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"Joseph Smith—The Mighty Prophet of the Restoration," Ensign, May 1976, 94
Tuesday Afternoon Session, April 6, 1976
Joseph Smith—The Mighty Prophet of the Restoration
We ponder and pray and speak continuously, here and everywhere, about the Lord our Redeemer—blessed be his name!—and about the salvation that is in him and in him only.
We teach and testify that salvation is in Christ. He is our Lord, our God, our King. We worship the Father in his name, as have all the holy prophets, and all the Saints of all ages.
We rejoice in him and in his atoning sacrifice. His name is above every name, and to him every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that he is Lord of all, without whom there would be neither immortality nor eternal life.
But I shall now speak of another, of the one by whom the knowledge of Christ and of salvation has come in our day, of the one who revealed those laws and truths relative to our blessed Lord which will enable all men to return to the Heavenly Presence and there receive that eternal life prepared for the faithful.
I shall speak of Joseph Smith, Jr., the mighty prophet of the restoration, the one who first heard the Heavenly Voice in this dispensation, the one through whose instrumentality the kingdom of God was once again established among men, so that the Great Jehovah might fulfil the covenants made of old, and prepare a people to dwell with him in righteousness on earth for a thousand years.
We all need the enlightening power of the Holy Spirit as we turn our attention to that prophet whose voice was the voice of the Lord to all of earth's inhabitants from his day onward. I pray that enlightenment from on high may now be poured out upon us in abundant measure.
As to this man, Joseph Smith, let us say—
Here is a man who was chosen before he was born, who was numbered with the noble and great in the councils of eternity before the foundations of this world were laid.
Along with Adam and Enoch and Noah and Abraham, he sat in council with the Gods when the plans were made to create an earth whereon the hosts of our Father's children might dwell.
Under the direction of the Holy One and of Michael, who became the first man, he participated in the creative enterprises of the Father.
In his premortal state he grew in light and knowledge and intelligence, attained a spiritual stature which few could equal, and was then foreordained to preside over the greatest of all gospel dispensations.
Here is a man who was called of God as were the prophets of old.
Born among mortals with the talents and spiritual capacity earned in preexistence, he was ready at the appointed time to perform the work to which he had been foreordained.
In the spring of 1820 the Supreme Rulers of the universe rent the veil of darkness which for long ages had shrouded the earth. Choosing the time and the place and the person, they came down from their celestial home to a grove of trees near Palmyra, New York. Calling young Joseph by name, they then told him that pure and perfect religion was no longer found among men and that he would be the instrument in their hands of restoring the fulness of their everlasting gospel.
Thereafter, John, who baptized our Lord, and then Peter, James, and John, His presiding apostles, as angelic ministrants, came to the newly called prophet and conferred upon him the same priesthoods held by them in their mortal ministries. These priesthoods are the power and authority of God, delegated to man on earth, to act in all things for the salvation of men.
Other heavenly visitants—Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Moses, Elijah, Elias—each came in turn, and each bestowed the keys, powers, rights, and prerogatives which they themselves possessed anciently. Joseph Smith thus became a legal administrator, called and commissioned from on high to represent the Lord, to be his mouthpiece, to preach his gospel, to administer his ordinances. His call was no vague and ill defined yearning to do good or teach truth, but the same literal appointment that came anciently to those to whom Jesus said: "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you." (John 15:16.)
Here is a man who saw God and entertained angels.
As with Isaiah in the days of King Uzziah, and as with Moses and seventy of the elders of Israel, in the wilderness, so with Joseph Smith; he too saw the God of Israel. On the 3rd of April in 1836 in the Kirtland Temple, the Great Jehovah—appearing in glory, as when the sun shineth in his strength; and speaking with a voice that was as the sound of the rushing of great waters—testified of himself in these words:
"I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father." (D&C 110:4.)
Moroni—"an holy angel, whose countenance was as lightning, and whose garments were pure and white above all other whiteness" (D&C 20:6)—among others, made numerous appearances in connection with the coming forth of the inspired writings of the ancient inhabitants of the Americas.
Here is a man to whom the heavens were an open book, who received revelations, saw visions, and understood the deep and hidden mysteries of the kingdom by the power of the Holy Ghost.
During that Pentecostal period when there was such an outpouring of divine grace in Kirtland, Joseph Smith saw "the celestial kingdom of God, and the glory thereof." He "saw the transcendent beauty of the gate through which the heirs of that kingdom will enter, which was like unto circling flames of fire; also the blazing throne of God, whereon was seated the Father and the Son." (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 107.)
His vision of the degrees of glory is the most complete and wondrous account of that which is beyond the veil which has come to us from the pen of any prophet. His numerous revelations, given in the name of the Lord, set forth the wonders of eternity and the glories of the gospel as plainly and persuasively as do those of the apostles and prophets of old.
Here is a man who has given to our present world more holy scripture than any single prophet who ever lived; indeed, he has preserved for us more of the mind and will and voice of the Lord than the total of the dozen most prolific prophetic penmen of the past.
He translated the Book of Mormon by the gift and power of God, which book is comparable to the Bible itself; is an account of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the American world; and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel.
He received and published to the world many visions and revelations, which set forth the hand dealings of Deity with his people in our day. About 250 pages of these are in the book of Doctrine and Covenants; others are available in the History of the Church.
He revised and added to the King James Version of the Bible by the spirit of inspiration, doing more to perfect that volume of holy writ and to return it to its state of pristine perfection than any single person has ever done. Much of what he did in this respect is now published in the Pearl of Great Price.
His sayings and doings, his goings and comings, the details of his daily life, are well-known. His journal, covering primarily the period from the organization of the Church in Fayette to his death in Carthage, is now published by the Church in six volumes totaling 3,295 pages.
Here is a man who, like the Master, whose servant he was, cast out devils and healed the sick.
In the same month in which the Church was organized, Newell Knight was possessed by an evil spirit. So severe and agonizing were the circumstances that the afflicted believer's "visage was distorted, and his limbs were twisted out of shape in a frightful manner," and "he was caught up from the floor and tossed about the room." The Prophet "rebuked the evil spirit in the name of Jesus Christ and commanded him to depart." Brother Knight then "saw the evil spirit leave him and vanish from his sight." Then all was peace. (Joseph Fielding Smith, Essentials in Church History, Deseret Book Co., 1969, pp. 95–96.)
Jesus in Cana of Galilee performed his first miracle by turning water into wine. Joseph performed his in Colesville, New York, when the priesthood of God bade the demon from hell to depart from an ill-gotten habitat.
On July 22, 1839, in Commerce (now Nauvoo), Illinois, and in Montrose, Iowa, the Prophet went from house to house healing one after another of the sick and suffering Saints. Among those healed were Brigham Young and several of the Twelve. To one man who was at death's door, the man of God said, "Brother Fordham, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to arise from this bed and be made whole." Wilford Woodruff, who was present, said, "His voice was like the voice of God, and not of man. It seemed as though the house shook to its foundations. Brother Fordham arose from his bed and was immediately made well." (Essentials in Church History, p. 270.)
Here is a man who was persecuted, hounded, driven, and finally slain for the witness he bore and the testimony of Jesus that was his.
He was tarred and feathered, beaten, driven, hated, cast out, "persecuted for righteousness' sake." (Matt. 5:10.) He spent months in the vile prisons of his day and was the victim of scores of false and malicious prosecutions. Once he and a small group of associates were prisoners of a mob-militia. On November 1, 1838, a pretended court martial—which ranks in infamy and illegality with the trial of Jesus before Pilate—sentenced the group to death. The order given was as follows:
"Brigadier General Doniphan:
"Sir:—You will take Joseph Smith and the other prisoners into the public square at Far West, and shoot them at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning."
"[Signed] Samuel D. Lucas,"
"Major General Commanding."
General Doniphan defied his commanding officer. With a boldness born of indignant justice he replied:
"It is cold blooded murder. I will not obey your order. My brigade shall march for Liberty tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock; and if you execute these men, I will hold you responsible before an earthly tribunal, so help me God."
"[Signed] A. W. Doniphan,"
"Brigadier General."
(Essentials, p. 241.)
But finally, in the providences of Him whose witness the Prophet was and in the wisdom of Him who had said aforetime to Joseph Smith, "Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less" (D&C 122:9)—all according to the divine plan—Joseph Smith, the Prophet, and Hyrum Smith, the Patriarch, were called upon to die the death of martyrs.
The last words of the martyred seer were "O Lord, my God" (Essentials, p. 383), which he spoke as his spirit entered that sphere where the righteous are free from the persecutions of the ungodly, and where, mingling with just men made perfect through the blood of Him whose witnesses they were, they find perfect joy and peace at last.
Here is a man whose greatness lies in the fact that he was a witness of that same Lord for whom his fellow prophets in days long past had laid down their lives.
"And now, after the many testimonies that have been given of him," he said, "this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives!
"For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father." (D&C 76:22–23.)
Here is a man who was a prophet in the full and complete and literal sense of the word, as all who hearken to the voice of the Spirit shall know.
The divinely approved declaration, issued following his martyrdom says, "Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it." (D&C 135:3.)
Here are the words of Deity, spoken to Joseph Smith, by which all men can judge the state of their own spiritual development:
"The ends of the earth shall inquire after thy name, and fools shall have thee in derision, and hell shall rage against thee;
"While the pure in heart, and the wise, and the noble, and the virtuous, shall seek counsel, and authority, and blessings constantly from under thy hand." (D&C 122:1–2.)
All men may well ask themselves where they stand with reference to Joseph Smith and his divine mission. Do they inquire after his name and seek that salvation found only in the gospel of Christ as revealed to his latter-day prophet, or do they deride and despise the Lord's living oracles and say that God no longer speaks to men in the way he did anciently? The great question which all men in our day must answer—and that at the peril of their own salvation—is: Was Joseph Smith called of God?
As for me and my house, we shall seek counsel and authority and blessing constantly from him and from those who now wear his prophetic mantle.
Now, let there be no misunderstanding. We are witnesses of Christ. He is our Savior. He is the door. He stands at the gate; "and he employeth no servant there; and there is none other way save it be by the gate; for he cannot be deceived, for the Lord God is his name." (2 Ne. 9:41.)
But we are also witnesses of Joseph Smith, by whom we know of Christ, and who is the legal administrator to whom power was given to bind on earth and seal in heaven, that all men from his day forward might be heirs of salvation.
We link the names of Jesus Christ and Joseph Smith in our testimonies. And we now testify, as God is our witness, that Joseph Smith is his prophet, and we do it in the blessed name of Him who is Lord of all and of whom we and all the prophets testify, who is Jesus Christ. Even so. Amen.


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Miami Beach police said they were trying to locate the son of "The Real Housewives of Miami" personality Alexia Echevarria to talk to him in connection with an assault on a homeless man.
A video posted on YouTube shows a man walking up to a sleeping man and hitting him in the genitals and then running away.
Based on the video and information from the victim, 62-year-old Gary Lee Brown, there is enough probable cause to arrest Peter Rosello, said Miami Beach police spokesman Bobby Hernandez. (The video showing the alleged assault is available on YouTube.)
Echevarria confirmed to NBC 6 that it was her son in the video.
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"If you know Peter, you know he's not an aggressive person, especially not with the homeless," Echevarria said. "He wasn't himself ... It's not what he is, and it's unfortunate."
Echevarria also added: "Peter has been extremely affected by his brother's car accident."
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I've said it before (Peace Art): I love Justin Gaffrey's paintings, and in particular his peace sign paintings.
See also related posts below:
My Favorite Earrings
After winning the gold in the balance beam, Shawn Johnson, the impressive and mature 16-year old from Iowa, was interviewed by Bob Costas. She proudly wore a pair of simple, white "peace" earrings. Good for her! I bet they'll be for sale soon on her store….
Updates: The interview starts about 8:34 into this video (thanks to Daniel Uffleman). "Proud Iowan" notes here that not only did she wear the peace earrings during the Bob Costas interview, "she flashed a peace sign at the camera after her routine".
Another LRC'er writes: "She didn't get all weepy when the national anthem played during the medals ceremony, either. She's a tough little chica. The whole women's team was pretty impressive this year, actually."And one more:
"I was actually going to bug Lew to post something about Johnson's earrings. As somebody who works with teens her age, there was something that caused me to root for her above others. After seeing those earrings I'm glad I chose her. I might buy my cousin a pair for her 15th birthday although it would probably tick my neocon aunt.
"I confess had it not been for my coworkers constantly bringing them up, I would probably refuse to watch the games believing them to be a tool by elites to promote nationalism. However after watching them, I have a new found respect for the athletes who compete in them regardless of nationality. The games are not bad, but like so many other things, the politicians ruin what should be an amazing spectacle."
Re: My Favorite Earrings
Lew, re Shawn Johnson, her peace earrings, and the Olympics–yes, I quite agree. Everyone is whining about a few special effects that the Chinese used. So what. It's a good show.
Someone told me that these "peace" earrings are popular among young girls nowadays, with no significance other than a fashion fad to them. Could be. But several things lead me to think Shawn wore them consciously. First, she is no bubblehead: she's mature and intelligent. Second: she flashed the peace sign after her routine. Third: given the disgraceful censorship of the athletes regarding criticism of things Chinese and political–by both the Chinese and the Americans ("Shawn won't be able to blog until after the Olympics are over due to the United States Olympic Committee's rule not allowing athletes to post blogs")–this may have been her way of protesting–Chinese political crackdowns; Bush-Iraq; Russia-Georgia, etc. Finally, she hawks a large number of necklaces and pendants on her store (and I say GOOD for her–boo to anyone criticizing her for doing this; I say, buy from Shawn!) and could have advertised any one of them by wearing it, but she chose not to display one she is selling, but instead a simple, elegant, visible, crisp-white unadorned peace sign, after she won the gold medal and was being put on international TV. I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt for being pro-peace.
Put Your Hands Up In The Air For Peace!
Apropos my entry Peace Art, it occurs to me this site's slogan is "anti-state, anti-war, pro-market"–which can be boiled down to: "pro-peace." And I have to recommend this wonderful video and song, "Peace," by the Luminaries, which premiered at the Elevate Film Festival 2008 (see The Peace Project).
Mike S writes:
Mr. Kinsella,
I stumbled on your blog post and while I was listening to the song you recommended, I remembered one of my favorite songs from P.O.D. called "Tell Me Why." It's a true anti-war/peace song and I believe you might be interested.
Another reader emailed me:
Mr. Kinsella,
I wanted to thank you for your LRC blog post with the "Peace" music video, as well as suggest another artist who I feel has been extraordinarily dedicated to the message of peace. Michael Franti has actually travelled to Iraq, Israel, Palestine, and elsewhere in the Middle East and created a documentary called I Know I'm Not Alone on his trip, where he basically travelled all over Iraq, staying with families, playing music on street corners (and even at bars filled with U.S. soldiers, singing a song that goes "You can bomb the world to pieces, but you can't bomb it into peace"), and just talking to people about the human cost of war. He also runs an annual Bay Area music festival called Power to the Peaceful. He has many great songs, but one of my favorites (and apparently his most popular music video on Youtube) is called It's Time To Go Home [see below]. I think you'll enjoy it.
Keep fighting the good fight,
Casey Worthington


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The many interlocking parts of the current economic downturn add up to one overriding concern for CFOs: weakening consumer demand. For the second consecutive quarter, consumer demand topped the list of CFO worries in the quarterly Duke University/CFO magazine Global Business Outlook Survey. The related issues of credit markets, housing-market fallout, the cost of fuel, and the cost of other commodities also ranked in the top 10.
Fears about credit rippled throughout the supply chain, with CFOs anxious about their customers' creditworthiness and the financial health of their suppliers. Finance executives are concerned about their own companies' access to capital as well.
"In health care, we are generally better off than some other sectors, but it's still not the best of times," says David Dreyer, CFO of AMN Healthcare Services, a medical staffing firm based in San Diego. "We don't have any urgent need for credit, but I'm very concerned about whether it will start to have an impact on us — for example, if we want to do an acquisition." Dreyer says he has heard from fellow CFOs recently that when they attempt to make relatively simple changes to their debt covenants to finance new projects, lenders are "holding their feet to the fire" and trying to renegotiate at a higher rate.
Within their own companies, finance executives continue to be concerned about the cost of labor. The economic turmoil has made forecasting results difficult as well. Dreyer says the uncertain environment means companies will be quick to pull the plug on struggling initiatives or underperforming business units. "Sometimes you would like to give things more of a chance, but you can't when the business is under pressure," he says.
The barrage of bad economic news makes Alliant Credit Union finance chief Mona Leung uneasy, but not because her business is in trouble. "I don't have any huge economic concerns right now, but I do worry that regulators will overreact to the crisis," she says. As stakeholders throughout the financial markets debate Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's sweeping proposal to restructure the financial regulatory system, her worry could prove well founded.


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From XFINITY Sports Guy, Austin Schindel:
It is week 9 and we have hit the mid-point of the NFL season. Like many teams, there are quite a few blog communities jockeying for position in the standings and within striking distance of the top spot. Keep representing your community by voting each week as we determine which community will reign supreme.
Last week's question involved a matchup between Peyton Manning and "Big" Ben Roethlisberger to see who would compile more passing yards in week 8. While both quarterbacks led their team to victory by throwing for three touchdowns apiece, it was Manning who threw for more yards in Week 8. Manning completed 22 of his 30 passes for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns, while Roethlisberger completed 24 of his 33 passes for 222 yards and three touchdowns.
In this week's edition of The Extra Point Poll presented by XFINITY, we shine the spotlight on two vocal running backs who look to bring their teams back from tough losses in week 8: Marshawn Lynch and LeSean McCoy. Lynch will be at home to take on the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings rank 18th in fantasy points allowed to opposing running backs this season and were torched last week in their Thursday Night Football loss to the Buccaneers. McCoy travels to New Orleans to take on the struggling Saints defense on Monday Night Football. The Saints rank 30th in most points allowed to opposing running backs in 2012, so McCoy could have a fantasy field day for the Eagles.
Which running back will have more RedZone rushing yards in Week 9: Marshawn Lynch or LeSean McCoy? Vote now in the poll below and remember to check on the season standings to see where your community ranks. Feel free to tweet me all weekend long @XFINITYSports as I give fantasy tips prior to this weekend's pivotal matchups.
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Tech at Night: Obama's crazy argument for UN control of the Internet. I don't trust anonymous sources.
The Obama administration's argument for handing the Internet over to the UN is bonkers. Literally they're saying that the answer to them complaining that we're in control, is to hand the Internet over, and hope they behave. Republicans are right to try to prevent this.
Protip: running programs to check somebody else's computers for critical security holes, without asking permission first, is most definitely a crime. By the way, anyone trying to tell you that NSA has been using the known OpenSSL "Heartbleed" bug for a long time had better be careful, since the bug has only existed for so long. Of course, who seriously trusts 'anonymous sources' in this day and age? Those are what they use to hit Republicans, so why should we trust them now?
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For everyone who missed the Midwest Haunters Convention, here's a great video shot by Rania of The Haunted Garden.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Just Like Being There
8 comments:
- Anonymous said...
WONDERFUL. I need to play that on a bigger screen so I can get a better effect.
- June 12, 2013 at 9:20 PM
- Rania said...
Thanks for the post Rot! Jay you should go next year!
- June 12, 2013 at 9:40 PM
- girl6 said...
Ahhh...Now THAT, right there, was some Straight Up, Hardcore, SUPER DELUXE Horror PORN.
i Need a cigarette!!!..hahahaha : D
i LOVED your chatting with the dudes footage, during the waiting in line, for the Haunted Hoochie & what a NICE edit into the next segment too...<3333333333
You're a Natural Rania... :):):) - June 12, 2013 at 10:20 PM
- Willow Cove said...
Great video Rania! That looked like fun. Unit 70 studios skeleys look cool!
- June 12, 2013 at 10:23 PM
- Mark Faucett said...
Caught this earlier today. she did a great job! Especially enjoyed her music selections for the video.
- June 12, 2013 at 10:24 PM
- Ragged Grin said...
Great Job Rania!
- June 13, 2013 at 9:34 AM
- Rania said...
Thanks guys and gals! LOL @ girl6! You are hilarious. Im really glad I recorded that conversation in line. That guys was hilarious and it was a good example of what it was like to be there. I had a lot of great convos with haunt industry folks. Met some great haunt owners, artisans, took classes. Such a great experience! I highly recommend going. Transworld is very different and for the professionals mainly whereas MHC is for haunters!
- June 13, 2013 at 10:16 AM
- Sara said...
Rania, I watched this last night but wanted to get back and comment. Your film editing is right on! :) Great job!!!Great music, too! Thanks for taking the time to share it with us. It truly did make me feel like I was there.
Some of those dudes and ladies did NOT seem like they were acting which makes their costumes even more disturbing. I also hadn't fully realized how home haunting has take a seriously graphic and gorey turn. WOO. Maybe it's because it was in full lighting that it seemed more gruesome? Wow. I must be a lightweight.... - June 13, 2013 at 3:41 PM


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The March 2011 Daring Baker's Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria's Collection and Jamie of Life's a Feast. Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake.
We had a choice of two version of the recipe- Jamie's or Ria's. We chose Jamie's version filled with cinnamon sugar, chopped nuts, and chopped chocolate. This soft, moist, slightly sweet coffee cake was really more of a bread than a cake. As with most yeast breads, they are best the day they are baked, so we made half the recipe that is below.
Mr. Mimi declared that he doesn't like chocolate in his breakfast foods and suggested that next time we fill the bread with raspberry jam instead of the chocolate and nuts. I think he may be on to something.
Makes 2 round coffee cakes, each approximately 10 inches in diameter
The recipe can easily be halved to make one round coffee cake
For the yeast coffee cake dough:
4 cups (600 g / 1.5 lbs.) flour
¼ cup (55 g / 2 oz.) sugar
¾ teaspoon (5 g / ¼ oz.) salt
1 package (2 ¼ teaspoons / 7 g / less than an ounce) active dried yeast
¾ cup (180 ml / 6 fl. oz.) whole milk
¼ cup (60 ml / 2 fl. oz. water (doesn't matter what temperature)
½ cup (135 g / 4.75 oz.) unsalted butter at room temperature
2 large eggs at room temperature
For the meringue:
3 large egg whites at room temperature
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon vanilla
½ cup (110 g / 4 oz.) sugar
For the filling:
1 cup (110 g / 4 oz.) chopped pecans or walnuts
2 Tablespoons (30 g / 1 oz.) granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup (170 g / 6 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips or coarsely chopped chocolate
Prepare the dough:
1. In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 ½ cups (230 g) of the flour, the sugar, salt and yeast.
2. In a saucepan, combine the milk, water and butter and heat over medium heat until warm and the butter is just melted.
3. With an electric mixer on low speed, gradually add the warm liquid to the flour/yeast mixture, beating until well blended. Increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes. Add the eggs and 1 cup (150 g) flour and beat for 2 more minutes. Using a wooden spoon, stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a dough that holds together. Turn out onto a floured surface (use any of the 1 ½ cups of flour remaining) and knead the dough for 8 to 10 minutes until the dough is soft, smooth, sexy and elastic, keeping the work surface floured and adding extra flour as needed.
4.Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel and let rise until double in bulk, 45 – 60 minutes.
Once the dough has doubled, make the meringue:
In a clean mixing bowl beat the egg whites with the salt, first on low speed for 30 seconds, then increase to high and continue beating until foamy and opaque. Add the vanilla then start adding the ½ cup sugar, a tablespoon at a time as you beat, until very stiff, glossy peaks form.
Assemble the Coffee Cakes:
Line 2 baking/cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Punch down the dough and divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, working one piece of the dough at a time (keep the other half of the dough wrapped in plastic), roll out the dough into a 20 x 10-inch (about 51 x 25 ½ cm) rectangle. Spread half of the meringue evenly over the rectangle up to about 1/2-inch (3/4 cm) from the edges. Sprinkle half of your filling ingredients evenly over the meringue (ex: half of the cinnamon-sugar followed by half the chopped nuts and half of the chocolate chips/chopped chocolate).
Now, roll up the dough jellyroll style, from the long side. Pinch the seam closed to seal. Very carefully transfer the filled log to one of the lined cookie sheets, seam side down. Bring the ends of the log around and seal the ends together, forming a ring, tucking one end into the other and pinching to seal.
Using kitchen scissors or a sharp knife (although scissors are easier), make cuts along the outside edge at 1-inch (2 ½ cm) intervals. Make them as shallow or as deep as desired but don't be afraid to cut deep into the ring. Repeat with the remaining dough, meringue and fillings.
Cover the 2 coffee cakes with plastic wrap and allow them to rise again for 45 to 60 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
Brush the tops of the coffee cakes with the egg wash. I have a convection oven so I skipped this step. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until risen and golden brown. The dough should sound hollow when tapped.
Remove from the oven and slide the parchment paper off the cookie sheets onto the table. Very gently loosen the coffee cakes from the paper with a large spatula and carefully slide the cakes off onto cooling racks. For a soft crust rub the crust with butter before cooling. Allow to cool.
Just before serving, dust the tops of the coffee cakes with confectioner's sugar as well as cocoa powder if using chocolate in the filling. These are best eaten fresh, the same day or the next day.
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I loved this TV spot because it got me thinking for hours afterwards.
It's worth watching before reading the rest of the post because it may spoil the reveal in the ad.
By way of background: Lidl is a supermarket chain in Europe. In the UK it is seen as occupying a down market position from the major supermarket brands. There strong expectations that Lidl will soon force the bigger chains into a price war they can ill afford.
At a really simple level the ad shows Lidl are trying to open up the A, B, C1 demographic with their whimsical photography and middle class imagery.
However I love this ad because it shows Lidl opening up a second front: against the Farmers Market / Local shop / Artisan producer. Intuitively to me this is a mistake. That's because I think consumers will rank PRICE far lower when making these buying decisions. I think they are ranking much higher provenance, integrity, food miles and craft. My contention is that over the coming years this new purchase behaviour will expand beyond just speciality grocery items into will expand into substantial amounts of food shopping. This will be especially so for the middle and higher demographics AND in Urban areas.
This is a contention of mine. A prediction. But this trend is a key part of my PERSONAL investment thesis lying behind me participating in the latest angel round for Hubbub. I look forward to seeing over the coming years if the data supports the thesis…


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At 66, Aaron Beam is getting on with his life. Six years ago Beam made headlines by admitting that he cooked the books at HealthSouth Corp., the Birmingham, Alabama-based provider of inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services that he co-founded. The four men who succeeded Beam as finance chief also confessed to the $2.7 billion accounting fraud, which took place between 1996 and 2002. All five CFOs pleaded guilty to criminal charges and testified that HealthSouth co-founder and CEO Richard Scrushy was behind the fraud. But the defense hammered away at their credibility during Scrushy's 2005 trial, and Scrushy was acquitted of all charges. (He was, however, convicted of bribery in 2006, and is currently serving an 82-month sentence in a Texas federal prison.)
Released after three months in a minimum-security pen, Beam retreated to his small hometown of Loxley, Alabama. Having sold his $3 million dream home to pay restitution and legal fees, Beam now lives modestly and mows lawns for a living. But he is also developing another career: educational speaker. By telling his story to business students, Beam thinks he can teach a highly personal lesson in ethics that will stick.
Most CFOs can probably tell stories about the CEOs they've worked with, but in your case it sounds like an especially difficult relationship.
Unless you were there and experienced it, it's hard to understand. You couldn't tell [Scrushy] no on anything. I have seen him so mad over minor things that I actually feared for my physical safety. I often joke with students that if Richard Scrushy and Hannibal Lecter were in a fight, I would bet on Richard Scrushy.
How did the fraud begin?
By 1994 or '95 we were a Fortune 500 company and the largest company in Alabama; we had 40,000 employees in all 50 states. But as we matured, it got more and more difficult to make our numbers. You can't keep growing at 20% to 30% every year on the bottom line. To keep the Street from lowering its estimates, we started lowering our reserves for bad debts; when we did acquisitions we would change the estimates of the companies we were acquiring so we could apply those estimates to our earnings as we went forward.
We committed fraud in the summer of '96, when we could no longer change estimates to make earnings. We thought we could make a lot of entries small enough that the auditors wouldn't detect them. So one night, during the second quarter of '96, I said, "OK, let's do it," and we credited revenue that did not exist and we debited assets that did not exist.
You kept committing fraud until you quit in 1997. How did you feel during that time?
I felt rotten. It was terrible. My hope was that after we had done it once, we wouldn't have to do it again. But after doing it for four quarters, I felt like it wasn't going to end, so that's when I left. We had dug ourselves a hole.
After you quit, did you ever talk to your successors about the fraud?
I never really had any conversations with them. I moved 250 miles away. Occasionally I'd be in Birmingham and I would run into somebody and they would always say, "You left at a good time." By 2003 I was living under the assumption that the fraud had ceased and everything was OK. It was a huge surprise to me when it was reported that the fraud had continued for all those years. I was amazed that it had gone on that long — I didn't think it could.
Weston Smith finally blew the whistle. Do you regret not having done so yourself?
The correct thing I should have done was, at the critical point when we weren't going to make our numbers, I should have said no [to any illegal actions]. If I got fired, I got fired. Once you actually commit fraud and have blood on your hands, getting out of the trap is very difficult.
Today you travel to business schools and talk to students about your experience at HealthSouth. What do you hope to accomplish?
I'm trying to turn a big negative into a positive, because there is such a need for ethics in the business world today, and I'm in a unique position to talk about it. If we can teach college students that they're going to face these kinds of temptations every day in the business world, we can make a difference.
Some people ask, Can you really teach ethics? I've been using the example of the pilot [Chesley Sullenberger] who landed the plane in the Hudson River [in January]. He was able to do it because he had trained all his life how to do it. It was almost instinctive. When you're faced with the decision whether to commit fraud or not, you are in a crisis. And if you have ethical training to fall back on, it will help you in that situation. If we start pointing out to students that there are people out there who will push you to commit fraud, that there are tremendous pressures on finance managers to do things that are inappropriate, then hopefully the day they're in that situation they will do the right thing.
Do you think your presentations are effective?
I'm told by professors who are trying to teach ethics that they are effective. I hope they are. One thing I stress is to look beyond executive rhetoric and try to understand the true nature of a company's culture. If you get a feeling that something isn't right, it may not be.
What kinds of questions do students ask?
I get a lot of questions about Sarbanes-Oxley. Do I think it will prevent these kinds of things? I believe that Sarbanes-Oxley is what made Weston Smith blow the whistle. He had [moved up to CFO], and the counsel for the company, who didn't know about the fraud, explained to him what Sarbanes-Oxley meant.
What's life like for you now?
It's actually pretty good, even though I basically have no wealth now. I'm just back to being an ordinary guy. I went back to college and took a two-year certificate program in turf management. I have a lawn-service business — it's one man and a lawn mower. I'm cutting grass and doing public speaking and working on a book about my experiences.
Are you at peace with yourself?
I am. My marriage survived through it all. People seem to respect what I'm doing in my speaking. It's sad, though, and I tell people this: I was a founder of one of the most successful health-care companies in the history of the United States. Today HealthSouth is trading on the New York Stock Exchange and doing well. But I won't be remembered for that. I will be remembered as one of the guys who committed the fraud. That hurts, and it hurt my family a lot. But, you know, you heal over time, and I'm OK today.


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The music world was taken by surprise in 2010 when Korg announced the release of a new pocket-sized synth. Could this really be Korg - committed digital hardware manufacturer - releasing its first new analogue synth for nearly 30 years?
Even more surprisingly, was such a forward-thinking company really basing parts of the circuitry on designs found in its MS-10 and MS-20 synths of the 1970s? The hype turned out to be true and - despite its quirks - we loved the original Monotron, fiddly ribbon controller, noisy output and all.
The Monotron synth engine was included in this year's Monotribe groovebox, suggesting that Korg was gradually working towards something bigger and even more impressive, so it came as another surprise when it was announced that two new models were being added to the Monotron range, the Duo and Delay. Korg obviously isn't quite finished with its analogue heritage just yet.
What's new?
Eagerly pulling the Duo from its packet, we find a unit based on the same form factor as the original, right down to the position of the five knobs and three-way slider switch on the front panel. Both Duo and Delay feature the same basic setup - ribbon controller, integrated speaker, headphone output, auxiliary input and compartment on the back for the supplied pair of AAA batteries.
The differences start to become apparent when you check out the controls. The Duo (blue case, regular keys) adds another oscillator and a cross-modulation control to the original Monotron design. Meanwhile, the Delay (black case, reverse keys, funky Sci-Fi paint job) adds an analogue-style delay circuit.
1+1 = Duo?
The Duo concept revolves around a relatively simple twist on the Monotron: inspired by the X-mod feature on Korg's Mono/Poly synth of the early '80s, Korg have added a second oscillator. The Duo's twin VCOs nominally produce square waves, but a quick check with an oscilloscope reveals that the shape is quite a bit more harmonically rich than a pure square, like a square with a bit of sawtooth blended in to add some bite.
The real magic comes from the fact that VCO1's frequency can be modulated by the output of VCO2, with the level of modulation determined by the X-MOD INT knob. It's vaguely similar to the effect created by modulating pitch with the LFO on the original Monotron, but the Duo's two VCOs both respond to the keyboard input, rather than the modulation frequency being fixed.
It takes a few minutes to get the hang of the Duo's options. With the slider switch on the VCO1 setting, only VCO1 is sent to the output but VCO2 can still be used to modulate its frequency. The VCO1+2 setting sends both to the output.
VCO1's pitch adjustment has a range of around four octaves, while the range of VCO2 is also dependent on the setting of VCO1 - not in the sense that the audio output of VCO1 modulates VCO2, but that higher settings for VCO1 will also increase the pitch range of VCO2.
If all this sounds a little confusing, fear not. The bottom line is that, just like the original, you don't really need to know how the Duo works in order to coax some great sounds out of it. With VCO2 pitch at lower settings, cross-modulation makes the sound get edgy and slightly atonal. Crank VCO2 up and it gets brighter and more cutting.
To add to the sonic range, the classic MS filter section from the original Monotron is still present, sculpting the tone from mellow subby basslines to ear-splitting leads. As a pure synthesis tool, the Duo is significantly more versatile than the original Monotron.
Of course, all this comes at a price. The Duo loses the original Monotron's LFO and with it the ability to modulate oscillator pitch or filter cutoff. VCO2 can be tuned down below the audio frequency range for LFO-style pitch modulation, but the wave shape and the fact that it tracks the keyboard make it sound quite different to the original.
Likewise, the auxiliary input is still present in order to process any signal through the filter, but given that the Duo has no LFO you might be better off with the original Monotron if this is a priority.
Duo tuning
When we reviewed Korg's Monotribe we loved the introduction of the new ribbon modes - narrow, wide and chromatic - which affected the response of the Monotron-derived synth engine's tiny keyboard. In chromatic mode, the Monotribe quantises your finger's position on the ribbon to the nearest note, making it much easier to play in tune with other instruments.
The Monotron Duo expands on the idea with Major and Minor modes, each of which limits the keyboard to a basic scale. A small red button on the back panel toggles between four modes: continuous, Minor, Major and Chromatic. Hooking the Duo up to a tuner with Chromatic mode activated, its oscillators track accurately across the full keyboard range with only a couple of cents deviation from perfect tuning.
Korg tells us that an auto-tuning circuit is used to keep keyboard tracking stable at any temperature. Even taking into account the fact that the full keyboard range is only just over an octave, it means the device can be used to play melodies and riffs much more easily than the fiddly original Monotron.
You'll still have to tune the Duo to your other gear by holding down a note and adjusting VCO1 until you hit the right pitch, but it's a small price to pay for near-perfect intonation. Of course, continuous ribbon mode is still available for FX sweeps and legato styles.
Tron legacy
I'm absolutely certain that Monotron owners will decide to add one or even both of the new models to their collection. The Duo's adoption of the Monotribe's chromatic ribbon modes make it a much more appropriate option for pitch-perfect melodies.
At a bargain RRP of £42 for either of the new Monotrons, or last year's original unit, these are great value.
Our only real complaint is with the way Korg are drip-feeding us new features with successive Monotron and Monotribe releases. The company now has four different analogue devices on the market, each with slightly different feature sets.
We know Korg can make stable analogue oscillators, awesome MS-style filters, step sequencers and analogue drum circuits, so doesn't it make sense to bring all those ideas together in the same unit? Modders will relish the idea of hacking Monotrons and Monotribes together to create insane custom synths, but the rest of us are desperate for Korg to cram all that technology into one box and release the brand new analogue synth we suspect the company's hinting at.
So, Korg, what's it going to be next? Polytron? Drumatron? Or Monotron Pro? We can't wait.


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Lauten Makes Decisions Based on Fincher's District | Hill Climber
Elizabeth Lauten tried on a couple of majors before leaving East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., with a degree in classics.
"Ancient Latin and Greek — things you use every day!" joked Lauten, who is now press secretary for Tennessee Republican Rep. Stephen Fincher. Having spent her younger years heavily involved in her high school and college newspapers, Lauten originally had the goal to work in news in Washington. Instead, she landed her first D.C. job at the lobbying firm Fierce, Isakowitz & Blalock, where she worked for three years.
"I thought, 'This is the greatest job ever! You control politics and you get paid a lot of money for it,'" she said. But it soon became apparent, Lauten said, that she would need broader experience to expand her career in Washington. "I needed to either work for the administration or get congressional experience."
Lauten landed a job with former Illinois Republican Rep. Joe Walsh, whom she described as a "firebrand freshman" in the 112th Congress, before heading to work with Fincher, whom she describes as "politically aware" and "sincere in his actions and his choices."
That difference carries through in how she sees her role as press secretary in Fincher's office — a role that's less about flagging down the media any chance she gets and more about making the right choices for Fincher's district, she said.
"Before it was like, 'If I can get on Fox News, I want to get on it.' Now it's like, 'I'm thoughtfully considering what I want to do,'" said Lauten, who also worked with Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign from early 2007 right through "the good, the bad and the ugly" of 2008.
After her dentist father retired from the Navy in September 2012, Lauten inspired her parents to become more actively involved in politics. "They basically became full-time [Mitt Romney] campaigners," she said.
Lauten came to Fincher's office having spent the previous 18 months in the private sector working with a company that builds aircraft carriers for the Navy. But "sequestration messed all that up," she said.
Of the current state of the Republican Party, Lauten said: "The reality hit me this past year that, as a party, we're not going to go anywhere unless people who think outside of the box are willing to share their insights with other people."
True to her conviction, during a recent recess week, Lauten visited 40 Capitol Hill offices to share her social-media savvy and help revamp Facebook pages.
"If we're gonna have a unified message, we need to all be on the same page and sharing ideas, not just being like, 'I wanna be the superstar,'" she said.
Despite having what she describes as a "really good" relationship with reporters, she lamented what she calls a bias toward conservatives in the media.
"No one even tries to hide it anymore," she said, saying coverage of the Kermit Gosnell abortion case in Pennsylvania showed such a bias. Creating a strategy to engage Fincher's constituents from the beginning of their day is the first thing on Lauten's agenda each morning.
"Occasionally there's that there's-nothing-to-talk-about-today moment, or there's no good, safe topics," she admitted. But most of the time, she says, it's all action. "If you looked at my Internet browser right now, I have like 40 tabs open across the top, and that's just how I function. I tend to be high-productivity. I get a lot done."
And because of her ability to work quickly as a talented multitasker, "I don't have that typical over-burdened press secretary experience," she said.
"I feel like I'm playing in a man's world," she said, describing the male-dominated world of communications on Capitol Hill. "But I would like to see more women getting higher up the ranks in press."
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Please note that they have no power so calling them is not an option.
Donations can be dropped off at
Evangelic Covenant Church
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// Gina and Bo were married at Saint Matthews Church on April 13, 2013, and the reception followed at the Palmer Building in Charlotte, NC. "Playful and Fun" was what their wedding day was all about! Chris of Photoplay Photography in NC shared some of her favorite shots of the wedding in Charlotte NC and some details about the


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Ed, Edd n Eddy
Ed, Edd n Eddy | |
Ed , Edd 'n Eddy | |
What it is | Cartoon Soap Opera |
Creator | Dan Aykroyd |
Starring | Matt Damon Samuel L. Jackson Tony Soprano |
Who's running it | Cartoon Network |
How long is it | half hour |
No. of episodes | 131 |
Would Oscar Wilde watch it? | FUCK Yeah he would. |
Ed, Edd n Eddy was a show that aired on Cartoon Network, making it one of the channel's last good shows before all the crap came along. The show initially ended its run after four long seasons, but was renewed for two more after proving to be popular with teens. The show is rated TV-MA.
Premise[edit | edit source]
The show focuses on the lives of 12 children living in the fictional town of Peach Creek (aka: the Cul-De-Sac). The main stars of the show are three kids who have "Ed" in their names and are best friends. A typical episode involves them trying to scam the other kids for jawbreaker money, but these scams fail horribly every time and the Eds are left in some predicament that usually involves them getting their asses brutally kicked.
Cast[edit | edit source]
The Eds[edit | edit source]
Ed[edit | edit source]
An idiot with the same IQ as a moldy wedge of Port Salut. He often encounters difficulty in completing difficult tasks such as buttering toast, blinking and breathing, with his greatest achievement being getting himself dressed. Though he is good at being a woodpecker with dirt. He has a little sister who abuses him if he doesn't do what she bids of him. He also plays bass for the crossover thrash band, Rectal Waste. Even Les Claypool and Trevor Dunn are envious of his bass skills. Rectal Waste have a new album expected to come out near the end of the year. Ed is currently the strongest person known to mankind, because he did the unthinkable: Lifting Rosie O_O' Donnell. Nevertheless, he has also achieved some minor tasks, like lifting cars and buildings, without even dropping a sweat... yeah A sweat.
Edd (Double D)[edit | edit source]
A genius surrounded by total fukkin' idiots. He's like MacGyver and can build stuff out of common household items. . He can calculate the distance from Earth to the sun down to nanometers just like that. For this reason, the neighborhood kids like him slightly more than the other Eds, it's probably because of the beret, he's wearing. His real pseudonym is Double Dick because he has a strange-looking growth on top of his head. He is always seen wearing a black ski hat to hide this shameful secret. If you closely think about this; Edd looks like Bernard Montgomery, due to the beret. He will usurp Anthony Fauci's position and actually create a cure for COVID-19.
Eddy[edit | edit source]
The leader of the Eds and the Cul-De-Sac's resident prick, worse than any 12 year-old you'd hear on Xbox 360 Live. Eddy has an obsession with money and jawbreakers, mainly because jawbreakers look like dragon's eggs and, according to legend, eating them is considered to be good luck. Though this is clearly a lie for the fact that Eddy gets his ass kicked in pretty much every episode of the show. This fatface resembles the soviet field-marshal Georgi Zhukov, due to Georgi and Eddy had wide faces and lack of hair (3 hairs). Oh, and the picture you see to the left, It's truly Eddy with the Butthole Surfers, where he was the lead vocals in the band: You do know, that Eddy has immense vocals, beating every single Metal-Vocalist (unfortunately). Ahh... the good ol' day's. Sadly, there may never be a new Butthole Surfers album.
Those Neighborhood Kids[edit | edit source]
Sarah[edit | edit source]
Ed's loud and deranged little sister. Sarah is typically seen with her friend/bitch, Jimmy, the town's personal punching bag. Sarah loves Jimmy so much that she makes anyone who harasses Jimmy into her personal punching bag. The reality is that she looks and acts like a preteen slut. Oh and Jimmy is a dumbass. This spoiled brat thinks, that she is the king of this known world. She also wields great strength, like a weightlifter. If Sarah doesn't get what she want's, she'll implode and destroy the universe with her another unique ability: a big mouth... Don't get any ideas now.
Jimmy[edit | edit source]
The typical super-duper wimp of the Cul-De-Sac, who likes girly stuff and rides tricycles (of steel :D). In fact, one survey showed that most people who watch the show were confused as to whether Jimmy was actually a boy or just a girl whose parents were drunk when she was named. He is the town's personal punching bag who gets his ass kicked by the Eds, the Kids, the math club, the sewing club, chess team, the band, cheerleaders, the sports teams, and everyone else. Sarah is pretty much Jimmy's only friend. Besides Mr. YumYum, a stuffed bunny which was devoured and mutilated by Ed. Also, Jimmy once attended Super Mario Bros (behind the scenes or as a intern? that will remain a mystery), where he ate a mooshroom, becoming JIANT JIMMY. Then he annihilated 99.99999% of the City of Townsville (Yeah, It's a fucking town). Jimbo's greatest achievements were: Being a Sumo-Wrestler (a 4 metres high sumowrestler by-the-way)and beating the shit out of Kevin in a particular episode, saying: "I am Jimmy, hear me Roar!"
Johnny "2x4" and Plank[edit | edit source]
Jonny, as you may already know, is an annoying maniac who keeps piece of wood, Plank, as his only friend. Long ago, Jonny saved Plank from a woodchipper by putting his hand inside and grabbing him, that's how much Jonny loves him and how insane he really is. In addition, Jonny has a superherozero (Actually a villain >:-) alter-ego, Captain Melonhead. He always calls himself "Jonny" with no 'h' and adding a '2x4' to his name for some retarded reason. Maybe it's due to that his father was a WWII veteran, who Jonny has never seen in his whole miserable life, BUT the ill-fated genes of his father gave him a shellshocked lifestyle. According to Johnny, Plank 'sees things'. In the big move, Jonny almost murdered Eddy, whereas the other fartknockers halted Jonny's assault. From that day on Jonny, in his nuclear silo (under the cul-de-sak) has been plotting to overthrow the regime in Peach Greek, The place, where Ed, Edd n Eddy takes place in. Jonny resembles the US Fieldmarshal and president, Dwight De Eisenhower (Compare theire faces, aren't they adorable:)
Rolf[edit | edit source]
Rolf was born in some mysterious country where people talk in third person and celebrate retarded customs. Rolf owns a farm in his backyard where he keeps his pig Wilfred, and his goat, Victor. Like Johnny, he is not a normal person (not even in his own country) and many have questioned where Rolf is from (Stuttgart - Germany is a hypothesis), but Uncyclopedia has the answer (see here). Rolf is often seen to be confused with the rest of the kids, since he has a lot of shit and stash in his crib, like a Great Nano's Kidney Stone Keychain (That's no bullshit, see the show and witness the bitch). Rolf is probably a true son of a bitch, since he honors fine arts of warriorship: In one of the episodes, Rolf battled Eddy over a bottomless pit (as they say...), on a log and guess what were the battling tools? Yes my friend, you've guessed it = RAW Fish! It's also unclear, whether Rolf dyes his hair blue, OR it's a genetic defect and that his former job was at a nuclear bomb testing site... anyway, that will obviously remain a mystery. Rolf is the biggest carnivore in these parts, since his shacks are filled with meat (Radioactive meat, that is), which he obviously grows in his house. That might be an answer to why his hair is blue and he acts like a freak. In his country, it is a custom to masturbate every single day, in front of everyone.
Nazz[edit | edit source]
The hot, sexy chick who has big boobs and was always in a good mood thanks to her prescription. She is the head cheerleader at Peach Creek Junior High, although she got kicked off of the team when she refused to shave her hairy legs or take off the implants on her cleavage. For some reason, every guy that isn't gay or foreign in the neighborhood tries to get in bed with her. So far, only Edd has been successful, after she pulled him out on the school dance floor and let him have his way with her.
Kevin[edit | edit source]
The local juggalo Jock enemy faggoteer and bully to others, he feels that picking on everyone will help even out his horrible life. The funny thing is that he picks on the Eds (whom are three best friends) and he has no friends himself, which is hilarious. His family owns a hybrid, which only makes matters worse for Kevin, because of this, the children constantly tease him and call him an "Activist's Bitch". He is known for calling people dorks. He is secretly a dork too, and a poser+-loser. He is butthurt and insecure. Just hates to admit it though. No poseur, be happy though.
The Kanker Sisters[edit | edit source]
White trailer trash bitches who are desperate and retarded enough to go for the Eds. They are bitches because they like basking in people's misery. The Kankers are known to immediately come out of nowhere and reverse rape the Eds. Literally, it's a quick way to end the show if the writers can't think of anything else. Lee Kanker is the boss bitch of The Kanker Sisters. A ginger with a New York accent. She sexually harasses Eddy every day of the week like her sisters do to the rest of the other Eds. Marie Kanker is the one with a crush on Double D and has blue hair (it's not dyed, but from a genetic mutation their father contracted after making love with a sewer creature without wearing a condom). May Kanker is that blonde-headed skank bitch who should have been hit by an 18-wheeler truck. She sexually harasses Ed, but also has a crush on Double D.
Eddy's Brother (Matthew McGee)[edit | edit source]
The mildly spoken about and the series' "unseen" character, Eddy's brother, appears in the series finale "Ed Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show" to reprise his role as the neighborhood pedophile, the reason why he took off and went to live at the Mondo-A-Go-Go amusement park. Although his younger brother, Eddy, had profusely praised the child molester throughout the series, the guy just proves to be a sociopathic white trash asshole who takes joy in torturing other white trash kids. In the series finale, the other kids saw how horrible Eddy's brother was molesting Edd, they fought back by having the door on his trailer slammed in his face. After that, Eddy's brother was finished off when he was molested by the Kankers. It is rumored, that Eddy's Brother is THE Big Brother due to his sadistic manners and rare one-time appearances.
Cancellation[edit | edit source]
Due to their tendency to cancel shows that are actually good, Danny Antonucci betrayed the network in 2007 and moved to Disney Channel on a 7-month contract, after which came back to CN to direct Big Picture Show. He was still pissed he got a $70 pay deduction. This has also left some fans wondering...how long before the spin-off?


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LONDON – Vital computer systems for London's 2012 Olympic Games have come under repeated cyber-attacks -- but only from hackers who were invited to join in thousands of hours of security tests.
Atos, the lead technology company for the Summer and Winter Games since 2002, said Tuesday it had carried out more than 200,000 hours of testing, including mounting simulated attacks. It's all aimed at protecting the systems that will deliver results to Olympic venue scoreboards, event timetables to athletes, and Olympic accreditation information to British border officials.
The company is responsible for about 11,500 computers and servers at locations across Britain. Starting next week, it will run its Olympic Technology Operations Center -- based in Canary Wharf, close to the Olympic stadium -- around the clock, monitoring possible cyber threats second by second.
Michele Hyron, the company's chief integrator, said to help test its defenses Atos had drafted in so-called "ethical hackers" -- specialists capable of mounting sophisticated attacks who use their knowledge to test systems rather than disable them.
"We are using ethical hackers for that, we are using external companies, we are using people from our own company who are specialized in that kind of activity," she said. "We are preparing ourselves in terms of testing to cover all the kind of threats to the Olympic Games."
She spoke at the technology center, where banks of experts were lined up in long rows according to their individual expertise.
A quarter of the London Olympic organizing committee's overall budget of $3.1 billion has been spent on technology. Atos is expecting to handle 2 million pieces of key data throughout the event -- 30 percent more than at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
In Beijing, experts encountered about 12 million potential cyber security problems each day. Hyron said Atos expects to see between 12 and 14 million events per day during the London Games, though only about 20 a day will be categorized as formal incidents -- actions that require investigation.
"Our role is to do monitoring in real time and within milliseconds block any line that is showing abnormal behavior -- then it's a problem for police or law enforcement to work out if that is an attack or not," said Patrick Adiba, executive vice president at Atos for the Olympic Games and major events.
For hackers, a gold medal attack would be to light up Olympic scoreboards with politically-motivated messages, a feat Adiba says would be almost impossible to achieve.
"It is very unlikely, as it all operates on a very secure network. It would be quite complicated to get into this network without being detected," he said. "It can never be 100 percent, but it is close to 100 percent."
Adiba insists the threat from cyber-attacks to the overall running of the games can be managed.
"For us, if some of our staff get food poisoning the day before the competition, it's a bigger threat than a cyber-attack, because you don't have the people to operate systems," he said.
However, Britain's minister responsible for cyber terrorism, Francis Maude, warned in May that the Olympics would "not be immune to cyber-attacks by those who would seek to disrupt the Games."
So far, concern has focused mainly on online fraud related to ticket sales. Britain, however, has said it is also wary of the threat from "hacktivist" groups mounting attacks to highlight particular political or social causes.
U.S. authorities noted last winter that Iranian hackers defaced the website of Azerbaijan's National Olympic Committee, posting anti-Israeli comments.


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Posted by Heather Huhman • www.glassdoor.com • December 20th, 2011 •
Most people spend at least 40 hours a week with their co-workers, so it is significant to have positive relationships with the people around them. According to a 2010 Randstad Work Watch Survey, 66 percent of working adults believe company culture is very important to the success of their organization.
The pros of workplace friendships seem to trump the cons. Another portion of the Work Watch Survey asks workers what they believe are the benefits of having workplace friends. Here are what a majority of the responses were:
•70 percent believe they create a more supportive and friendly workplace
•69 percent think workplace friendships increase teamwork
•56 percent believes it increases workplace morale
•50 percent think workplace friendships increase knowledge sharing and open communication
•45 percent believe having friends at work increases job satisfaction
•36 percent think it makes employees more motivated
•36 percent believe workplace friendships reduce employee turnover
•32 percent think it creates stronger loyalty to the company/organization
•31 percent believe having friends at work increases employee engagement
•30 percent think it increases productivity and performance
Therefore, according to these surveys, friendships in the workplace are a good idea…but rules need to be created and followed in order to remain professional. Here are some ways to create and maintain positive friendships at work:
Remain appropriate.
Try not to share too much about your personal life with your co-workers. Telling a colleague about how drunk you got over the weekend can be off-putting, so avoid those conversations at the office. After all, your friendship should be on a more professional level.
Stay focused.
Remember why you are there – to work. Your boss gives you deadlines for a reason, so it is crucial you don't get distracted. Limit how much you converse with other employees, and find other times to socialize.
Speak wisely.
Don't gossip and talk badly about other workers. There is such thing as karma, and it will come back to get you — and could be worse than you expected. Plus, you never know who you can trust. Better to keep the conversations positive. In return, this will boost the workplace morale.
Set boundaries.
The friendship you have with your boss should be different than the one you have with colleagues. This is why you should set boundaries for yourself. You don't want to get into an uncomfortable situation.
Be mature.
Everyone wants to believe they will never be involved in a workplace conflict, but it's not realistic. While these situations happen, it is important you handle them maturely and with finesse. You don't want an argument to ruin a friendship, or even worse – get you fired.
Go out after work to socialize.
Many people believe work and personal life should be separate, but it never hurts to grab lunch or dinner with co-workers. This gives you an opportunity to socialize outside of the office without compromising your productivity.
What are some of your guidelines for workplace friendships? Do you think these relationships a good idea? Why or why not? Let us know below.


text: Design duo Sandro Totthil and Marivi Calvo kicked off their company in 1994. The first lamps were simple upright hand-painted wood tubes that Calvo, an artist, designed. The couple hired a stand at the Madrid Gift Fair to sell their wares and enjoyed their first big break when a buyer for a hotel project in Mallorca saw the lamps and ordered 700 units. Nowadays LZF lamps appear in private homes and major buildings throughout the world, from the Sony Centre in Berlin, to the Metropol in Barcelona. The secret of LZF's success is undoubtedly the use of quality veneers made from tulipwood (a type of poplar sourced from FSC forests in the Eastern USA). Every LZF lamp is designed in-house and assembled by hand at LZFs factory (an old winery) in the little village of Chiva on the outskirts of Valencia. In 2013 LZF launched the reddot award-winning High-Fidelity campaign, drawing on Tothill's background as a musician and Calvo's background in fine arts. Inspired by 50s jazz and album graphics, the campaign saw the release of a CD with tracks composed by Rithma (Etienne Stehelin) and named after each of the lamps in the collection. A recent development is the option of remote control on/off/dimming, to do away with the complicated process of installing convoluted switches and wiring. This they call democratizing domotics. In 2015 LZF was awarded two prestigious iF Product Design Awards for the Chou, by Yonoh studio creativo, and the Asterico, by Cuatro Cuatros.


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I am a senior engineer at Berkeley Applied Analytics, which provides scientific and engineering services, largely to the government. I am working on large-scale pedestrian and vehicle sensor networks, along with the back-end scientific data analysis infrastructure.
Previously, I was a research scientist in the Applied Nuclear Physics program at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where I worked developing highly multimodal aerial and ground sensor platforms which fuse data from a wide range of sensors, including radiation detectors/imagers, visible/IR/hyperspectral cameras, lidar, GPS, and IMUs. In addition, I worked on scientific data curation systems to handle the torrent of data from such platforms.
Prior to that, I was a researcher in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of California, Berkeley, working on mapping and modelling with multiple sensors in the Video and Image Processing Lab with Prof. Avideh Zakhor.
I have a master's degree in robotics from The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. There I was advised by Prof. William "Red" Whittaker and worked in the Field Robotics Center. As an undergraduate, I attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Go Red!), where I studied electrical engineering with a specialization in control systems and automation. My native hearth is San Jose, California.
My research is primarily in the field of robotic perception, the ability for a robot to sense and understand its environment. I am interested in working on perception, SLAM, and other state estimation problems, particularly as they relate to mobile/field robotics.
I want to help build robots that extend the horizons of the human race and keep us from harm. Robots have the great advantage in that they can be built to withstand environments that humans cannot. We should leverage this to explore the far reaches of space and the depths of our oceans as well as developing robots that can reduce the need to risk the lives of our bravest in tasks such as fighting fires and performing search and rescue operations.
My resume/CV is available in PDF format here.


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SUCH is the good and true City or State, and the good and man is of the same pattern; and if this is right every other is wrong; and the evil is one which affects not only the ordering of the State, but also the regulation of the individual soul, and is exhibited in four forms.
What are they? he said.
I was proceeding to tell the order in which the four evil forms appeared to me to succeed one another, when Pole marchus, who was sitting a little way off, just beyond Adeimantus, began to whisper to him: stretching forth his hand, he took hold of the upper part of his coat by the shoulder, and drew him towards him, leaning forward himself so as to be quite close and saying something in his ear, of which I only caught the words, `Shall we let him off, or what shall we do?'
Certainly not, said Adeimantus, raising his voice.
Who is it, I said, whom you are refusing to let off?
You, he said.
I repeated, Why am I especially not to be let off?
Why, he said, we think that you are lazy, and mean to cheat us out of a whole chapter which is a very important part of the story; and you fancy that we shall not notice your airy way of proceeding; as if it were self-evident to everybody, that in the matter of women and children `friends have all things in common.'
And was I not right, Adeimantus?
Yes, he said; but what is right in this particular case, like everything else, requires to be explained; for community may be of many kinds. Please, therefore, to say what sort of community you mean. We have been long expecting that you would tell us something about the family life of your citizens--how they will bring children into the world, and rear them when they have arrived, and, in general, what is the nature of this community of women and children-for we are of opinion that the right or wrong management of such matters will have a great and paramount influence on the State for good or for evil. And now, since the question is still undetermined, and you are taking in hand another State, we have resolved, as you heard, not to let you go until you give an account of all this.
To that resolution, said Glaucon, you may regard me as saying Agreed.


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IT WOULD BE strange if any segment of the liturgical year left out the theme of migration. The Bible is riddled from end to end with the journeys of nomads, pilgrims, exiles, returning exiles, and the risky intrusions of strangers across boundaries erected to deter them.
This season's poster child for divinely inspired mobility is the lovely figure of the Moabite "alien" Ruth, who chooses to leave her own country and accompany her beloved Jewish mother-in-law when she returns as a widow to her native Judea. Ruth's story is romantic, even erotic, as she daringly slips into the arms of Boaz during the sexually charged siesta at the threshing floor. But our readings are no mere novelette. Scripture shows how much hinged on her pluck and her allure. Her great-grandson will be David, and her descendant Jesus the Messiah!
"Where would we be without immigrants?" is one of the many questions between the lines of the scriptures. The Bible has lots to say to us about the divine impulse active in migrations, and the opening of the heart to "strangers within our gates"—things guaranteed to alarm defensive nationalists of every stripe.
I remember the deep spiritual emotion that caught us all up in Boston's Faneuil Hall during my naturalization ceremony—Cambodian refugees, Vietnamese grandmothers, Salvadoran families, and all the rest of us. I think of the migration of my own great-grandparents to Russia, and the adventures that have scattered my own family from New Zealand to Mexico. How God revels in mixing us all up!


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23 Comments to "Twilight Set Visit"
sue-eet! These pictures look so awesome!
I'm sitting here giggling madly and my husband–who is VERY patient and let's me talk about Twilight stuff, even if he doesn't know half of what I'm talking about–asks what's going on. Ommigosh, those pictures were AMAZING!!! How many days until the movie?????????
awesome pics. im curious about the part two pics. i wonder how they will fit into the story. sorry- trying to make sense without typing spoilers. cant wait to see the movie!!!!!!!!!!!
OME OME OME OME OME OME OME!!! That is amazing!! those pictures are so cute! I absolutely love their costumes!
Man, I'm so jealous of the Twilight Moms. My goodness. They are so lucky!
WAIT!!! Hold up!1 1930's?? is that when the treaty was made?!?!?!
What do you think the scene will be with those costumes?
ummm they are MOST likely going to be from jacob's story, the cold ones.
cause they cant give away jasper and rosalie's history before book tres, and edward's history isnt detailed til new moon
and i dont think they would make half the cast come back to focus on just esme or emmett's history
omg though, kellan is so cute how he always puts his head that way in pictures!
and rob is just well (for lack of a more fabulous word) ***DAZZLING***
btw i love rosalies costume -
i am sooo saving those pics in the 1920s and 1930s costumes…*swoon* i have a new found love for Kellen Lutz…ah Emmett…<3
I am so gelous I couldn't be there. I have been having so much fun reading Midnight sun. It is so awesome I can't tear myself away and then walah I find this fun info out. Thanks for the great beak. You are awesome. and so is MS. I am so dying right now in love even more with Edward.
… I have no words for how FREAKING AMAZING all of those pics are!!! Kellen is now my all time most fav actor on the face of the universe! after looking at these pics i just wanted to find him and give him a HUGE hug.. tee-hee any way i am offically going to die after watching this movie (from hypervenalation) OME it is just so awesome! And i am totally going to watch 90210 just because Kellen is going to be in it. That's the only reason i watch Swingtown (for Rachelle). lol so yeah enough fangirling for one night i need sleep ;P
I'm thinking OME should now stand for Oh My Emmett!!!! Seriously, Kellan Lutz is just so incredibly adorable 🙂
I'm assuming that Native American actor will be Ephraim and that they shot a flashback of when the treaty was made.
Kellan looks incredible – I love that he's so happy to meet the fans and is rockin' his outfit proudly! And of course, Rob is amazing. He doesn't look anything like himself in those in-costume photos. I'm still bugging out at how different Nikki looks. Her hair is crazy!
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I wish I had luck like that…
I wish I lived in the States and could meet cool people like that…
🙁 🙁 🙁Other than that I had a great time reading the blog! They are so lucky!
Aren't their pants breeches?? Were they riding, probably?? 1930s, that means if they are following the book's timeline, that Rosalie and Emmett were just bitten…?
@Sarah: I'm miiiiiles away from ever visiting the cast while doing the movie(s)…unless they plan to shoot a part of the movie somewhere between Kopenhagen and Hamburg…? -
maybe they'll go to Italy for New Moon (Elliot and Sarah), its still far, but its gotta be better than way off in the states, right?
Goodness Gracious, those photos are AMAZING! i'm so jealous of them!!
Kellan is such a sweetheart, i dont' know how i can love him more. And Rob……. is too hot for words. I'll probably pass out durring the movie, due to lack of oxygen. 😛 -
I am soo jealous!! Twilight moms always get the best of everything. 🙁
seriously unfair..
Ugh!! And Rob looked so hot!! ::sigh::
oh well, at least we all get to see him in the movie. ^_____________^ -
LOL! I was like "what in the world are they wearing?!" And then I remembered that the scene is back in time and I was like "ohhhhhh right!" WOW that scared my for a minute!
I saw the pictures a few days ago and i believe they were filming the part of when the Cullens first arrived in Forks and are going to agree with the natives on the treaty. (just my guess)


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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Statkraft, Europe's largest producer of renewable energy has selected Nasdaq's (NASDAQ: NDAQ) SMARTS Trade Surveillance to monitor trading behavior across power markets in the EU and Norway, in line with the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).
Statkraft's decision adds to a growing community of energy corporations and utilities across the Americas, Europe and Asia using SMARTS to enhance their trade monitoring and contribute to bolstering the integrity of the global energy markets. These include Iberdrola Generacion, ScottishPower Energy Management, Avangrid Renewables, Koch Supply & Trading and Engelhart Commodity Trading Partners, and others across the oil and gas value chain, which includes upstream and downstream sectors as well as power market participants.
"As cross-jurisdiction regulation continues to constantly evolve, energy companies are under increased pressure to have in place flexible surveillance technology to keep up with new rules and requirements," said Valerie Bannert-Thurner, SVP and Head of Risk & Surveillance Solutions, Nasdaq. "We have invested in our energy surveillance technology to allow our clients such as Statkraft to scale their surveillance capabilities as their business expands into new asset classes and geographies, while also addressing important regulatory demands. We look forward to a successful and long-term relationship with Statkraft."
SMARTS continues to invest further in its energy capabilities, including deep behavioral analysis of trading across MAR-regulated venues, which further enhances OTC monitoring of physical and related contracts across multiple exchanges and venues. SMARTS Trade Surveillance for Energy sits on a drop copy network of energy exchanges allowing it to ingest private trade and order data with minimal technical requirements on its clients.
As the industry benchmark for real-time and T+1 cross-market surveillance platforms, Nasdaq's SMARTS surveillance technology automates the detection, investigation and analysis of potentially abusive or disorderly trading, to help improve the overall efficiency of the surveillance organization and reduce cost, even as market complexity and new regulations increase. These solutions are used to power monitoring for more than 45 marketplaces, 17 regulators and 140+ market participants, including several buy-side institutions, across 65 countries.
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At last night's City Council meeting (Nfld News story here), 3rd Ward Council Erica Zweifel announced her intent to file for re-election.
Two weeks ago, Nfld News reporter Suzy Rook mentioned some filing-related rumors, one of which was squelched by Councilor Betsey Buckheit, i.e., that she's not considering a run for Rice County commissioner.
Other Council seats expiring this year:
- Mayor (currently Mary Rossing)
- 2nd Ward (currently Betsey Buckheit)
- At-Large (currently Ivan Imm)
The City's Candidate Filing page says that the "filing period for Northfield Council positions will begin on Tuesday, May 22 at 8:00 am and continue through Tuesday, June 5 at 5:00 pm in the City Clerk's office. The filing fee is $5.00."


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I have a proprietary raw camera image format taken from a Aptina camera.
Its raw file format is 16bit per color channel, 'GRBG' mode with file extension .raw
. No headers, nothing, just plan raw bayer samples. I want to convert this format to DNG, as none of the raw image decoders (dcraw, gimp, …) seem to support it.
Is there any tool/converter which can handle Aptina camera sensor raw bayer format, and allow me to convert it to DNG format?
If not, I want to write a small C code to convert it myself. Where can I find the detailed specification about DNG format, its structure etc.? Any document explaining all this DNG format?


text: Andrew, I have a package called AmIHappy that uses some perl, php, soap that collects data from up to 128 nodes in a cluster. It is changeable by just writing a script to the system for what ever you need and it connects to a MySQL database to store data on the nodes. It can run at boot time, or when ever the user wants. It has a web front end that shows status of all nodes, failure nodes, or one specific node. contact me if you want to see the software. Rick Bradshaw rabrads at linux-fan.com Andrew Fant wrote: >I am currently running a 118 processor cluster, with bigbrother and larrd to monitor >system status and gather performance and utilization data on a node by node basis. >However, my management is now requesting aggregate statistics, and a web page >showing load, etc, across the entire cluster. > >Has anybody hacked something like this themselves? I would rather stick close to >bigbrother and larrd, just to simplify implementation, but I have been playing with >SGI's open source release of PCP, and I am not adverse to switching to another >(free) solution if it can simplify the process. > >Thanks for any suggestions, > Andy >


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NEW YORK, December 7, 2017 – Weber Shandwick, a wholly owned unit of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) and one of the world's leading global communications and engagement firms, today announced its acquisition of two companies that expand the firm's global data science, analytics, search and performance marketing capabilities: Resolute Digital, a full-service digital marketing and technology firm specialising in audience intelligence and performance marketing, and Bomoda, a leading data science and business intelligence firm with deep specialisation in China. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
The acquisitions, effective immediately, fuse Weber Shandwick's industry-leading expertise in public relations, earned engagement and integrated marketing with additional capabilities in data and analytics that together will inform, build and deliver high-impact communications programmes for clients. Weber Shandwick also plans to leverage proprietary technology behind Bomoda's leading social insights platform in China to continue developing new tools and approaches that place data at the centre of marketing strategies for clients across industries and geographies. These deals follow Weber Shandwick's acquisition of mobile agency Flipside in 2016 and bring added depth to the firm's Mediaco unit.
"The importance of data and insights to create effective communications strategies continues to accelerate," said Andy Polansky, CEO of Weber Shandwick. "Our focus is always on staying ahead of the pace of change. The leading edge competencies that both Resolute Digital and Bomoda bring will allow Weber Shandwick to continue to innovate around the data and technology solutions that our clients need."
"Big shifts in mobile adoption and time spent on major social networks have opened up unprecedented avenues for us to help clients communicate, engage and sell," said Chris Perry, Chief Digital Officer of Weber Shandwick. "We continue to develop partnerships, build platforms and utilise proprietary technology to help us mine data and gather insights that lead to the right audience engagement and, ultimately, business results for our clients. Resolute Digital and Bomoda are important additions to help deliver on this agenda for clients and continue to lead in the marketplace."
Resolute Digital Adds Deep Search, Performance Marketing Expertise to Weber Shandwick's Leading Content Capabilities
Resolute Digital, headquartered in New York, is a full-service digital marketing and technology agency with deep expertise in website analytics, search engine marketing, performance marketing, mobile and web design, and was among the first Google Analytics certified partners. Its data-first approach to audience intelligence, customer acquisition and brand engagement has delivered sophisticated digital, mobile and paid media solutions for some of the world's leading companies and brands.
"For more than a decade, the Resolute Digital team has helped marketers take advantage of the opportunities that digital provides, conceptualising and executing fully-integrated digital marketing campaigns that are grounded in data," said Jarod Caporino, CEO and President of Resolute Digital. "We look forward to continuing that mission with clients all across the world as part of Weber Shandwick."
Bomoda and Weber Shandwick Bring Data Science, New Technology to Clients in China and Beyond
Bomoda, also headquartered in New York, is a leading data science and business intelligence firm with specialisation in influencer marketing and digital commerce. The firm has built one of the most sophisticated social insights platforms focused on the China market based on state of the art artificial intelligence and natural language processing. Leveraging consumer behaviour data collected and analysed from China's largest mobile and social platforms, Bomoda provides strategic counsel and unique data-driven insights to many leading brands and companies in China.
"Many of the most innovative approaches to digital marketing today are born in China, given the country's incredibly mobile and social consumer base," said Brian Buchwald, CEO of Bomoda. "We're proud of Bomoda's success in helping global brands better understand what drives consumer behaviour and purchase decisions in the China market. With Weber Shandwick, we'll continue to innovate together and combine data science, technology and human curation to develop new approaches and technologies that unlock important insights for businesses in markets all around the world."
See more on the Webber Shandwick website http://webershandwick.co.uk/press_release/weber-shandwick-bolsters-global-data-science-analytics-search-performance-marketing-offering-acquisition-two-leading-digital-firms/