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Bryce Johnson will be tweeting with fans live via his handle @BryceOJohnson during the East Coast broadcast of "Pretty Little Liars" from 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PT. Fans should tweet at Bryce's handle and include the hashtag #PLLChat in their tweets to ask him a question. In "The Guilty Girl's Handbook," the new episode of "Pretty Little Liars," Hanna comes up with a desperate plan to save her mother from a conviction and turns to the only person she thinks can help - Mona. Caleb tries to convince her Mona can't be trusted, causing Mona to prove her loyalty in the most unexpected way. And Spencer returns to an old haunt to investigate new evidence relating to Wilden and his surprising ties to another mysterious death.
Meanwhile, "A's" recent machinations take their toll on Emily and her mom, driving Emily to reconnect with her old boss Zoe (Rumer Willis) to look for an escape. And Aria relies on Jake (Ryan Guzman) to help her understand Mike's new attitude, leaving them both confused about the nature of their relationship.
Avan Jogia of "Twisted" will be tweeting live via his handle @ATJogia during the East Coast broadcast of his series from 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. PT. To ask Avan a question, fans should tweet at his handle and include the hashtag #TwistedChat in their tweets. In the all-new episode of "Twisted" titled "Docu-Trauma," Danny finds himself besieged by a group of masked pranksters and feels increasingly alone as the town of Green Grove continues to vilify him. Tyler (guest star Chris Zylka) asks to interview Danny for his new documentary about the town's reaction to Danny's return. In an effort to fit in, Danny decides to throw a party with Tyler's help, in exchange for the interview, but things do not go smoothly. Meanwhile, Jo goes on a date with Tyler, while Rico struggles with his feelings for his best friend. Kyle steps up the pressure on Karen to causing her to make a stunning revelation.
"Pretty Little Liars" is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive-produced by I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick, Leslie Morgenstein and Joseph Dougherty. The series stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Tyler Blackburn, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding, Laura Leighton, Shay Mitchell, Janel Parrish and Sasha Pieterse.
"Twisted" is executive-produced by Gavin Polone, David Babcock and Adam Milch, who also wrote the pilot. The drama stars Avan Jogia, Maddie Hasson, Kylie Bunbury, Kimberly Quinn, Sam Robards, Ashton Moio and Denise Richards. The series is produced by Prodco, Inc.
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The Carolina Yacht club hosted its 21st annual lightning regatta sailing race June 6-8 in Wrightsville Beach. This year's event served as the Southeastern District Championship.
Skipper Pierce Barden and his boat team based out of Charlotte, N. C. claimed first place this weekend with 19 points. Barden defeated 18-year old Peter Hogan by five points to win the tournament.
"I think we had great team work," Barden said. "We gelled perfectly. My job is to keep the boat going fast, and they're looking for wind on the water, waves, other boats on the water to help make tactical decisions. We did a great job."
Twenty-four boats competed in this year's lightning regatta. There were three races on Saturday followed by the final two on Sunday. Each race was about a mile long in the Atlantic Ocean just east of the Carolina Yacht Club. The five races all followed a very similar route.
This tournament followed strict, one-design rules. All boats had to be the same size, design, and only three people were allowed in the boat. Tanya Cuprack and Oliver Humphries joined Barden as the winning crew this weekend.
"I had a great crew of experienced sailors. Tanya and Oliver both played huge roles and their experience really showed this weekend," Barden said.
After a race, each skipper was given a certain number of points based on his or her finish. Sailors who finished in first place scored one point. The crew with the least number of points by the end of the weekend was the winner.
Barden and his crew finished in the top-eight of every race this weekend, and also won two of the five races.
Barden is no stranger to the Wrightsville Beach waters. Having grown up in the Wilmington area he learned to sail at the Carolina Yacht Club.
"This is one of the favorite stops for the people who travel," Barden said. "This is one of the unique and awesome places to sail because you get to sail out in a huge ocean, and there is also such great shore side activity"
Along with first-place Barden and second-place Hogan, four other skippers earned a spot in the North American Lightning Championships. Chris Hamilton, Lenny Krawcheck, Eric Oetgen, and Jim Harris will travel to Sheboygan, Wis. in August to compete in the National Championships. The top 18 boats in this tournament will clinch a spot in the World Championships.


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We are almost at the end of may and weather is starting to get hotter by the day. This weekend in particular felt hotter than previous weekends. Temperature is almost same as last weekend but I am feeling it bit hotter. May be its because of Facebook. Company has created hundreads of millionairs in bay area and things are really starting to get hot around here.
When we hear stories like Facebook, an entrepreneurial sitting in us may ask "how to start a start up like Facebook ?"
Start up like Facebook means a very successful start up. How do you do it ?
Ingredients for a good start up and well known. You need good people with great skill set, make something that customers actually want and do it with least amount of money possible. You don't need to invent something new or come up with super cool idea. You just need something that is much better than what's currently available.
If formula is well know than how come we do see IPO's like facebook everyday ?
I recently met with a CEO of one of the leading franchise in United States who invited me to consult on their marketing strategies. After carefully listening to my ideas he commented that 'I also have lots of ideas but we often fail to implement those." This reminded me of a phone call couple days with a CEO of a leading restaurant owner in Fremont. He made a similar comment. I meet with many business owners and CEO's of small and medium size companies and all of them have great ideas but they either fail to implement their ideas or invest in wrong ideas.
Truth is the failure is usually due to lack of implementation. Some fail to put the right people in right place, some spend time, money and energy on wrong product and some spend so much money doing it that they go brook long before they can become profitable.
Recently example of such failure in Silicon Valley was Solyndra. They picked the wrong product and spent millions of dollars in tax payer money only to loose it all within months of initial government back funding.
How do you get the right people in right place ?
This one is probably the most tricky part. People involved with in your company can be your relatives, friends and they may or may not be the right fit for the job. Do you keep running the show with them or do you find the right person for the job.
Common solution is to keep the friend or relative until company becomes profitable. This strategy may work if you only have couple people in wrong place and they are not providing substantial amount of support. However, most companies will fail if they continue on this path.
You need to find the right place for right people.
Building something people will like ?
This is what we call market research. Find the answer before you spend thousands of dollars. We are living in computer age and you can research almost anything. You can hire professionals like Fixtro to do the market research for you.
Gather all information you need before your start. Some people even call this a feasibility study.
Doing it for as little as possible ?
Should you open office in Stockton CA or San Jose CA ? Should you travel or do video conferencing? Should you hire employees or consultants? There are probably hundreds of decisions you need to take to cut the cost on daily basis. Good CPA or in house financial consultant can help you cut cost.
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Kai Ryssdal: The Paycheck Fairness Act got stuck in the Senate today, as expected. It would have helped close the pay gap between men and women.
That was the argument from the White House and Senate Democrats, anyway. Republicans say it was just election-year legislating, gender politics at its most financial.
The White House claims women make 77 cents for every dollar a man does. The other day, the St. Louis Fed figured it's more like 95 cents. We've also seen 82 cents bandied about as the gender pay gap.
Marketplace's Sarah Gardner did a little apples-to-apples comparison.
Sarah Gardner: Seventy-seven, 95, 82? Will the real gender pay gap please stand up?
Ariane Hegewisch at the Institute for Women's Policy Research says she's even seen an older study that put women's pay at 38 cents to a man's dollar. How'd they come up with that depressing number?
Ariane Hegewisch: It's a longer-term earnings figure over 15 years of time.
Which includes, of course, women's time out of the workforce to have kids. So, where did Obama get his gender gap figure?
Hegewisch: The 77-cent figure is based on the annual earnings of everybody who works full-time and has earnings for at least 50 weeks a year.
Which doesn't count lots of women who work full-time hours, but not all year long. If you do that, the wage gap narrows to 82 cents on the dollar. When you factor in for years of experience, career choice and so forth, it gets closer to that 95 percent figure the St. Louis Fed favors. So it's easy to cherry pick the numbers here, depending on your politics.
Christina Hoff Summers at the conservative American Enterprise Institute says Obama's numbers don't reflect discrimination, just men and women's choices.
Christina Hoff Summers: What they study in college, professions they enter, number of hours they work per week. It's different for men and women.
But Ariane Hegewisch says that's why she thinks Obama's 77-cent figure is fair. It reflects the fact that even in 2012, occupations dominated by women very often pay less.
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Everyone loves a good hate to love relationship. It's fun to watch characters who think they loathe one another finding out that they actually kinda like each other after all, and the shifting relationship can be a great way to explore character development.
But here's the thing: the "hate to love" trope only works if the characters don't actually have good reasons to hate one another. Either they're just full of Han and Leia bickeryness, or they hate each other based on misconceptions that'll all get sorted out once they're forced to go on an adventure together. At most, the characters can get over their justified hatred by undergoing major character development and learning pretty significant things that they didn't know before, but that's only in the hands of a very gifted storyteller across several novels.
Which brings me to The Wrath and the Dawn, a Thousand and One Nights retelling by Renee Abdieh. The basic premise is that young King Khalid keeps murdering his wives, including our protagonist Shahrzad's best friend, so Shahzrad volunteers to marry him in order to get revenge and kill him.
Obviously, Shahrzad is going to despise him for most of the book, and then find out what's really been going on, and maybe feel a little bit of sympathy for him. And then, if the book insists on having those two get together, their relationship will grow from there. Right?
Actually, Shahrzad has known Khalid for about three days when she starts to think about how handsome and lovely and kind he is. She still thinks he murdered her best friend for no good reason, but he doesn't seem like a murdering psychopath when she talks to him, and he hasn't killed her yet, so she'll start to fall for him instead. It's basically Stockholm Syndrome: Arabian Nights edition.
I have no problem with complicated, unlikely relationships, and I seem to be one of the few people on the internet who has a problem with this one. But I really, really do. Because what are books like this really saying? Shahrzad is portrayed as a fierce, brave and determined character, and she is all of those things, except where Khalid is concerned from about chapter four onwards. She feels guilt for betraying her best friend by developing feelings for him, and that's supposed to be the main conflict, but all this time, she thinks he murdered her best friend. How could she develop feelings for him, beyond those caused by the psychological trauma of her past loss and new-found captivity? Even when she finds out he had "good reasons," he's still the reason her best friend is dead. She might be able to forgive him, but loving him more than anything else in the world? It's not romantic. It's beyond unhealthy.
Of course, the book is careful to ensure that we know Khalid is not a terrible guy. The prologue doesn't explain the why of the murders, but it does establish that he hates killing the girls, and that there is a very, very compelling reason there somewhere. This fact is then used to explain and excuse Shahrzad's relationship with him, even though she has no idea about any of this. It's also used to make sure that Khalid's feelings and redemption are the focus of the story, without him having to actually do anything. The narrative's main focus is on Shahrzad coming to understand Khalid, on her learning how to heal him, regardless of what she knows about him. He doesn't have to change or grow at all.
And what does this dynamic suggest to us about relationships? It's all right that she believes he murdered almost a hundred other girls, just because he felt like it, because he's nice to her and therefore must be a nice guy? That someone who doesn't look vicious couldn't possibly be dangerous? The story tells us that he killed all the others, but not Shahrzad, because she's different, she's special, and their love is so strong that he can't let her die. It's the suggestion that all abusive people act a certain (and obvious) way, and that if someone doesn't look obviously dangerous, they must actually be nice deep-down, mixed with the idea that the right girl can stop abuse just by being strong enough.
In a way, the book's attempts to be ultra-feminist make the whole situation worse. Khalid is intrigued by Shahrzad because she's rude to him, basically. She tells stories, yes, but she's also defiant, and rejects protocol, and "tells it like it is." She's the fantasy world version of a Cool Girl, who can shoot a bow with almost supernatural ability, who doesn't subscribe to those silly rules of girliness and is stunningly gorgeous and all the guys like her, who gets away with doing all sorts of things she shouldn't be able to because she's Not Like Other Girls. I'm oversimplifying here slightly, because she is a pretty interesting character when she's not swooning over Khalid, but put her in this context where every other wife died, but she somehow magically survives and then falls in love, and all her Super Badass, Super Strong, Super Cool traits take on a far more sinister tone. If only the other wives were strong and interesting and beautiful enough, they too might have survived.
It's not enough to have a defiant, kick-ass protagonist if the narrative still promotes dangerous ideas about relationships and abuse. A person can be kickass and intelligent and still become trapped in a dangerous relationship, and portraying it as an epic, misunderstood romance where all the focus is on understanding the poor murderous abuser… well, it's troubling at best.
Not every narrative can become a love story. Love cannot conquer all potential problems. And when a guy has murdered almost a hundred young women, including the protagonist's best friend, he should probably be taken out of the running for "romantic hero of the year." Because surely there's a nice non-murderer nearby who'd make that protagonist far more happy.


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I am so excited!! Elias has he very first Penpal…three to be exact!
Two from Georgia and one from Kansas! Not just any where in Kansas…believe it or not Elias has a Penpal who lives in the small town that I grew up in!!! I almost couldn't believe it when his mother sent me their address! No, I don't know either of his parents…totally and completely by chance! I love it!
The down side to Penpals? Elias is not love writing. The first letter was pretty time consuming…he was really annoyed and not to end to it at first, but by the last paragraph he was really liking it and wanted to start his next letter! I'm hoping that this experience will instill a love for writing like both his parents have!


text: My #friend is a lawyer. He does several things at once. Always very serious and business. Uniforms corresponds to the status, nothing more. Makeup is easy, no accessories or frivolity. Then suddenly for no reason two days ago I went and made a tattoo on the whole of ass. Direct this is some kind of tattoo. And, of course, began to send pictures of his fifth point to us, his friends, we have a common chat. But I sent it to one of my #clients by mistake. I noticed only in the morning when the answer came from him: "What, with my business everything is so bad?»


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Channel Relationship Management Practices that are Close to Extinction.
Based on our experience of helping manufacturers improve their channel relationship management practices in their distribution chain, we have seen firsthand how common practices can deteriorate profitable partnerships, sales and marketing program ROIs, and gross margins.
One or several of the following practices may still be prevalent in your business today. So, it's important you begin to slowly move away from these channel relationship management practices habits and evolve with the changing tides of modern channel partner management.
1. Channel Partners know how to market themselves
The "happy hunting," hands-off mentality of leaving partners to fend (marketing) for themselves is one trend on the brink of extinction.
Manufacturers that successfully influence partners to invest in their offering—only to provide a couple of case studies, product/pricing information, a hand full of leads, 10 co-branded emails and a pat on the back—fail to acknowledge the reality of the situation.
The problem lies in the manufacturer, whose inability to set-up a path to success is felt almost immediately. Channel partners—overwhelmed by intimidating brand/content guidelines and plagued by limited headcount, resources, and marketing experience – simply lack the know-how to execute.
Your channel partners may not always admit it or even realize they need to, but they absolutely 100% need help from their manufacturer when it comes to sales and marketing, and will enthusiastically support it when presented to them. Furthermore, when you leave partners to take on the challenge of marketing your products for themselves, you do have any means of measuring their performance.
- Collateral sheets
- Partners don't understand the value of your products
- Partners not up to speed on modern selling techniques
- Decentralized ad builders
- Poor measurability
- TCO & ROI Calculators
- Synchronized channel marketing; automated co-branded marketing material via a web-based portal
- Full marketing campaigns with syndicated information that has configurable collateral builds – Designed to the
- Designed to the eke out the maximum number of leads and deals from partners
2. Disjointed Channel Partner Management Systems
As channel partners continue to increase in importance, the need for effective channel relationship management practices is growing. Unfortunately, however, most channel intensive companies lack dedicated resources to optimize their indirect relationships at scale.
Directing partners to multiple web-based outlets to accrue necessary information (e.g., register deals, view available marketing funds or status on reimbursement, submit backend rebate claims, etc.) not only slows down productivity but leads to channel complexity, low program participation, and partner dissatisfaction.
Here's a snapshot of the "siloed" channel partner management predicament
- Decentralized resources
- Too overwhelming to manage
- Channel system doesn't "talk" or integrate with each other
- Poor partner experience – multiple log-in information, disparate data, overlapping of materials, etc.
- No "big picture" view
- Single view (from executive, admin, and partner-level)
- End-to-end channel relationship management systems that help to engage, energize and guide
- Unified, integrated channel offering
- Easily executive on a marketing campaign, sales promotion, rebate incentive, etc.
- Admins can easily follow demand generation (from origin to completion)
3. Slow Partner Payouts on Rebates and Credits
Slow payments of incentive programs and rebates kill your partnership's potential.
If you are not quickly paying your partners based on some preferred behavior and/or achievement, how can you incentivize them to participate in future endeavors?
Furthermore, how can partners know how to repeat a preferred behavior if you reimburse them months after the fact? Given the catalog of (competing) promotions they simultaneously participate in, your partners are likely uncertain of how the reimbursement came to fruition.
- Partners have issues correlating discounts with programs and preferred behaviors; struggle to know what to repeat
- Competitors are capturing mindshare due to faster payments
- Payments typically received after 30 days
- Pay partners in 3 weeks or less after preferred behavior and/or achievement is fulfilled
- For SPIFF programs, payments should be instantaneous
- Payments received consistently and accurately No more delays or requests from MFRs for more information
4. Customization Over Configuration
The choice between SaaS and in-house PRM tools used to be easy.
With software vendors' high-cost of data storage and bandwidth and limited customization abilities—building channel tools internally was a no-brainer for most manufacturers.
However, cost and bandwidth conflicts are no longer as prevalent as in years' past. Affordability has become a catalyst for SaaS vendors' value proposition to customers, as has features that focus on balancing customization with configuration.
That's not to say there are no advantages for building channel relationship management and operation tools in-house.
There are.
Advantages of building channel partner relationship management and operation tools in-house
For one, specific features and functionality are more accessible via in-house development. Facilitating complex internal and external workflows—thanks to the implementation of add-ons and integration points—are also more feasible when in-house teams head PRM production.
Opting to go with the SaaS model, however, is arguably the more sensible option to pursue, especially when exchanging the final edited versions of data files on a broad and/or global level is highly prevalent. Furthermore, your SaaS supplier manages the software, database, storage, and security assets through a pay-as-you-go subscription, which means your investment is substantially less risk.
Most importantly, SaaS vendors that specialize in PRM and channel data management are nimble to market changes and demands, which lead to the seamless integration of all the peripherals that create a "single pane of glass" for you and channel partners; and without comprising IT costs and labor.
- Customization over configuration
- Build vs. buy – more expensive – time-consuming – limited agility
- IT holdups
- Configuration over customization
- Rapid scalability – cloud-based
- Flexible Standard APIs, integrate with more sources of data
- Low operating cost
5. Using Spreadsheets to Manage Indirect Rebates and Partner Claims
Consider this hypothetical example:
The Monday morning channel sales operations conference call is not going well.
The sales VP had just received a catalog of emails from disgruntled distributors and reps because her company's payments on rebates and credits are late. Meanwhile, the financial controller is upset with the sales operations manager because she didn't give him the weekly channel revenue numbers needed for accounts payable. The three are at each other's throats, and the sales operations manager knows she will be up to her elbows in spreadsheets for the next week or so reconciling claims and sorting through endless POS and inventory data.
If this situation sounds familiar, it is likely your dependence on Excel spreadsheets has reached a maximum threshold, and no longer can easily or accurately manage increasing amounts of data. It's time-intensive and intimidating enough to handle backend rebates manually, but when you combine that with the complex Excel formulas needed to calculate incentives, things can go from inconvenient to chaotic.
Ultimately, spreadsheets are disconnected from your business systems as well as other departments critical to managing channel programs and distributing rebates and credits. This leads to inaccurate financial statements and the erroneous validation of partner transactions, which results in overpayments, double-payments, late payments and overall, a poor channel experience for business partners.
- No audit trail for retrieval of historical data or compliance with GAAP requirements
- The primary method for tracking channel performance
- Managing rebates is harder than it should be
- No tool that auto-calculates and applies rebates at the time of sale
- Outdated days or even hours after it's created
- Timely, accurate payments
- End-to-end channel tools that ensure programs are driving incremental revenue
- Real-time access, everywhere
- Correct rebates automatically applied
The 6 pillars of Establishing Profitable Channel Relationship Management Practices
|Invest in understanding partners' business
| Appreciate
relationships with channel partners
|MFR goes out of the way to understand partners' business goals, and synch proficiencies together to create unique service offering to end-customer
|Establish joint business development plan
| Strategize
channel partners
|MFR works to create a joint plan that focuses on specific revenue targets, prospects for future growth, profitability and the actions needed to achieve these objectives
|Help create a unique, competitive edge
| Exclusivity
Reseller Profile
|MFR collaborates with a partner to identify and combine strengths in order to differentiate product/service from a competitor(s)
|Tailor your incentive programs
| Customize
Customized tailor your incentive programs
|MFR realizes that the most effective incentives work when they're designed around partners' strengths/weaknesses
|Clear channel incentive parameters
|Objective & Quantitative
|MFR implements well-defined program parameters. Ex: start/end date, qualifying products, eligibility requirements, stackability, guidelines when submitting claims, etc.
|Partner-centric programs
| Native Currency
MDF Management
|MFR ensures that partner is paid in native currency and absorbs any fluctuating exchange rate differentiation


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GENESEO, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo senior guard Kara Houppert scored a career-high 23 points to lift the Knights to a 78-72 victory over visiting Rochester in the second round of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament on Saturday night at Schrader Gymnasium.
Houppert added five rebounds and a team-high five assists while senior guards Katie Durand and Kayleigh Cavanaugh added 13 points and 11 points, respectively. Sophomore forward McKenna Brooks scored nine points and added a team-high three steals and two blocks.
Geneseo shot 27-for-56 (48.2%) from the floor, going 5-for-10 from behind the arc. The Knights pounded the ball into the lane, scoring 32 points in the paint and getting to the foul line to convert 19 of 26 attempts.
The Knights (28-1) move on to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 for the second time in three years and the fourth time in program history. The team will take on host Ohio Northern (29-0), who earned tournament victories over Lakeland, 68-36, and Trine, 55-48, to qualify for the third round, on Friday, March 10, at a time to be determined.
Geneseo finished the first quarter on a 9-2 run to take a 21-11 lead after the initial frame. Brooks blocked consecutive layup attempts on Rochester's final offensive possession of the period to preserve the Knights' double-digit advantage.
Rochester battled back in the second quarter, outscoring the hosts 9-2 over the final 4:11 to gain ground as Geneseo clung to a 37-34 lead at halftime.
The Yellowjackets tied the game, 37-37, 37 seconds into the third period with a three-pointer but Geneseo responded with a 10-0 run over the next 3:20 to regain a double-digit lead, 47-37. The Knights led by as many as 16 points, but the visitors finished the frame on a 7-0 spurt to cut the deficit to 60-51.
Rochester hit back-to-back three-pointers to open the final frame, narrowing the Geneseo lead to 60-57 with 7:44 to go. However, that was as close as the visitors would draw as senior forward Bridgit Ryan spurred a 12-4 run for the Knights over the next 3:39, extending the lead to 72-61 with 3:05 to go. The Yellowjackets moved within six points, 72-66, on a three-pointer with 1:13 left, but Geneseo sank six of its eight free throws in the final minute to seal the victory.
Houppert's 23-point effort matches the highest single-game scoring output by a Geneseo player this season, set previously by Durand at Fredonia (Jan. 10). Houppert shot 9-for-13 on the night, tying the most made field goals by a Knight in NCAA Tournament history. The team also set a program record for single-season wins, topping the 1992-93 team (27-1) that advanced to the NCAA Tournament Regional Finals.


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Mental health problems and post-traumatic stress is an issue most often attributed to members of the military and veterans. However, there are also other industries that operate in developing and conflict-affected regions that are just as susceptible to mental health issues. Journalists and NGO workers often face a cumulative effect from the nature of their work and the environment in which they are operating.
In late 2014 I was in and out of Northern Iraq providing logistics and security services to our media clients. During August that year, a large group of Yazidis, a religious minority in Iraq, were trapped and surrounded by ISIS on Mount Sinjar. There was no food or water and no respite from the sweltering temperatures. Children and the elderly were dying of thirst and hunger.
The journalist crew I accompanied interviewed multiple families and survivors at an IDP camp in Dohuk who had escaped Mount Sinjar and their harrowing stories stay with me to this day. One woman, in particular, had lost her husband, her brother, and one of her children. She had fresh scars on her hands and arms, and when queried about the cause of the wounds she started crying, and our translator started crying too… She had cut herself so her children could drink her blood to prevent them from dying of thirst.
I will admit, this story affected me for some time and it also affected the crew. These types of stories, unfortunately, aren't uncommon and continual and prolonged exposure to these kinds of stressors can have a significant adverse effect on a person's mental health if not dealt with effectively.
It is essential to recognise the signs and symptoms of stress and mental health issues, not just for yourself but your colleagues. From the Committee to Protect Journalists; Stress is a normal reaction to abnormal events. Signs of stress are often subtle. A journalist may seem more anxious, irritable, withdrawn, numb, depressed, sad, or angry, and the emotions may be either sustained or fluctuating. Physical symptoms can include sleep or eating disorders, a rapid heartbeat, sweating, panic attacks, headaches, nausea, and chest pain. Strained personal and work relationships are often common. So is alcohol or drug abuse. Other signs may include an abnormally intense focus on one's work, as if one is trying, as with other compulsive behaviours, to avoid uncomfortable feelings.
In my experience, talking about your experiences with your colleagues and those who went through the same or similar experiences is the best way to prevent mental health issues arising. It removes the stigma that mental health is a weakness and it gives you the confidence that you are not alone.
Staff working in developing countries and conflict zones often don't have a great deal of time to themselves, but it is important to take a minute every now and again to assess yourself and talk to your colleagues with whom you spend the majority of your time. Who knows, it may be just the thing they need to open up too.
If you ever need to speak to anyone about mental health or any other subject, reach out to friends, colleagues, family, or even me. I would be happy to take emails or calls from anyone who needs assistance. My contact details can be found on LinkedIn or www.gmriskgroup.com
Look after yourselves and each other.
Shannon Sedgwick | Chief Executive Officer


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Post your competition videos now! Be this month's winner of the dancemedia.com Dance Spirit Future Star of the Month. There will be two winners every month — a Viewer's Choice winner and an Editor's Choice winner. It's simple to enter. Post a video of your competition routine, solo or group, whether you're in the studio rehearsing or performing onstage. You can enter as many different videos as you would like. But please do not enter the same video for more than one contest. The two winners of this month'announced on dancemedia.com at the end of the month. Enjoy and remember to vote for your favorites!
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text: Professional and Personal Growth The Mentoring Project, now in its 23rd year, is a program for faculty and staff of the Regis University community who wish to grow professionally and personally through a mentor-protégé relationship. Individual involvement in the project lasts for one academic year, from September through May. The Mentoring Project is designed to: Increase personal fulfillment Promote professional development Enhance mutual respect and sense of community Promote a culture of generosity Deepen University mission in our commitment to one another ProtégéMentorFormsGroupEventsProgramParameters Protégé A protégé is a receiver, trainee, learner or individual who seeks knowledge and support from a mentor. It is important that protégés be receptive to feedback and be enthusiastic about personal and professional growth. Anyone who is currently employed at Regis may submit a Protégé Information Form to the Office of the Provost no later than Friday, May 1, 2020. The protégé selection process is based on making the best possible matches with available mentors, and every effort is made to match each applicant with a mentor; however, participation in the project for 2020-2021 may be limited by optimal group size and the number of mentors available. Applicants will be notified of the outcome in August. Mentor A mentor is an experienced individual, teacher or coach who shares his/her knowledge and experience with another person called a protégé. Mentors play a very special role in The Mentoring Project, sharing invaluable guidance, expertise and experience through one-on-one mentoring relationships. They receive special group training to help them develop and refine their mentoring skills and experience a rich broadening of perspective. How are mentors selected? The Mentoring Project Steering Committee develops a pool of potential mentors from several sources: Protégé Information Forms Nominations from the Regis University community Steering Committee nominations All Mentor Nomination Forms must be received by the Office of the Provost no later than Friday, May 1, 2020. The Steering Committee will invite appropriate individuals to join the pool of potential mentors. Mentors will be matched to protégés and notified about the outcome of the process in August. How are mentors matched with protégés? Members of the Mentoring Project Steering Committee will carefully evaluate all of the information before selecting and matching mentors and protégés. Special attention will be given to the compatibility of goals, experiences, personalities and interests. Every effort will be made to make the most successful pairings possible. Protégés will be matched with mentors from a different department/unit of the University. How often do the mentors and protégés meet? Mentor-protégé pairs will determine the frequency and nature of their meetings throughout the academic year; however, mentors must be willing and able to devote adequate time to make the mentoring relationship meaningful and fulfilling. The mentoring relationship typically continues through the fall and spring semesters of the academic year. During the first group meeting, a facilitator will assist each mentor-protégé pair in drafting a relationship agreement that establishes the basic "rules of the road" (e.g. frequency of meetings, types of contact and confidentiality). By asking pairs also to schedule their meetings for the entire academic year, mentors and protégés will be better able to focus their energies on identifying and reaching their respective goals. Application & Nomination Forms The following forms should be submitted to the Office of the Provost by Friday, May 1, 2020. Protégé Information Form Mentor Nomination Form Group Events All of the mentor-protégé pairs meet as a group two or three times during the academic year. The purpose of these gatherings is to promote community and to complement the one-on-one relationships with substantive presentations on professional and personal development topics. The final event is a celebration dinner planned by the group. Program Parameters The Mentoring Project has no direct bearing on job security, promotions or raises. Mentors have no involvement with their protégés' supervisors. The mentor-protégé relationship is confidential and no information is shared with anyone unless both partners agree. Mentors are often good listeners, ask questions, propose alternative perspectives on issues and make appropriate referrals, but they are not employee advocates or intercessors.


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PERTH: Kids Yoga Teacher Training Advanced Course
in East Fremantle, WA organised by Zenergy Yoga
in East Fremantle, WA organised by Zenergy Yoga
Do you want to teach in schools, Pre-Schools, Day care Centers, Before/After School Programs, or Vacation Care? The Advanced Course will train you to design, teach and create your own amazing courses. You will learn how to: * Build physical strength over 5 weeks * Sequence movements for tweens and teens that keep them engaged for the entire class * Use the language of motivation to inspire teens to participate at their full potential * Follow a class management template to have even Year 9 boys silent! * Plan and re-structure classes dependent upon the needs and energy of the group on the day. * Plan courses based on physical outcomes * Plan courses based on a theme: such as Stress and Anxiety * Sequence classes that are safe and build up to Inversions, Wheel, Double leg raises, Fish Pose...and more Participate in the Zenergy Advanced Course and take your students deeper into a love of themselves. Comprehensive and complete, these certification courses are designed and delivered by international children's yoga expert, Loraine Rushton. The Zenergy kids teacher training courses were developed with nearly 20 years of experience and over 10,000 hours of classroom time, teaching 1,000s of children of all ages. Accredited with Yoga Australia and IYTA


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An exciting Human Resources Recruiter job is available in Simi Valley, California with Milgard Windows and Doors. Strong candidates will have a minimum of three to five years of hourly recruiting experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment. Generate reports for applicant tracking and corporate requirements. This should include successful deployment of both conventional and "outside-of-the-box" recruiting techniques. Milgard Windows & Doors is the leading manufacturer of windows and doors in the Western United States with operations in Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, and Texas.
Human Resources Recruiter jobresponsibilities include:
Milgard is growing with a track record of strong financial performance, which creates opportunities for team members. This role is a great opportunity to learn our organization and show what you can do to build a great team and organization. We have a robust total reward offering including:
If you are interested in this Human Resources Recruiter job in Simi Valley, California please Apply Now. To learn more about Milgard's products, services, and culture visit our website at We have built or success on our foundational philosophy of Respect, Service, and Excellence. Milgard Windows & Doors is a great place to grow your career https://milgard.jobs.net/ as we continue to build an even greater organization!Shift
Milgard (the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company's policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.
Milgard is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Please click on the following links for more information.
E-Verify Participation Poster: English & Spanish
E-verify Right to Work Poster: English, Spanish
No visa sponsorship is available for this position, unless specified within the job description.#CB, #MONS-MILGD


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By Crom! Large Notebook - Gridded, Lined, Bulleted or Blank
By Crom! was an exercise in finding solace - and humour - in self reflection. It makes a lot of sense to me to offer folks a place to do this themselves!
These wraparound cover journals were a big hit last year so I've restocked for the holidays!
This is a hand-bound, all-over printed notebook, 7.25 x 10", with a luxurious velvet matte cover, printed and bound in Canada. The interior paper is a 70lb cream text weight, similar to your favourite Moleskines and Leuchtturms, with a little tooth and a satisfying feel, and it's available in lined, gridded, bulleted or blank, for whatever your notebook needs may be.
These will ship separately from other orders; all prices in CAD.


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LibreOffice "Calc": define the first row of each page
LibreOffice is a suite of open source office for excellence, created by the project OpenOffice when it was bought (along with other products SUN Microsystems) the Oracle. "Calc" is one of the programs included in the suite LibreOffice, it is a spreadsheet. Today's article tries to make life easier for those who have the need to always have certain cells as a page header.
The header row included in Calc, reached by following the menu "Format" – "Page" – "Header row"- "Edit", is basic and is explained in the screenshot taken from the program, below. (more…)


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What is escrow?
Escrow is a financial contract where a third party holds and manages payment of funds required for the two parties — the buyer and seller — involved in a given transaction. To protect both sellers and buyers from possible fraud, an escrow agency ensures that each party meets all the conditions in their agreement. Escrow is frequently used in contracts to purchase a home.
Deeper definition
Escrow transactions enlist the help of a third party to oversee that the terms of a contract governing a transaction are completely satisfied. When buying a property, the buyer wants to ensure that everything about the property is in accordance with what she expected to get; when selling a property, the seller wants to guarantee that the buyer won't suddenly disappear with or consume the property before paying.
The buyer may put her money into an escrow account, and the seller may retain ownership of the property until the escrow account receives the money. The escrow account holds onto the money until the conditions of the buying agreement are met, upon which the money is disbursed to the seller and the buyer gets the property she paid for. In return for his services, the escrow agent receives a small transaction fee.
Escrow is not only common in buying a home, but also in maintaining the mortgage on that home. Many lending companies require the buyer to put money in escrow to cover expenses such as property taxes and homeowner's insurance, because if the borrower fails to make those payments then the lender is at risk.
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Escrow example
Clarice purchases a very expensive gold watch from an online auction site. In order to protect the considerable amount she spent on it, she puts the total sum in an escrow account that the seller agrees to, for release after the watch is received. The watch is shipped and shortly arrives with Clarice. After ensuring that it's a genuine article, she instructs the escrow agent to release the funds, and the buyer gets paid.


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The Secret to Perfect Monster Cookies
The Monster Cookie,
The Favored of all cookies,
and it's not just because of the miniature m&m's that these cookies are so loved by all.
Their flavor is superior. End of story.
Now these cookies aren't exactly fool proof.
Maybe you have tried these cookies and they just haven't turned out right.
The secret is in the Peanut butter.... Jiff Peanut butter, some other brands are too dry and your cookies will be dry lumps.
So here we go:
1.5 cups Jiff peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
Whip until light and creamy, add:
1tsp. vanilla extract
2tsp.baking soda
3.5 cups quick cooking oats (not rolled oats)
1 cup chocolate chips (milk or semi sweet)
1 cup mini m&m's
Dip 2 cookies and bake them, if they are too flat add 1/2 cup more oats and try again.
You can never take oats out of a recipe that's why I always error on the side of 'not enough oats'
When I would make these at home with my mom I asked her why the cookies are called Monster cookies.. She told me that because she always had to make a monster size batch of these cookies, therefore they were called Monster cookies.


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Texas Food Factory Closes After 5 Reported Deaths
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According to a story on Mother Nature Network, the SanGar plant in San Antonio, Texas was closed after health officials linked six of 10 known cases of listeriosis to chopped celery produced at the plant. Five deaths have been reported thus far. So what's listeriosis anyway, and how did get into chopped celery?Texas health officials have closed the SanGar plant in San Antonio as they try and determine where the contaminated chopped celery originated and where it has been distributed. A recall has also been issued. SanGar customers do include schools, hospitals, and restaurants. Health department spokeswoman Carrie Williams said:
Health officials on Thursday were trying to determine how much potentially tainted produce passed through the plant since January and whether it could have ended up in other products. Some of the celery was grown in California, but there appeared to be no problem with it until it reached the SanGar plant.
The 10 cases thus far were in Bexar, Travis, and Hidalgo counties, in the central and southern parts of the state. Sanitation problems have been discovered in the factory. One instance points to leaking condensation that dripped onto the food production area. When the company refused to close voluntarily, the Texas Health Department forced them to close.
The company's president Kenneth Sanquist Jr. is currently questioning the validity of the state's results.
Listeriosis is an infection caused by eating food contaminated the bacteria. The disease affects those with weakened immune systems including the elderly, pregnant women, newborns, and adults with weakened immune systems. In the United States, an estimated 2,500 persons become seriously ill with listeriosis each year. Of these, 500 die. according to the CDC.
More on Food Recalls
Tainted Pet Food: We Could Be Next.
New House Bill Aimed to Bring Transparency to Our Food Supply System
Massive Canadian Recall of Tainted Meat


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When you send a kid to camp, not only will these memories last a lifetime but the confidence, social skills, and academic enrichment opportunities will help kids become successful adults. Camp fosters a connection to others and a connection to the wider community. Camp is a place where children learn to appreciate and understand each other. Programs like "Camp for All" level the playing field and provide inclusion specialists so everyone can experience the magic of camp.
Camp is also a place where learning continues. All of our YMCA Summer Camps offer Imagination Station, a summer reading program; aimed at helping our youngest campers hone their literacy skills. Year-after-year, over 98% of our Imagination Station campers have maintained or increased their reading levels.
When you send a kid to camp they are given the opportunity to be healthy, confident, connected and secure.


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It's over. The Indian summer of 2015 that is. As September rolled into October, pretty much the whole of the UK has basked in sunshine with temperatures hitting the low twenties. What bliss. For those whose six weeks of summer school holidays were a bit of a washout, the last two weeks have been a delight for after school playdates and trips to the park.
Alas autumn is finally here. The leaves are most definitely falling. We've even heard the growling of a leaf blower in the Oxfordshire countryside over the weekend. So what now?
Retreat to the sofa. Get the log burner roaring. Top your hot chocolate with marshmallows. It's time to dig out those board games!
Obviously, we expect you to have been for a brisk, wind-in-your-hair ramble up hills and down dales before you reward yourselves with any such fun. But if the storm really is howling on your next self-catering holiday, fear not there'll be a board game or two to save the day and spur your spirits.
Here are our favourite board games. And just in case, there's one for every day of the week.
Watch as the wordsmith in your party reaches for this tongue twistingly tricky verbal version of Pictionary. The aim of the game is to correctly guess as many words as possible in the allotted time. Except the person describing the word on the card obviously can't say that word or any derivatives of it. As many as you correctly guess, is as many spaces on the board that you move forward. Just like Pictionary there's an All Play element and the categories are fairly similar too.
You'll learn words you never knew and a whole heap more about the imagination of your friends and family. Oh how the human mind works!
For those of you who have yet to progress from drawing humans as stick men and women, this game could be your nemesis. But it's so simple: roll the die, move the number of places rolled, see the category, pick a card, draw until your partner or team guesses your creation correctly or the egg timer runs dry. All without muttering any words or sounds and restricting your instinct to gesticulate. Charades on paper is how some describe it, but we'd like to see Lionel Blair and Una Stubbs put pen to paper and see who wins!
What's great about this game is the rolling-around-on-the-floor-laughing kind of good times that is brings. Our imaginations and how differently our brains are wired guarantee more than a splash of humour and innuendo. We're often amazed at the ingenuity of the sketches from our kids. And often we're thoroughly baffled by those produced by the opposite sex when we're playing guys versus gals. This is a game for all ages and abilities and has giggles written all over it.
The game of Monopoly was first sold 80 years ago. And a pretty cool article in last week's Daily Telegraph produced a photo gallery of London locations that would land each of the prize spots on the board if the game were made today.
In fact, Monopoly is such a stalwart of British culture that brands and movie franchises are clambering for the rights to create their own bespoke version. The Grimsby & Cleethorpes edition is the hottest off the press of local English versions. Oh and did we mention that it's being made into a movie too.
Now Monopoly is the perfect rainy holiday game. For those who say they loathe this game, it's often because it can go on for hours or days. With the winner's accolade being reliant on the other players running out of money, you should settle in with the Thermas and a picnic hamper to see this one through. If you like splashing the cash and the idea of being your very own buy-to-let landlord, then this is the imaginary world for you. Who knows, there might even be a local edition of the game in your next holiday cottage…
Are we favouring word nerds by having Articulate and Scrabble in the same list? Oh well, this one has got a bit of adding and multiplication in it too. All you need now is a cleverclogs to produce some scientific semantics on the board and you've got the kids' holiday homework covered.
In fact, if you're quick they could trial for the squad heading to Australia during October half term for the World Youth Scrabble Championships.
But if you're just looking for a spot of light entertainment to detract from the drizzle pouring down the cottage window, this will pass an hour or so. So pick your seven letter tiles, shuffle them around a bit to make your opponents think you've got more than a couple of obvious three letter words and wait. Wait and watch in the hope that someone else round the table will unwittingly abandon a Z for you to offload your G, A, E and D on casually stretching it across a double letter and a triple word square. (Apologies all Scrabble aficionados who spot that that combination of events is not at all possible; we're ever hopeful of not finishing last).
So unless you've agreed with your fellow players that it's ok to check words in a dictionary, that proper nouns are allowed and that access to all technical devices and scrabble word finding websites is allowed, you'll just have to win by knowing the odd word that leaps from your letters and fits perfectly in the alphabet jumble that's already on the board. And when you get to the winner's post, don't forget to maximise your winning score by making your opponents deduct their remaining letter count from their score and adding each of those amounts to yours!
Settlers of Catan
This is the thinking man's board game. It's most definitely not for the whimsically minded. If you're in a grump because the weather's rubbish, at least have a cuppa or open the wine before you start this one. It taxes the brain more than any of the games we've covered so far. Actually more than any other board game we know.
If you've got an analyst, mathematician, data scientist or an operations director in your midst, they'll love this. It's a game of strategy, the long game. If you want intellectual reward from your board game, look no further.
To give you an idea of what you're letting yourself in for, the Washington Post said this: "…it has become a necessary social skill among entrepreneurs and venture capitalists."
So don't be fooled by the game of trading, strategy and luck. Imagine you've landed on an uncharted island with some equally 'lucky' and highly competitive discoverers. Each of you seeks supremacy. Bartering is the name of the game as you weave your way to achieving it.
We're divided over this game. For some of us it lacks entertainment and fun factors. While the rest of us lap up its tactical requirements. It's a niche game that's going global, so all we can say is give it a whirl and let us know what you think!
Trivial Pursuit
So from one mover and shaker to another. Trivial Pursuit has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. And while most of us will associate the coloured segments or 'pieces of cheese' with the categories of geography, entertainment, history, arts and literature, science and nature, and sports and leisure, there have been more than 50 special editions of the game that also include special categories.
And so with a lucky roll of the die you work your way around the board, navigating the categories with the aim of landing on the 'cheese' squares. Answer correctly while there and you win a piece of cheese for your counter. The real die rolling skill comes once your counter is full of coloured segments or cheeses. You need to land on the centre square before you can attempt your final question, which is tactically chosen by your opposition.
In essence, it's not all that different to Eggheads. You pit your wit against the opposition and hope that your team knows more than they do!
If murder mystery dramas have you glued to the TV or you've hosted more than your fair share of murder mystery dinner parties, then this is the game for you.
It's a game of deduction and bluff. Can you decipher which of the characters (one of your opponents) carried out the deadly deed, which room of the mansion they did it in and using which weapon.
The game is set in the floorplan of a manor house, so it makes for the perfect holiday rental game. If you're not already playing Lord and Lady of the manor, you certainly can now. Part of the fun, and the strategy, is which room you choose to enter to make your suggestion of the murderer and weapon – to suggest a room you have to be in it at the time. In true manor house style there are some secret passageways interconnecting some of the rooms. And if you look closely, you'll notice that some of the doorways are positioned within fewer squares than others to the starting positions of the players – bet you've not spotted that before!
So with seven options to choose from which board game is it to be?
We really hope you don't need a board game for every day of your cottage holiday, but we do hope there's a game or two for you to choose from if the storm clouds blow in.


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Mercy Kaoma (Sister)
Kitwe, Zambia
Brighton Kaoma, 19 years old
Zambia Young Reporters Network site at Radio Icengelo and Flava FM, the youth radio show is called 'Nkana Green Blingers'
How did you come to enroll your brother in the CRF program?
Brighton started when he was still at school, I think he was in grade 10. When he went to high school he got interested in two environmental issues, that's when he joined the Children's Radio Foundation.
What difference do you think the program has made in your brother's life? How have you seen him grow?
He has really changed… When you look at his behaviour, he has changed his attitude, he is able to interact with people. Back then he wasn't able to do that, but now he finds it very easy to interact with people. He can now educate people, it is nice, he has really changed.
I think it [Children's Radio Foundation] has really helped him and it will open up opportunities for him. I can see a bright future for him because he is able to talk to influential people. I think he will excel. One time I saw him talking to the community, teaching them how to promote hand washing using this simple technique, The Tippy Tap. He was teaching them on how to make it, it's very simple, they can just get the local materials, use it, and then they can promote hygiene. From our background, it is of a low class, so when it comes to issues of hygiene people do not have much knowledge about it.
For him since he has that privilege to learn and teach those people I'm very happy for him because I think the attitude of the community is going to change from where we come from.


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