Keep a Ladder In the Closet
Keeping a small step-ladder in the closet will allow you to reach those less-accessible items that are stored in the top spaces. It can also prevent lots of frustrated searching throughout the house at times of need.


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Welcome to the second lesson of the Impala Training course. This lesson provides an overview of querying with Hive and Impala.
Let us explore the objectives of this lesson.
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
Discuss the SQL, DDL, and DML statements of Impala
Explain how to query data using Impala SQL
Recall how to use different SQL statements to perform CRUD operations in Impala
Explain how to load data into Impala tables
Differentiate between SQL statements in Hive and Impala
Let us begin with the SQL language statements in the next section.
Impala uses Structure Query Language or SQL to perform a database query.
Standard and Compatibility
It follows the SQL-92 syntax version of the language. Also, Impala is compatible with the Hive Query Language or HiveQL to query the data stored in Hadoop Distributed File System, HDFS, or HBase.
To record information related to table structure and properties, both Impala and Hive use the same metadata store. Therefore, Impala can access tables either:
- defined by using the native Impala command that is CREATE TABLE, or
- the tables that are created in Hive using data definition language or DDL.
Standard and Compatibility
Similar to HiveQL, Impala supports most of the data manipulation or DML statements and clauses, such as JOIN, AGGREGATE, DISTINCT, UNION ALL, ORDER BY, LIMIT, and uncorrelated subquery in the FROM clause. In addition, it also supports INSERT INTO and INSERT OVERWRITE.
Let us discuss about DDL statements in the next section.
Data Definition Language or DDL is a standard for the statements and commands that help create, modify, and remove objects such as tables, indexes, and users from a database.
Impala DDL statements are almost similar to the SQL statements used by people in the relational databases or data warehouse products.
Typically, these statements start with the keywords such as CREATE, DROP, or ALTER.
Impala supported DDL statements are
Let us learn about DML statements in the next section.
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Data Manipulation Language or DML is a subset of the SQL statements that helps to modify the data stored in tables. Impala supports only a small set of DML statements, such as the INSERT statement and the Load Data statement.
'INSERT statement' - It is optimized to insert a large amount of data in a single statement, thereby making effective use of the multi-megabyte HDFS blocks. To insert one or a few rows at a time INSERT into table VALUES statement be used.
'LOAD DATA statement' - It is used to move existing data files into an Impala table directory so that, they are immediately available for Impala queries.
Let us understand the method of creating databases in the next section.
In Impala, you can create two types of databases. They are the logical construct and the physical construct.
Logical Construct - It is used for grouping related tables, views, and functions under same names.
Physical Construct - It is denoted by a tree directory in HDFS. Objects such as tables, partitions, and data files are all stored under this directory. After creating the database, you can use it with the help of the Database command.
Note that, a database created in Impala can also be used in Hive.
Let us understand the 'CREATE Table' command in the next section.
In Impala, a table can be created by using the 'CREATE Table' command. Let us understand the general syntax of creating a table in Impala with the help of the commands shown below:
CREATE [EXTERNAL] TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] [db_name.]table_name
[(col_name data_type [COMMENT 'col_comment '], ...)] [COMMENT 'table_comment']
[PARTITIONED BY (col_name data_type [COMMENT 'col_comment '], ...)]
[WITH SERDEPROPERTIES ('key1'='value1','key2'='value2', ...)] [
[ROW FORMAT row_formatJ [STORED AS file_format] ] [LOCATION 'dfs_path']
[TBLPROPERTIES ('key1'='value1', 'key2'='value2 ',...)] [CACHED IN 'pool_name']
The 'PARTITIONED BY' clause partitions data files based on one or more specified columns values. When the STORED AS clause is used the underlying data files formats are identified, by default.
When no 'STORED AS' clause is used, the Impala table data files are saved as text files.
Typically, for an external table, you add a 'LOCATION' clause to specify the path to the HDFS directory where Impala reads and writes files for the table. External table will be explained in detail later in the lesson.
Let us look at some examples of the 'CREATE Table' command in the next section.
Some examples of 'CREATE table' command are as follows:
Ex 1.
create table logs (field1 string, field2 string, field3 string) row format delimited fields terminated by ',';
Ex 2.
create table logsPartitoned (field1 string, field2 string, field3 string) partitioned by (year string, month string, day string, host string) row format delimited fields terminated by ',';
Ex 3.
create external table customerAddress
( ca_address_sk int, ca_address_id string, ca_street_number string, ca_street_name string, ca_street_type string, ca_suite_number string, ca_city string, ca_county string, ca_state string, ca_zip string, ca_country string,ca_gmt_offset float, ca_location_type string ) row format delimited fields terminated by '|' location '/user/hive/tpcds/customer_address';
The first command shown above helps to create a managed table in the Impala. For the managed table, data has to be loaded explicitly.
The second command helps to create a Partition managed table, by specifying the ''PARTITIONED BY' clause in the create SQL statement.
The third command helps to create an external table whose data is in the HDFS directory. The path of the directory is /user/hive/tpcds/customer_address. You need not load data explicitly for the external tables, data will be automatically loaded into this table based on the location clause in the CREATE Table command.
Let us look at the two types of tables, that is, Internal and External in the next section.
Two types of tables can be created in Impala. They are—Managed or Internal table and External table.
Internal Table:
For Managed or Internal tables, Impala manages a directory in HDFS and stores the data files.
Impala also manages the underlying data files and deletes the related data files when a table is dropped.
External Table:
External Table point to existing data files that potentially reside in HDFS out of Impala directories.
You need to issue the 'REFRESH' command when adding or replacing data using HDFS Operation.
In addition, the DROP TABLE statement does not physically remove the underlying data.
Let us understand the method of Loading Data to an Impala Table in the next section.
For the Managed or Internal table, data needs to be loaded by executing the 'load data inpath' command. The general syntax of loading data into managed Impala table is given below.
LOAD DATA INPATH 'hdfs_file_or_directory_path' [OVERWRITE] INTO TABLE tablename
[PARTITION (partcol1=val1, partcol2=val2…)]
In addition, the load command can be used to load the data into the Partitioned table. An example of the command used to load data into a partitioned table is given below.
Load DATA INPATH '/log/2013/07/28/log.txt' into table logsPartitoned partition
(year="2013", month="07", day="28", host=" host1") ;
Load DATA INPATH '/log/log .txt' into table log;
Let us understand how to alter the properties of Impala table using the 'ALTER TABLE Statement' in the next section.
An ALTER TABLE statement is used to change the structure or properties of an existing Impala table such as:
Rename table:
ALTER TABLE [old_db_name.]old_table_name RENAME TO [new_db_name.]new_table_name
Add new column, drop existing column:
ALTER TABLE name ADD COLUMNS (col_spec[, col_spec …])
ALTER TABLE name DROP [COLUMN] column_name
Change column name:
ALTER TABLE name CHANGE column_name new_name new_type
Replace column data type:
ALTER TABLE name REPLACE COLUMNS (col_spec[, col_spec …])
Add or drop partition:
ALTER TABLE name { ADD | DROP } PARTITION (partition_spec)
ALTER TABLE name PARTITION (partition_spec)] SET { CACHED IN 'pool_name' | UNCACHED }
ALTER TABLE in Impala is a logical function that updates the table metadata in the common metastore shared with Hive.
Let us discuss about the Drop Table statement in the next section.
The Drop SQL table statement allows the deletion of an Impala table. On using this statement, the associated data files for the table and the HDFS directory is removed by default. However, if the table is created with the EXTERNAL clause, then Impala does not delete the files and directories.
The general syntax of DROP TABLE command is given below:
DROP TABLE [IF EXISTS] [db_name.]table_name
Note that, before issuing a DROP DATABASE statement, use a DROP TABLE statement and remove all the tables and data files in that database.
Let us learn about the 'DROP DATABASE' command in the next section.
Drop Database command is used to delete a database. However, before using the Drop Database command, use a combination of DROP TABLE; DROP VIEW; ALTER TABLE; and ALTER VIEW statements, to delete all the tables and views in the database or move them to other databases.
The general syntax of DROP DATABASE command is given below:
DROP (DATABASE | SCHEMA) [IF EXISTS] database_name;
Let us discuss the Describe Statement in the next section.
A table metadata, such as column names and data values can be viewed by executing the Describe statement. The 'DESCRIBE FORMATTED' variation shows further information in a format that the Apache Hive users are familiar with.
This additional information includes minor details, such as:
The table type is Internal or external,
Date of creation,
File format, and
Data location in HDFS.
It also shows if the object is a table or a view. If the object is a view, it shows query text from the view definition.
The general syntax of Describe Statement is shown below:
DESCRIBE [FORMATTED] table
Let us understand the Explain Statement in the next section.
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Explain Statement' returns a plan to execute a statement. You can review the query plan generated by the Explain statement to check whether the query is performing efficiently or not. You can also alter the query and/or the schema if they are not performing as expected. Some performance enhancement steps that can be initiated are as follows:
Change the tests in the WHERE clause
Add hints to make join operations more efficient and introduce subqueries,
Change the order of tables in a join operation
Add or change partitioning for a table, and
Collect column statistics and/or table statistics in Hive
An example of EXPLAIN statement is given below:
EXPLAIN { select_query | ctas_stmt | insert_stmt }
The EXPLAIN Statement notifies if table or column statistics are missing from any table involved in the query. These statistics are important for optimizing queries involving large tables or multi-table joins.
Let us learn about the 'Show Table' Statement in the next section.
You can see all the tables and views present inside a database by executing the Show Table command. Now the question arises:
'What happens when the authorization in the database is enabled?'
- When the authorization is enabled, the SHOW table command displays only those objects for which you have privilege.
Let us learn about the Insert Statement in the next section.
INSERT statement is used to insert data into tables and partitions. The two types of INSERT statements are as follows:
INSERT INTO syntax - It appends data to a table. In this syntax, the existing data files are left untouched whereas, the inserted data is put into one or more new data files.
INSERT OVERWRITE syntax - It replaces the data in the table. The overwritten data files are deleted immediately, thus they do not go through the HDFS trash mechanism.
The general syntax of using the INSERT Statement is given below:
[with_clause] INSERT { INTO I OVERWRITE } [TABLE ] table_name [(column_list)][ PARTITION (partition_clause) ] {[hint_clause] select_statementI VALUES (value [, value ...]) [, (value [, value ...]) ...] } partition_clause ::= col_name [= constant] [, col_name [= constant] ...] hint_clause ::= [SHUFFLE] I
[NOSHUFFLE] (Note: The square brackets are part of the syntax.)
Let us look at a few examples of the Insert Statement in the next section.
Some examples of 'INSERT statement' are as follows:
insert into sample1 values (1,true,100.0);
insert overwrite sample1 values (10,false,pow( 2,5)), (50,true,10/3);
insert overwrite sample2 partition (year, month,day) select * from source;
The first statement is for inserting a row into a table called sample.
The second Insert statement is for inserting two rows in the table.
The third Insert command is for inserting data in Partition.
Let us learn about the Select Statement in the next section.
The SELECT statement performs queries, retrieves data from tables and produces result sets consisting of rows and columns. In a Select statement, you can use following clauses: JOIN, ORDER BY, GROUP BY, HAVING, LIMIT, OFFSET, UNION, and WITH clause.
In this statement, DISTINCT Operator, subqueries, and hints like; SHUFFLE or NONSHUFFLE, can be included.
Typically, the Insert Statement in Impala for copying data from one table to another ends with a SELECT statement.
Let us discuss the Impala data type in the next section.
The correct data type for the columns must be chosen while defining the table schema. The different data types supported in Impala are:
BIGINT Data type: It is an 8-byte integer data type.
BOOLEAN Data type: It is a data type that represents a single true or false choice. Note that, Impala generally does not convert a data type to BOOLEAN values automatically. To convert to BOOLEAN, you must use an explicit call to the CAST function.
CHAR Data type or CDH 5.2 or higher only: It is a fixed-length character type, which is followed by trailing spaces to achieve the specified length. If the values are longer than the specified length, then Impala truncates the trailing characters, if any.
DECIMAL Data type or CDH 5.1 or higher only: It is a numeric data type with fixed scale and precision. This data type is suitable for financial and other arithmetic calculations.
DOUBLE Data type: It is a floating-point data type with double precision and 8-byte memory.
FLOAT Data Type: It is a single precision floating-point data type that contains 4-byte on the disk.
INT Data Type: It is an integer data type that contains 4-byte on the disk.
REAL Data Type: It is an alias for the DOUBLE data type.
SMALLINT Data Type: It is a 2-byte integer data type.
STRING Data Type: It is a data type represents varying character set.
Let us learn about the SQL Operators in the next section.
SQL operators are the comparison functions used within the WHERE clauses of SELECT statements. Following operators are supported in Impala.
The 'BETWEEN Operator' is used in a 'WHERE clause' to compare an expression to a lower and upper bound.
Comparison Operators are used in WHERE clause to compare and check equality and sort the column data types sequence.
The IN operator compares an argument value to a set of values. It returns TRUE, if the argument finds any matches in the set.
The IS NULL operator, and the IS NOT NULL operator in a WHERE clause, test whether a specified value is NULL or not.
The LIKE Operator is used for STRING data. It has the basic wildcard capability and uses '_' to find a single character and the '%' to find multiple characters.
The REGEXP (Regular Expression) Operator in the WHERE Clause tests if a value matches a regular expression.
The RLIKE Operator is a synonym for Regular Expression.
Let us discuss the built-in Functions in the next section.
Impala supports several built-in functions. They are:
Type conversion
Date and time
String and
These functions let you perform mathematical calculations, string manipulation, date calculations, and any data transformation tasks directly in SELECT statements. These built-in functions let a SQL query return quick results with formatting, calculation, and type conversions applied.
Let us look at the Query-specific SQL statements in the next section.
The CREATE VIEW statement is used to simplify the complicated queries. CREATE VIEW is just a logical construct that does not metalize on the disk. The syntax to create view in Impala is given below:
CREATE VIEW [IF NOT EXISTS] view_name [(column_list)] AS select_statement
By using CREATE VIEW, you can query data from VIEW the same way you query data from an Impala table. These queries can be executed from applications, scripts, or interactive queries in the Impala-shell.
CREATE VIEW in a SQL statement:
simplifies complicated queries that involve joins between multiple tables, complicated expressions, and SQL syntax that are difficult to understand and debug.
can also be used to hide the underlying table and column names.
Note that, to modify the created view, ALTER VIEW statement is used.
Let us discuss the differences between Hive and Impala Query Syntax in the next section.
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In some cases, Impala SQL and HiveQL use similar SQL statements and clause names. However, the semantics of Impala SQL statements are different from Hive SQL as shown below:
Impala SQL
Hive SQL
Let us summarize the topics covered in this lesson:
Impala uses three types of language statements: SQL, DDL, and DML.
The two types of databases created in Impala are Logical construct and Physical construct.
The CREATE Table and the ALTER Table commands are used to create a table and change the structure or properties of an existing table respectively.
The built-in functions help in performing mathematical calculations, such as string manipulation and date calculations.
The Create View statements help to simplify complicated queries.
The semantics used in Impala SQL queries are different from HiveQL.
This concludes the lesson 'Querying with Hive and Impala'. The next lesson will focus on the 'Data Storage and File Format'.
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Stocks rallied to end a two-day streak of declines ahead of the crucial jobs data on Friday.
First, the scoreboard:
- Dow: 17,924.06, +82.08, (0.46%)
- Nasdaq: 4,945.54, +25.90, (0.53%)
And now, the top stories on Thursday:
- Initial jobless claims are still near multi-decade lows. Last week, the number of claims totaled 265,000, fewer than expected and up just slightly from the prior week's tally of 262,000, which was nearly a 40-year low for the reading. Expectations were for claims to total 278,000 last week. "The solid progress in labor market separations evidenced in this morning's report, for both initial and continuing unemployment, supports our view that nonfarm payroll growth should recover to 250k in tomorrow's April employment report," Barclays' Jesse Hurwitz wrote.
- Fitbit has filed for an initial public offering. The maker of fitness trackers and devices is seeking to raise up to $100 million, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. According to the regulatory filing, the company had $745 million in revenues last year.
- Yelp is exploring a sale, according to the Wall Street Journal. Following the news, shares of the company were up as much as 25% after being briefly halted for volatility. The company could be valued at up to $3.5 billion in a sale, according to The Journal, which cited people familiar with the matter. A sale is not imminent and the company could decide against it, according to the report. Last week, shares of the company fell 20% after it reported earnings below expectations.
- Whole Foods was the biggest loser on the S&P 500; its shares plunged by up to 10%. On Wednesday, the company reported second-quarter sales of $3.6 billion, a 10% increase, but below investors' expectation for $3.7 billion. Organic food sales have exploded in the US, and that's not helping Whole Foods. "We remain concerned about WFM's ability to revive sustained strong sales growth as competition intensifies," wrote S&P Capital IQ's Joseph Agnese in an email.
- Shares of Alibaba rallied by more than 8% after the company posted quarterly earnings above expectations. The Chinese e-commerce company reported quarterly sales of $2.8 billion, a 45% increase from the previous year that beat the estimate for $2.6 billion. The company posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.48, beating the estimate for $0.42. The company also announced Daniel Zhang as its new CEO, replacing Jonathan Lu.
- Lumber Liquidators will stop selling its laminate flooring sourced in China. A CBS "60 Minutes" episode March 1 showed that samples tested had levels of formaldehyde that exceeded regulatory standards. In a statement, the company said its pulling the products as it investigates its suppliers in the country, and amid "mounting industry concerns." Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson wrote in a statement: "This is one of the most immoral, reckless and truly insane decisions I have ever seen a company make." Tilson is short the stock, betting it will fall, and was interviewed in the "60 Minutes" episode.
- Tomorrow is jobs day. Economists forecast that in April, nonfarm payrolls grew by 230,000, from the disappointing 126,000 print in March. The consensus is for a drop in the unemployment rate to 5.4% from 5.5%. And, the forecast for average hourly earnings is a 0.2% gain month-on-month, ticking lower from 0.3% in March, according to data from Bloomberg. "While labor market indicators were mixed in April, the employment components of service-sector surveys were strong, and better weather conditions should provide a boost," Goldman's David Mericle wrote. And, UBS anticipates that the weak print on private payrolls from ADP will not dent Friday's data, due to possible weather distortions.
- Consumer credit rose by $20.5 billion in March, up from $14.8 billion last month and more than the $15.8 billion that was expected, according to the Federal Reserve.
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|Archived February 20, 2019
USGS Scientists Address International Visitors from Asia and Australia
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists, including two tsunami experts, presented information about USGS hazards research to 20 international visitors at the USGS center in Menlo Park, CA, on June 21. The visitors, from Australia and numerous countries in Asia, were hosted by the International Diplomacy Councila San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that runs professional programs for emerging foreign leaders visiting the United States under the auspices of the U.S. State Department. The visitors saw presentations on:
The tsunami-research presentations were given by two tsunami experts in the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program. Geophysicist Eric Geist explained the basics of tsunami generation and propagation, pointed out similarities and differences between the December 2004 and March 2005 tsunamis generated off Sumatra, and explained how tsunami effects can be mitigated by ocean-bottom sensors, tsunami-hazard mapping, and community planning. Oceanographer Guy Gelfenbaum described USGS participation in international scientific teams that surveyed the effects of the December 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indonesia. The visitors were fascinated by his photographs of tsunami-stricken areas and expressed particular interest in his descriptions of earthquake-induced coastal subsidence in Sumatra and the permanent changes it caused to the coast, a topic that did not receive much media coverage.
The international visitors included representatives of national and local governments and service organizations, disaster-response coordinators, and crisis-management officials. They had come from Australia, Bangladesh, India, Japan, the Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, the People's Republic of China, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand to participate in the U.S. State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). This program gives foreign visitors the opportunity to obtain firsthand knowledge about the United Statesits people, policies, and cultureand to establish lasting professional relationships and learn about the intellectual and economic status of other countries. More than 200 current and former heads of state, 1,500 cabinet-level ministers, and many other distinguished world leaders in government and the private sector have participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program, including President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Prime Minister Tony Blair of Great Britain. To learn more, visit Web pages posted by the International Diplomacy Council (URL http://www.diplomacy.org/programs.html) and the U.S. State Department (URL http://exchanges.state.gov/education/ivp/).
in this issue:
Further Investigation of Deep Coral Reef
Sea Otters 2005 Survey Numbers Dip
Ground Water Institute for Teachers
ISIS Group Visits USGS Woods Hole
USGS Scientists Address International Visitors
Suwannee River Basin and Estuary Integrated Science Workshop
New Fact Sheet About Landslides and Cliff Retreat
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AIB expects to hit target of 2,500 lay-offs by 2014
ALLIED Irish Banks (AIB) has said it expects to hit its target of 2,500 lay-offs by 2014.
More than 1,000 staff have left under a voluntary scheme, including early retirement, with another 700 to go by the end of December.
In an interim management statement, AIB said it expects to see bad debt provisions for 2012 materially reduce from this year's elevated levels. It also said the pace of arrears in the mortgage book has slowed, along with those in relation to loans to small and medium- sized businesses.
"Although economic conditions remain challenging, we have seen signs of a stabilisation in underlying economic indicators, including house prices," the statement said.
"We have materially accelerated the rate of engagement with customers in difficulty and are now providing forbearance and restructuring options to customers to ensure sustainable repayment schedules."
AIB said about 70pc of mortgage customers with revised terms are adhering to the new conditions.
Elsewhere, the bank said it is implementing pay cuts of 15% for senior levels and pay freezes at junior levels. Its branch network has also been drastically reduced, with 45 sub-office closures and six branch amalgamations completed in Ireland by the end of November.
Eight branches and four sub-offices will have closed in AIB UK by the end of December, while another 16 Irish branches are expected to close in 2013.
In its statement to the Stock Exchange, the bank said: "Substantial progress has been made in the second half of 2012 in restructuring the bank and implementing our revised strategy and cost efficiency initiatives to ensure a reduction in the bank's operating cost base of around €0.4bn by 2014.
"The core business environment remains challenging although there is continued evidence of stabilisation."


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Kind of a big week for the powder blue
OK, here we go. Crazy 72 hours ahead of us. Will Nuggets finish No. 3? No. 4? No. 5????
Tonight the Grizzlies are here in town. The Nuggets have won nine of their past 10 against Memphis, but this season, we've seen the Nuggets struggle with their intensity against the Griz (even in games Denver won). In the most recent matchup, it took a J.R. Smith fourth-quarter splurge to finally bury Memphis.
Then, of course, Denver ends the regular season Tuesday at Phoenix, where the Nuggets haven't won since the Eisenhower administration (jokes aside, Denver has lost 10-straight there).
It's just wild that with two games left in the season, Nos. 3-5 Denver, Utah and Phoenix each have the same 52-28 record.
Denver has the tiebreaker against Utah and currently is 1-2 against the Suns.
The Suns don't play until Tuesday's matchup against the Nuggets, and then have a back-to-back Wednesday … wait for it … at Utah. This late game Wednesday will likely determine the seedings.
The Jazz, meanwhile, might have the easiest schedule of the three teams, playing Golden State on Tuesday and then hosting the Jazz-Suns game on Wednesday. But the Warriors have proven pesky, defeating the Thunder on Sunday.
But fact is, if the Nuggets take care of business, then they should be the three.
But this OKC turn-of-events is quite disturbing if I'm a Nuggets fan. The Thunder, on paper, is the best matchup for the Nuggets in the playoffs, but the Thunder's plunge against Golden State last night means OKC will likely finish eighth — unless, OKC wins at Portland tonight, which will be tough, except for the fact that Brandon Roy is doubtful due to injury.
As for the West, perhaps the most-intriguing storyline is the Lakers, who haven't been the Lakers of late. J.A. Adande brought up some interesting points about the purple and gold.


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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Baseball will look to rebound from suffering a series sweep
over the weekend, when in-state rival Murray State comes to town Tuesday, April 4,
with first pitch at 5 p.m. It will be only the third midweek game so far this season
at Nick Denes Field, where the Hilltoppers are 1-1 in such contests.
In WKU's last midweek victory March 7 vs. Belmont, Grayson Ivey provided a
pinch-hit, walk-off double in the ninth inning to score Marshall Smith from third
base and give the Hilltoppers a 3-2 victory. It was the team's second walk-off win
in the first 13 games of the season, following Kaleb Duckworth's two-run homerun to
defeat Valparaiso on Opening Day.
This will be the first of a home-and-home series against the Racers, with WKU (9-20)
traveling to Reagan Field on April 18. Murray State holds a slim, 65-64-1 advantage
in the all-time series between the two clubs, who have only played once over the
past four seasons; a 5-4 Hilltoppers' victory in Bowling Green on April 15, 2015.
This season, the Racers stand at 15-12, including a 6-6 record in the Ohio Valley
Conference. Murray State took 2-of-3 against future WKU home-and-home opponent
Austin Peay, while losing 2-of-3 to Jacksonville State, who also edged the
Hilltoppers in a three-game series Feb. 24-26 at Nick Denes Field.
From a 27-29 record in 2016, Murray State returned nine positional starters to the
club for 2017. Right fielder Brandon Gutzler leads the visitors with a
.400/.465/.695 slash line, to go along with a team-best seven homeruns and 35 runs
batted in. John Lollar is projected to make his second start out of 14 appearances
this season. The Racers' righty is 1-1 with a 7.00 earned run average, and has
allowed 26 hits and 14 runs in 18 innings, but boasts a 23-to-3 strikeout-to-walk
WKU has also received tremendous outputs from their outfield, with center fielder
Colie Currie sitting second in Conference USA with a .483 batting average in league
play. Although the Hilltoppers fell to No. 25 Southern Miss three times over the
weekend, Currie reached base via hit or walk in 8-of-12 plate appearances. Over the
past 16 games, he has raised his season batting average from .213 to .320.
Senior right fielder Thomas Peter has also stayed hot for WKU, as he is tied for
second in C-USA with five homeruns in league play. Of his 13 hits against UAB,
Middle Tennessee and Southern Miss, eight have been of the extra-base variety,
contributing to an .838 slugging percentage in those nine games.
On the mound Tuesday for the Hilltoppers will be righty Caleb Bruner. The
Russellville native has made two midweek starts so far this season after recovering
from an injury that caused him to miss the end of the 2016 campaign. Bruner most
recently toed the rubber at No. 2 Louisville, allowing one run in one inning of work
with one strikeout.
How to Follow the Hilltoppers: For complete information on WKU Hilltopper Baseball, follow the program via social media @WKUBaseball on Snapchat,
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Första styrelsemötet i CSR Sweden
SWEDISH SUMMARY: Igår var det äntligen dags för det första styrelsemötet i nätverksföreningen CSR Sweden. Som jag beskrev i bloggposten den 12 juni är den ideella föreningen numer helt fristående med egna stadgar.
We had the first Board meeting in CSR Sweden yesterday. As you know from my blog post of June 12, CSR Sweden is nowadays a completely independent organization with own statutes. Although we will remain having close collaborations with the Foundation Jobs and Society and Nyföretagarcentrum (from which CSR Sweden has evolved) I believe it will be a strength for us to be officially independent. We had great discussions about our plans for the future and I hope you will notice much more from us in the future.
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The first card is for Inspirational Card Sketchs (ICS) and again Dawn pulled out another fab sketch.
Background made using SU Stamp wheel
Sentiment also SU
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Image: Fresh brewed designs
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Ribbon, lace & flower from stash
Finally my last card that I want to share with you is for Polka Doodles Challenge. The theme this week is "hearts & flowers".
I am also entering this card into the following challenges:
Creative Craft Challenges - Valentine's theme & you can add roses . . . but I haven't . . . lol x
Simon Says Challenge - this weeks theme is Love
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Pitches are open to agents, producing/ touring organizations and artists who wish to promote tour-ready work that is new/innovative and that is not part of a regular roster or work that has toured extensively before.
2015 Pitch Sessions
The Pitch Sessions are opportunities to discover new and innovative works that are ready to hit the road. Beware: these intimate encounters with audacious creators may take you into uncharted territories.
The Pitch Sessions took place on Saturday, November 28th from 10:30-11:45 am.
Jabber by Marcus Youssef, Geordie Productions
Let's say three actors play out a story that takes place in a high school. Let's say one of them plays an outgoing Egyptian-born girl who wears a Hijab. Let's say her parents made her change schools recently because of some graffiti that said, "All Muslims must die," and that the guidance counsellor at her new school, Mr. E, is doing his best to help her fit in. Let's say that a big part of his advice to her is to stay away from Jorah, a grade 10 guy who has challenges of his own (namely a temper that he inherited from his dad who's in jail for beating up his mom.) But let's say that maybe, just maybe, Fatima and Jorah start to, like, like each other…
Contact: Jessica Abdallah - Education and Outreach Manager / 514-845-9810
BARAM & SNIECKUS, National Theatre of the World
Written & Performed by Matt
Baram & Naomi Snieckus This award-winning comedy duo has created a hybrid sketch / improv / theatre piece that is all laughs! Real-life couple Matt Baram (Nickelodeon's Make it Pop) and Naomi Snieckus (CBC's Mr. D), come together to satirize the male/female dynamic in all its complicated and comedic splendor. From that familiar awkward first kiss with your cousin to the unexplored territory of "spaceship infidelity", BARAM & SNIECKUS showcases the universal story of men and women told through a satirical sketch comedy lens. Their fresh style, sharp wit and crackling chemistry will be revealed during their CAPACOA Pitch!
Contact: Tammy Fox - Fox Entertainment Agency / 905.800.0744
Les billes (marbles), Tara Luz Danse
"Les billes" (marbles) is a poetic work for four dancers inspired by dreams and filled with curiosity and light. This image-rich piece is inspired by a game choreographer Anik Bouvrette plays where she says: "When I close my eyes, in my imagination, I see…". "Les billes" is her answer to this question. When the lighting dims, the audience is transported to an imaginary world filled with movement, marbles, bubble gum and hula hoops lit from within. "Les billes" is intended for an audience of all ages (children, youth and the general public). The work premiered in March 2012 in Ottawa (Shenkman Arts Centre) and excerpts have been presented in Vancouver (New Works) as well as on two tours in Ontario within francophone networks of presenters programming.
Tara Luz Danse is available to tour between February and April 2017.
Contact: Anik Bouvrette Artistic and Executive Director Tara Luz Danse /613-580-2424 ext. 27227
Stories & Songs of Stompin' Tom, Whiskey Jack
Jen Cook, one of the stars of our show, will share a short history of the show, how it began and talk a bit about some of the performances in Canadian communities. There's a reason Tom's audience is so very loyal and passionate. The audiences we've enjoyed these past two years have had an appetite for not just their favourite Stompin' Tom songs, but also for the stories the band members have been part of since 1990. Our pitch will help you understand why this is that way. Tom's fans are like no others...they feel that they knew Tom personally and our presentation will offer a taste of how this came to be and why it continues to this day. Part of our power point presentation will include video footage from our show and actual audio clips of Tom relating to his audience recorded at concerts we've performed with Tom across Canada. There's also video footage from our 1993 Canada Day Show with Tom on Parliament Hill.
Jen will share some stories surrounding the making of the Stompin' Tom persona and the importance this has been to the National psyche. Expect to learn about Tom the man, the loyal Canadian who proudly boasted about his country and gave Canadians permission to enthusiastically wave the flag. The importance of this man is played out in the stories surrounding his encounters with the Canadian music establishment and others. Our presentation will offer some understanding of why Canadians continue to revere him.
Contact: Marilyn Gilbert, Marilyn Gilbert Artists Management, Inc. / 647.465.8004
Various Artists, Agence Station bleue
Victor Quijada is presenting a new mix from his repertory Stretching from hip-hop in its first forays to the mastery of contemporary tendencies, Vic's Mix will be a watershed moment, constituting a bridge connecting the works realized until now by Victor Quijada and a look back at pieces that established the company's choreographic identity.
Ensemble Caprice, iLove Baroque / Short Stories and Voices of Eternity
Eight short stories and eight sets of exciting music by Bach, Vivaldi, Purcell and others. This new program (and new CD) creates a lively atmosphere designed to engage the audience in an evening of drama, joy, humour and melancholy. 5 musicians: 2 flutes, guitar, celoo and percussion
Rémi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble
The Rémi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble pays tribute to our very own Oscar Peterson with exceptional pianist Taurey Butler! Born in Montreal in 1925 in the working-class neighbourhood of Little Burgundy, Oscar Peterson became one of the most important pianists in the entire history of jazz. Recognition of his talent quickly spread far beyond his hometown.
Virtuosity, musicality, elegance, sensuality and humor: Quartango's music evokes deep emotions … even after 25 years! Comprising four highly accomplished musicians, bound by their shared passion for the tango and driven by an unceasing desire to make a close connection with their audience, Quartango offers a performance filled with subtle nuances and a blend of colours that reflects both the classics and modernity and the effervescence of the milonga. Winner of a 2015 JUNO awards for instrumental album of the year for Encuentro. Three different programs: Encuentro, Tangopera, Body and Soul.
Contact Élisabeth Comtois 514-273-3093 et Marco Fortier 514-529-5966, Agence Station Bleue
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Municipal commissioner Abhishek Krishna has appointed 30 employees to conduct the survey in West division of the city, mainly at Sharanpur Road, Canada Corner area, College Road area and Ashok Stambh area.
"Out of 1077 properties surveyed on August 26 on an experimental basis, 48 were found to be having change of use, which is five percent. These properties were registered as residential or residential plus commercial but were actually used for commercial purpose," said Krishna.
The NMC is in the process of issuing notices to these property owners to change the property tax as per commercial rates and pay the same.
Such surveys will continue in different areas of the city and are expected to improve the tax recovery by checking tax leakages. The NMC has appealed to all property owners who have changed the use of property to inform the same to the NMC. Citizens who are aware can also inform the NMC about it.


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|October 2
|Tomislav Kundic (Caltech)
Gravitational Lensing Measurement of the Hubble Constant
|October 9
|Lisa Storrie-Lombardi (Carnegie Observatories)
High Redshift Neutral Gas: The Interface Between Cosmology and Astrophysics
|October 16
|Richard Mushotzky (Goddard Space Flight Center) X-Ray Spectroscopy of Groups and Clusters of Galaxies
|October 23
|Jill Bechtold (University of Arizona)
Star Formation Rates in High Redshift Galaxies
|October 30
|Julianne Dalcanton (Hubble Fellow, Carnegie Observatories)
Low Surface Brightness Galaxies: Why, Where, When, and How Much
|November 6
|Luis Ho (CFA Fellow, Harvard University) The Population of Active Galaxies in the Local Universe
|November 13
|Roger Chevalier (Professor of Astronomy, U. of Virginia) The Diversity of Supernovae: SN 1987A ad SN1993J
|November 20
|Reinhard Genzel (Max Planck Institute, Germany) Infrared Spectroscopy of Galactic Nuclei with the Infrared Space Observatory
|December 4
|Jeremy Mould (Director, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australia)
Interim Report on the Value of H_0 from the HST Key Project
|January 8
|Arlin Crotts (Columbia University)
Gravitational Microlensing in M31: New Results
|January 15
|January 22
|Bob Kirshner (Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University) Measuring the Universe with Supernovae
|January 29
|Ewine van Dishoeck (Professor of Astrochemistry, Leiden University)
ISO spectroscopic results
|February 5
|Hap McSween (University of Tennessee)
Evidence for Ancient Life in a Martian Meteorite (! or ?)
|(a joint astronomy, biology, and geology and planetary sciences colloquium)
|February 12
|Don Osterbrock (Lick Observatory) Caltech Astrophysics from Hale to Greenstein 1920-1972
|February 19
|Crystal Martin (Johns Hopkins University)
The Impact of Star Formation on the Interstellar Medium in Dwarf Galaxies
|February 26
|Andrea Ghez (UCLA) Diffraction Limited Imaging of the Galactic Center with the Keck Telescope
|March 5
|David Roberts (Professor of Astronomy, Brandeis University)
Very Long Baseline Array Observations of Blazars
|March 12
|Ron Remillard (MIT)
Probing the Pandemonium: RXTE Observations of Galactic Microquasars
|March 19
|Vera Rubin (Carnegie)
Multi-Spin Galaxies
|April 2
|Joe Miller (Lick Observatory)
The Structure, Environment, and Evolution of QSOs
|April 9
|Richard Ellis
HST Imaging of the CFRS and LDSS Deep Redshift Survey Fields
|April 16
|Margaret Geller (Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University)
Systems of Galaxies and Redshift Surveys
|April 23
|Ray Carlberg (University of Toronto, Canada)
Cosmological Parameters from Galaxy Clusters
|April 30
|Lincoln Greenhill (Center for Astrophysics)
Water and the Central Engines of AGN
|May 7
|Dante Minniti (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
The Structure of the Galaxy Using Variable Stars in the MACHO Database
|May 14
|Jim McCarthy (Caltech)
Studies of Blue Supergiant Stars in External Galaxies with the Keck Telescopes
|May 21
|Tim Heckman (Johns Hopkins University)
Starbursts and Cosmogony
|May 28
|Michael Rupen (NRAO, Socorro)
Unravelling the Outskirts of SN1993J: VLBI Observations of a Nearby Supernova


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There are broadly two kinds of causes due to which ED occurs in men. These are the Physiological and physical causes of erectile dysfunction. The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) reports that around 85 percent of ED cases are physically based, leaving the 15 percent which happen due to physiological reasons. The various physical causes of ED are as follows:
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Spring is on the way, and with it comes baseball. In many ways, Major League Baseball (MLB) general managers and field service business program managers face similar challenges. In baseball, every player, position, recruiting decision, lineup, or coaching choice must be evaluated with scrutiny. Today's teams can't win by relying on a top closing pitcher, or home-run hitter. The game has become too competitive.
Likewise, field service business program managers can't rely on a handful of top field techs, or IT gurus to make service run smoothly. The team, processes, and player metrics must be closely managed and measured to ensure the entire organization is meeting modern customer expectations.
Like a general manager who tracks relevant player metrics, you should be keeping a close eye on key performance indicators (KPIs) associated with your workforce mobility and service optimization. Great managers (whether in business or baseball), value and act on the numbers.
Below, we outline four key KPIs, and uncover how you can leverage each.
KPI #1: Customer Satisfaction Scores
The Sultan of Swat, Hammerin' Hank Aaron, Joltin' Joe DiMaggio all gained fame, and nicknames from the enormous crowds who swelled the stands, desperate to get a glimpse of their skills.
In field service, your customers are your crowd. And their satisfaction is the most important metric. Dozens of methods exist for collecting their opinions, including on-site surveys, email communication, chatbots, and phone calls.
The first step towards hitting home runs with customers is ensuring data accuracy. Here are key considerations for getting an accurate customer snapshot:
- When possible, gain immediate feedback on customer interactions (e.g. immediate follow up emails). If you wait too long post-service, the customer might not remember the details of service.
- Offer multiple options for delivering their feedback (e.g. social media, email, phone). Whether they weigh in on technician performance, or overall satisfaction, different customers prefer to communicate in different channels.
- Collecting feedback across multiple service touchpoints, at different stages of the service journey (e.g. pre and post service) can help identify potential issues with the performance of field techs, and uncover steps along the customer journey that need attention.
Now it's time to look for outliers.
The natural inclination in business intelligence is obsessing over problems. Low customer satisfaction scores yield essential insights. But deeply examining the satisfied customers will be more important to hitting home runs. It's best to replicate your wins, instead of just cutting your losses. Once you have accurate customer data in hand, try the following:
- Isolate common factors (e.g. field techs showing up late, jobs taking longer than expected, explanation of service prior to arrival, too many return visits)
- Map specific tech performance compared to customer satisfaction (e.g. what are the strengths and weaknesses of specific field techs performing service for highly satisfied customers, compared to dissatisfied customers)
KPI #2 Job Completion Ratio
In baseball, players have to get on base a reliable percentage of the time if they wish to stay in the starting lineup. In field service, techs should be completing jobs at a rate you have identified as effective, if they want a place on the team. But remember, a good manager inspires his or her field techs to action in a positive fashion.
At an individual level, tracking job completions per day, per week, or per month is a solid starting point. But maximizing operations efficiencies also means diving deeper into the numbers. If a tech completes 30% fewer jobs than average, you must find out why.
Here are some methods for tracking an effective job completion ratio:
- Start by logging job types for each service professional
- Now log job completions in each category
- Next, log time to completion (e.g. a single visit takes 3 hours, versus 3 weeks)
- Finally, compare job completions to open jobs
- Find correlations between job types, techs, and speedy resolution
- Replicate success
KPI #3: First Response Rate
In baseball, you need reliable hitters – especially ones that hit well when it really counts. In service, techs that close out jobs on the first visit are your true all-stars.
Gaining insight into first-time resolutions requires collaboration across multiple systems and roles. Techs, dispatch, and even leadership, all lend a hand in ensuring first-time resolutions happen. Techs must be empowered with parts descriptions, customer details, and previous service activities if they will close out a job on the first visit.
Begin to log answers to the following questions:
- What's your average response time to cases?
- What percentage of cases get resolved in a single response to a customer?
- Which customers aren't getting a fast response, and why?
- Which techs are resolving complaints in a single visit, and how are they achieving this?
With answers to these questions in hand, the next step is replicating scenarios that produce first-time resolutions. This typically includes gathering as much information as possible from the customer prior to service. Ask for parts descriptions, serial numbers, pictures, past issues, and more. Then, equip your field techs with this information before they arrive at the customer location.
KPI #4: Percent of Jobs Requiring Re-work
In baseball, pitchers have a limited number of throws they can handle, before their arms give out. If they keep throwing balls and walking hitters, they get pulled from the game. In field service, techs that leave service sites without properly completing a job are just like the pitcher that walks too many batters. Nothing is more frustrating.
Of all our KPIs, this metric stands to have the most negative impact of all others discussed. If a job requires re-work, customer satisfaction scores will drop. Additionally, first-time resolution rates will suffer, and jobs completed per week will drop.
Here's how you can keep this essential KPI in check:
- Examine jobs that require a rework at the technician level.
Do certain technicians have a significantly higher percentage of jobs that require a rework? If so, this could suggest that the technician's workload should be adjusted to fit that technician's skill set. It could also mean that they require deeper training.
- Identify characteristics that lead to a rework.
Is the technician arriving on site with the proper knowledge of the job required? Is there a lack of customer insight?
If there are specific job types that require re-work, this may suggest a broader disconnect between technician, dispatch, and customer.
By closely examining key moneyball optimization metrics, field service pros can identify opportunities to improve processes.
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Snowy Comerica Park
I've got just 10 sleeps until my first baseball road trip of 2014, which I'll be blogging about next week. In the meantime, though, I wanted to share one quick ballpark adventure I had over the winter.
Back in January, my wife and I made a quick to Detroit to see an Adam Carolla stand-up show at the Motor City Casino. I've been to Detroit a couple times in the past, including in May of 2011 for a pair of Tigers games at Comerica Park. You can read my fan guide to Comerica Park by clicking on the park's name in this sentence, and blog posts about those two trips here and here.
Anyway, I'm a huge Adam Carolla fan and since he doesn't travel to the east side of the continent very often, I couldn't resist buying tickets. Where does baseball come in, you ask?
Well, first of all, we stayed at the casino hotel and ate dinner at one of its restaurants. From our seats, we could see both Comerica Park, the current home of the Tigers, and the site of old Tiger Stadium. The spot that Tiger Stadium once occupied is now a vacant lot. You probably wouldn't even notice it, except the flag in center field still stands. I didn't take my camera to the restaurant, and the dark, gray evening wasn't very conducive to photos. There's a great photo on Wikipedia, however, that show exactly what I'm talking about:
See the tall building on the left of the image? That's the Motor City Casino, and the restaurant is behind the tall windows on the upper floor.
The morning after the show, we set out for the long drive home, but not before taking a drive around Comerica Park. It was neat to see the winter version of the park. Here's me in front of the statues of Ty Cobb and Willie Horton, which are beyond the outfield fence:
And here I am in front of the famous tiger statue at the Witherell Street gate:
The tigers on the side of the building were wearing snow caps:
And we could see the snowy field as we peeked through from the sidewalk:
As we stood on Witherell Street, I snapped a series of photos to build this panorama to show the snowy scene looking away from Comerica Park's gate:
The building in the center is the historic Fox Theatre.
I really enjoyed my visits at Comerica Park, even though my second game was rain shortened. If you didn't see the notice on my website last week, I'm excited to say that I'll be heading back to Detroit in June as part of a road trip. The rest of the dates and cities aren't confirmed right now, but I can definitely say I'll be at Comerica to see the Tigers host the Blue Jays on June 4 and 5.
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In sum, the tenets of transmission maintenance involve regular checks, optimum transmission fluid, strong cooling system, and professional transmission repair and services. Keep these tenets in mind, practice them, and be surprised how your transmission can outlive your entire vehicle.


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Several books and movies have been made focusing on the gruesome and terrifying murders at a home in Amityville, and the consequent hauntings.
The story of the Amityville Horror has become very popular, but is it fact or fiction?
This article will examine the story of the Amityville horror hoax…
How The Story Started
In 1974 in a house in Amityville, New York, Ronald Defeo Junior murdered his parents and siblings. Later that night, Ronald – also known as "Butch" – went into a nearby bar and announced that someone had murdered his parents.
Police responded to the call and found the dead bodies of Butch's parents and four siblings, each shot with a rifle.
The main question presented by defense attorney William Weber at the trial centered not on Butch's guilt, but rather his sanity.
Butch was found guilty of all six murders and sentenced to 25 years in prison for each one. To this day, he is still imprisoned.
The Hauntings
The Lutz family moved into the house in 1975, fully aware of the murders that had taken place. To be on the safe side, the Lutz's called upon a priest to bless the home.
Father Pecararo claims to have been driven out of the house by an enraged voice.
Kathy and George Lutz, along with their three children, claimed to have experienced several paranormal events, including hearing voices, cold spots, objects that moved themselves, and being physically attacked by the spirits in the house.
They also report having seen a demonically possessed boy, a lion sculpture that came to life and attacked Mr. Lutz, and finding cloven hoof prints in the snowy yard.
A month after moving into the house, the family vacated the premises due to the hauntings.
Mr. Lutz had contacted the publisher, Prentice-Hall, and shared his story. A short while later, the book The Amityville Horror was written by Jay Anson and published.
It was publicized as being non-fiction despite the fact that the author had not so much as visited the house.
Finding The Truth
Several authorities in different areas have investigated the Amityville house to test the truth of the Lutz's claims.
The first team to examine the house was Dr. Osis and Mr. Tanous, both of whom were employed at the time by the American Society for Psychical Research.
The deduced that the stories the Lutz's claimed were true were, in fact false, based primarily on a sample of Butch's handwriting found in the home.
The handwriting itself was not proof, however, the fact that they had found it on a contract to reap the profits from a movie and book deal was.
In the books and movies, the priest called to bless the house is Father Mancuso. His name was not changed to protect his identity.
Rather, Father Pecoraro denies having seen anything paranormal in the home, and some reports say he did not enter the house and instead spoke with the family on the phone.
Father Mancuso is entirely fictitious.
Another damaging piece of evidence is the fact that there was no snow at the time the Lutz's claimed to have found cloven hoof prints in their yard. Without snow, it is extremely difficult to find snowy prints.
As well, a parapsychologist was called to inspect the home. Dr. Kaplan was skeptical when he began his study, and had read The Amityville Horror.
He too decided that the hauntings were a hoax.
The Amityville Police Department also participated in exposing the truth.
The Lutz family retracted some of their previous statements about what happened in the home, which resulted in the story losing much of its credibility.
The final straw in determining the truth is a meeting Mr. Lutz had during his stay in the home. He had contact with William Weber, the defense attorney in Butch's trial.
They agreed to share the story of the Amityville home to mutual advantage – the story they presented was based on parts of The Exorcist, which had been released a couple years earlier and was immensely popular.
They claimed Butch had been possessed by demons who caused him to murder his family. These are the same demons the Lutz's would claim to be haunted by.
In the end, the story of the Amityville Horror is a hoax. The paranormal scenarios offered in the books and movies present a variety of physical evidence for the events that happened, however upon closer inspection none of these claims hold true…
But then again, that's just one opinion…
Please leave your opinions in the comment section below.


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30 Dec 2014
Dagny's Texts
Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Dagny Taggart, Humor
Mallory Ortberg imagines Dagny Taggart texting:
Francisco are you awake?
what is it
Francisco, I can't sleep
I'm sorry
I had a bad dream
the one about the Communists?
I don't want to talk about it
tell me about the root of money again, Francisco
what time is it?
Come on, Francisco
tell me
I'll help get you started
"Money is a root of exchange…"
Dag, please
I have to work in the morning
"Paper is a mortgage on wealth that does not exist…"
you don't even need me to tell you what money is
I like the way that you tell it best
all right
all right, I'll tell you about the root of money
do that voice you do for the looters, ok
do your looters voice
I'll do my looters voice


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