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When contemplating the use of anti aging serums and creams, our natural inclination is to compare their strengths and weaknesses against the alternatives. In particular, there is this contrast: topical solutions versus the more invasive procedures that are common within the industry. At a time, the latter usually referred to facelifts or toxin injections, which involve blades and needles. But today, laser skin therapy is emerging as a more popular option, utilizing modern tech and advancements.
What is laser skin therapy for anti aging, and what are the pros and cons?
About Anti Aging Laser Skin Therapy
Dubbed by WebMD as the antiaging breakthrough of the decade, CO2 laser resurfacing is the present standard for advanced wrinkle removal. It involves the use of tiny energy light beams to create microscopic holes in the skin, which spurs collagen production. Collagen, of course, is the most critical structural component of the skin.
With higher collagen levels, we are better able to retain firmness, block out UV rays and lock in moisture. Most anti-aging skin methods, including peptides and other collagen creams, aim to produce higher levels of this protein. Laser skin therapy certainly offers an effective method for doing so. The onset of results and improvement is typically more rapid and reliable than with some other measures.
Laser Skin Therapy Risks
Of course, you're bound to wonder about the potential harms and hazards of zapping your skin with laser beams. And there are some legit concerns surrounding this approach.
Laser skin therapy side effects can include the following:
- Itching, redness and swelling
- Bacterial, viral or fungal infections
- Acne breakouts
- Changes in pigmentation and skin color
- Scarring and permanent marks
Naturally, as the technology matures, the incidence rate of these side effects is declining. The procedures are now safer than ever before, especially with the introduction of CO2 fractional laser resurfacing. This innovation can reduce damage to the skin's top laser while cutting down on recovery time.
However, it is not the harsh effects that are proving to be the greatest deterrent for this technique.
Laser Skin Therapy Cost
While they are effective, and becoming more safe, these laser treatment therapies are very expensive. A single procedure will run somewhere around $5,000. For many, this simply unaffordable. For this reason, it is advisable to at least try a skin serum or premium anti aging cream before considering this path. Such approaches tend to cost only a small fraction of the laser skin therapy price. And while they are not quite as quick to show results, they are growing increasingly better over time.
Advancements in science are positively affecting basically every anti-aging method. Both laser skin therapy and topical serums are much more powerful and commendable options now than they were five years ago. Meanwhile, the old conventions involving knives and needles are being left in the dust. With that in mind, it's best to consider all options and find the path that is most suitable for you. This relates to both the benefits, risks and cost. Given the financial commitment, skin laser therapy is a tough sell for many individuals.


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Boat "Walks" on Water. Holland
C/U of new innovative boat (hydrofoil) just moving off and getting under way. C/U Boat gathering speed, the bows begin to rise from water. L/S Boat coming towards camera, which has now risen from water. C/U Boat travelling, still out of the water on the under-ski's of the boat. C/U Interior of boat with man at wheel. L/S Boat heading towards camera, boat goes into turn in full. C/U It has completed turn and heads away from camera. Interior view of boat looking out over stern of boat. L/S Boat heading away from camera. C/U Boat going past camera.
Boat "Walks" on Water. Holland
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A graduate of Miami Senior High, Chef Juan Loaisiga brings a passion for Florida's freshest ingredients to his current position as Chef de Cuisine at the Traymore Restaurant and Bar at COMO Metropolitan, Miami Beach. Born in Nicaragua, the young chef got his first taste of the culinary arts working beside his mother in their family kitchen. Bolstered by her enthusiasm, he spent most of his spare time helping out in the family restaurant before departing for culinary school at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu.
Taking his formal training as a chef to heart, Loaisiga got his start on tony Grove Isle where he first served as an intern at Gibraltar, a spectacular waterfront eatery specializing in seafood. Learning the art of selecting, butchering and preparing Florida's pristine daily catch led to the young chef's advancement during the three and a half years he worked on the line. In January 2014, he moved on to serve under Executive Chef Jonathan Lane who launched The Traymore Restaurant and Bar at COMO Metropolitan on Miami Beach.
Tackling the responsibilities for the inaugural U.S. property of COMO Hotels and Resorts proved an important step in Chef Loaisiga's development as he moved from Line Cook to Sous Chef and ultimately took over as Chef de Cuisine earlier this year. A popular destination for locals and travelers, The Traymore has garnered a reputation as a world class seafood restaurant in the heart of South Beach. He notes with pride that, "our menu is completely influenced by Florida. We are a seafood restaurant, so we use as much of the local ingredients and fish as we can at all times. I ensure everything is seasonal and the freshest possible."
Fish and shellfish are sourced from small fisheries in Florida and each dish is served less than 24 hours after it was caught. Focusing upon reliable, sustainable sources, Loaisiga's menu keeps things simple and flavorful. Crisply fried mahi mahi is topped with a celeriac remoulade, tarragon and caper mayonnaise. Whole roast fish of the day gets a bright squeeze of lemon, a hint of marjoram and some briny capers. Cedar plank roasted local fish pairs perfectly with eggplant and fennel, napped in a toasted pine nut sauce. A few entrees for landlubbers include tender chicken roast in a tagine with preserved lemon and a perfectly grilled prime beef filet paired with roast potatoes in a porcini mushroom truffle Madiera sauce.
Focusing upon the day to day operations of a restaurant that serves from 7am until 11pm requires a measure of purpose and maturity. Chef Loaisiga runs his team with a sense of calm and poise that belies his young age. South Beach Magazine spent some time getting to know Loaisiga who assured us that at The Traymore, "everything is made with the utmost attention to detail and we cook all our dishes with a lot of love."
Please share your impressions living and working as a chef in Miami.
It's hard work being a chef in Miami, but very rewarding. There's a lot of talented competition and everyone these days seems to be a critic, so you have to be on top of your game. Widespread consumer commentary on social media can either be a major advantage or very detrimental towards the success of a restaurant. Culinary standards are being raised every month, especially with the multiple restaurants continuously opening. It's an exciting time to be in South Florida as a chef.
What is your favorite thing about being a chef in Miami right now?
I love the diversity this region brings to the food scene. With the visitors increasingly coming from all four corners of the world to Miami, it brings even bigger challenges to deliver something people can relate to. I feel my flavor combinations and creativity are more widely appreciated than ever before.
Grilled octopus is served with roast red peppers, kalamata olives, golden potatoes and salsa verde
If you hadn't decided to become a chef, what would you be doing?
I've always wanted to be in the culinary industry, so I've never really thought of doing anything else.
What do you think the Miami food scene needs most and what would you like to see go away?
The food scene in Miami needs more locally sourced dishes with ingredients that are native to Florida. I feel there is still too much produce and products that are imported or harvested from distant regions and sometimes abroad. This affects the quality and freshness of the final plate.
The one thing I would like to see less of is people who think they are food experts and feel they are qualified to broadcast their opinion on what should be improved.
When you're not at work, where do you like to dine in South Florida?
My favorite place to dine is at home, without question. You cannot beat a home cooked meal.
When you are cooking at home (for yourself or your friends & family), what's your go-to dish?
Barbeque Salmon. Seafood on the grill is the best!
What are the dishes you remember most from your childhood or as a younger chef, and how do those flavors influence your menu at the restaurant today?
I remember the vegetable dishes that were considered obscure in my younger years as an adolescent and when I started cooking. Now I am more experienced in the kitchen. I enjoy experimenting with vegetables and making the flavors burst next to a great piece of meat or fish and with the variety of sauces I love to make. I want people to relate to every dish placed in front of them
How has cooking in Florida changed or inspired you as a chef? Do you find your menu is influenced by the produce available in Florida?
It's always important to be one step ahead of the new trend and predict what people are looking for next. There are so many creative chefs who are admired for their foresight and innovation, and that is what the best chefs have to strive toward – reinvention. Our menu at The Traymore Restaurant and Bar is completely influenced by Florida. We are a seafood restaurant, so we use as much of the local ingredients and fish as we can at all times. I ensure everything is seasonal and the freshest possible.
What's one thing you want diners to know about the menu at your restaurant – perhaps your favorite dish, an unexpected entree or the inspiration behind one of the dishes you decided to include on the menu?
I want our guests to know we are a local restaurant for them to experience the local tastes and flavors of the region. Everything is made with the utmost attention to detail and we cook all our dishes with a lot of love. Our snapper and duck entrees are new to the dinner menu and are becoming a huge favorite with returning patrons.
The Traymore Restaurant and Bar at COMO Metropolitan, Miami Beach serves seven days a week. Breakfast, 7am – 11am, Lunch 11am – 3:30pm, Dinner 6pm – 11pm. A tapas menu is also served from 11am – 6pm.


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Via Alien 8 Recordings: Anyone who has ever witnessed Acid Mothers Temple live has more than likely heard them perform Pink Lady Lemonade. It's a staple of their live sets and has been released in various forms over the years on of now out of print releases. It is offered here for the first time in double vinyl and single CD editions.
The vinyl comes in a gatefold sleeve and is limited to 500 on yellow vinyl and 500 on pink/black vinyl. Pick it up for $20 here. Watch the band perform Pink Lady Lemonade live in the video below!


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Dear everyone -
Every year or two I wake up from whatever reverie has absorbed/diverted my attention and realize that another year is upon me/us and that I had better tell people what I am up to and offer a few windows into what I am thinking about. So here goes - this time without the usual apologies, since that stuff is tiresome by now, right? I am always sorry yet I still rarely offer up-to-date info/insight. >sigh<
As a time of madness and uncertainty seems to have descended on the world, I am confronted by myriad emotions and a fairly hefty "to do" list of fascinating projects and the emergence of some wildly cool recordings that I participated in. It's a "New Year" - one that started, as usual, with my (and my twin brother's) birthday, and was swiftly followed by marching in Washington, D.C. with my wife Yuka and 500,000 other caring souls. We played some songs later that night with the wonderful band Antibalas at their "Anti-Ball" to benefit Planned Parenthood. This was an inspiring start to my year and a kind of antidote to the anxieties, astonishment, and anger that I and millions of other people have been experiencing. Please let this report just say what is obvious about my point of view and state of mind so that I may successfully resist the temptation to go on an all-out political scree. I grew up in the 60s and I have seen a lot of progress in terms of consciousness, and even though so many of the things that are dogging us now are as old as the hills, things ARE different and we HAVE progressed and I/we will not go backwards into a past that never really existed anyway. We are awake and aware and will resist these heinous forces.
And what about ART? MUSIC? BEAUTY? CREATIVITY? Well, these elements are what saved me and still save me, so here I go - forward. Playing and writing, but adding other tasks to my year as a concerned citizen. And with that, THE NEWS - for now at least....
There are two recent recordings that I played on that I wish to bring to your attention:
Molecular Affinity (Roaratorio) and Oceans Of Vows (Cryptogramophone)
MOLECULAR AFFINITY is the title given to an improvised music recording assembled by the protean pianist and all-around new music nomad Thollem McDonas with Pauline Oliveros on her "V-accordion" and yours truly on electric guitars/effects and Dobro. That it has become the first posthumous release by the recently-departed genius named Pauline Oliveros is just too bizarre. After a year of what almost felt like a domino effect of musician deaths in 2016, one of the last ones was the legendary composer, accordionist, musical philosopher, and electronic music pioneer Ms Oliveros. But unlike the shockingly "premature" deaths of legends like Prince or Victor Bailey, Pauline was 83 and had just been in The Netherlands performing at the same festival that Wilco played in late November! She died peacefully mere days later at home, in her sleep. Any deities/cosmic forces out there please take note: this is how I would like to go out.
Anyway, I have listened to this record with great satisfaction as it has a certain ascetic restraint and genuine chemistry. And yes, perhaps it is rather unremittingly "avant-garde", if one needs to make such distinctions. But if one thinks of endeavors such as these as exercises in things like trust and openness as well as possessing a kind of real innocence, I think you can feel what music like this is all about when listening to Molecular Affinity. I am grateful indeed to Thollem for bringing us together and to Roaratorio for releasing it.
My twin brother Alex has created an epic work two hours in length called OCEANS OF VOWS that is a kind of song/sonic illumination of a dense, profound, and much-studied Buddhist sutra. The large band that played this multi-movement composition is made up of many of my favorite West Coast comrades, some of whom I have played with on and off for over 30 years and also includes my wife Yuka. Sung by the amazing vocalist Areni Agbabian, the piece is, much like a lot of Alex's music, meditative, wide-ranging stylistically, and possessing a kind of sweeping drama that, if one is patient enough, is electrifying and quite moving. Of course, I am not objective about this since it's my twin brother's work and i have known him my entire life! But really, folks - if you can set aside your phones and nattering random thoughts and distractions, this music may really make you feel great to be alive. Written as a "continuation day" (birthday) gift to Alex's spiritual teacher Thich Nhat Hanh and made possible by The Shifting Foundation and Cryptogramophone, it puts into play some truly timeless themes and healing energies while in no way shying away from intensity or contrast. Recommended!
Sorry, but I have no actual release dates for these yet, but here are two of note:
This was recorded sometime ago but is finally finished and ready to emerge. It's a cooperative quartet consisting of instigator/catalyst Mike Watt on bass & vocals, Nick Reinhart on guitar & vocals, Greg Saunier on drums, and yours truly, and it's really wild. Recorded by Tony Maimone and mixed by Greg, it is a bristling bombshell of concentrated creativity, and it ROCKS. Look for it soon on the Sargent House label.
Another collective, this is a trio with instigator/catalyst Jim Black on drums and electronics, Elias Stemeseder on piano and synthesizers, and me. Most of the music was written by Jim and Elias and arranged/deranged by the three of us. Of course, there is also some improvising involved. And it ROCKS. Not sure how we are going to release this yet.
LOVERS ---- My double "concept" record will actually be performed in concert this year - a special event for sure. What with about 17 musicians involved in performing this music 'live', it's pretty hard to mount these concerts, but it's happening! And so many of my favorite musicians will be playing with me. I am a lucky man...
And watch this site for additional dates to be announced.
WILCO! Yes, we are playing some shows! And it's a Solid Sound year, so get ready!
NEW BANDS: THE NELS CLINE FOUR (AKA The NC4 - hah!), cup, and THE RING NEBULA PROJECT
What can I say? I already have The Singers, my long-standing combo, and we are still going. We will not stop! But as I am someone who collaborates with a lot of people - especially here in New York - other possibilities/opportunities present themselves. And when they are feeling good and sounding good, I want to keep those vibes going! So this year will see performances by The Nels Cline Four, which consists of Julian Lage on guitar (our duo is also ongoing, by the way), Scott Colley on bass, and Tom Rainey on drums. Very exciting!
My wife Yuka and I have renewed our duo music energies but slightly shifted direction musically. Hence, we have formed 'cup', a voyage into the meditative and ethereal. Some of it you might call "ambient", but basically it's a beautiful sound experience. We will be performing this year at both Big Ears in Knoxville and at Justin from Bon Iver's Eaux Claires festival. Thank you! Wilco will be at these events as well...
I also started an ensemble to continue to address my interest and participation in what we loosely call "free jazz" and it's comprised of Taylor Ho Bynum on brass instruments, Michael "TA" Thompson on drums, Chris Lightcap on bass, and Dave Rempis (when possible - he lives in Chicago) on alto saxophone. We will play as part of my week at NYC's The Stone this coming August and make a recording, too.
I will be doing a weekend workshop in late March for the heroically long-standing Creative Music Studio and its creator/overseer Karl Berger here in New York City at The Greenwich House in the West Village. Specific information on this soon. Come on down!
Scott's Band has been going for a long time and is always inspiring to me and inspired. Jeff Parker, Jenny Scheinman, John Shifflett, and I will be playing this month at SFJAZZ (February 16-19) and in Santa Cruz, CA (February 20), as well as at The Cotton Club in Tokyo in May. If you live in or near these places, please come and listen.
I will play solo March 12th and also during Alternative Guitar Summit's tribute to Pat Metheny in NYC March 11th, as well as doing the Metheny Tribute in Philadelphia on March 9th. I am also writing a piece to be performed by the estimable and intense NY electric guitar quartet Dither as part of Joel Harrison's Summit. See my concerts calendar for details.
See my concerts calendar for the complete listing.
Here's to a future of tolerance, compassion, justice, ecological awareness, a clear-eyed embrace of facts, and deep listening. Thank you Pauline and thank you everyone. Together we can make it.


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I just thought to quickly give you folks an update on my paper trading activity. It is important when learning how to trade options that one learns by one's mistakes.
The month of February has seen share prices dancing around all over the place. So what are some of the things I have learned from my paper trading activity?
1. If you live outside of the USA (we are here trading options based on underlying American indices and stocks) think out your time zones. Don't go in to check your positions and make adjustments in the last half hour or so of trading. Better to know if a position you have put on has been accepted before days end.
2. If starting out it may be best to focus just on indices because they are inclined to less volatility than any one stock. Although there may be benefits in hedging with a stock which may run against the general tide with price, I feel it best to test the waters with just three or four of the indices to start. IBM has been tracking upwards this last couple of months or more but the release of the earnings report on Jan 20th saw prices move from around 81 to a high of 97, with me going into negative territory. I have however profited by the downwards move in the last day or so, pulling a profit of $110 just in this last day .. but the overall position for this stock is still a loss of $95, as at today.
Fortunately, I had wide breakeven points on both the SPY and the IWM. Although suffering a combined loss of around $46 on both these positions today, they are still looking pretty healthy, with an open profit of around $200. I will probably close out the SPY tomorrow because the rate of Theta decay is only around $2 a day .. and we are getting very close to expiry anyway. So better to get out now while I am ahead. The EEM posted a $65 profit yesterday bringing me out of a small loss situation into positive territory.
Theta decay? Volatility? More to come on these later.
3. I am not likely to see much of a profit arising in IBM before expiry date (indeed there may well be a small loss). But given my bumbling with adjustments (remember I am still learning and getting my head around these), and the fact that because of this I did at one point allow myself to get outside one of my breakeven points, I feel the lesson has not been too painful. Will I take IBM right through to expiry? I don't know .. but will certainly be watching it closely over this next day or two.
4. Have a solid plan in place. Watch your margins carefully. I have thrown a bit more "cash" into the pot .. with margin now being around the $3,000 and profit to date of around $900. Not a bad return I am sure you would agree, but in a real life situation I would probably not have started out with quite so much – so try and stick with what you would do when you come to trading for real.
5. If prices are moving around a bit and your profit position looks good, don't be afraid to close down your position and take your profit. I should have probably done that with the SPY today.
6. Put the time in to studying your charts. Although I have done this, placing in my channel lines and support and resistance points (yep .. I will cover this soon), positions may have been improved upon, with a little more time taken for analysis.
Tomorrow I will be looking at the March options. But this time round I will be documenting everything I do, setting a margin limit, focusing solely on indices, and analysing carefully the effect of each and every adjustment made. Then, I know I will be well on the right way to learning how to trade options as a business.
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On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Vitaly Wool <vitalyw...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 4:27 PM, Dan Streetman <ddstr...@ieee.org> wrote: >> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 10:45 PM, Vitaly Wool <vitalyw...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi Dan, >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 4:06 AM, Dan Streetman <ddstr...@ieee.org> wrote: >>>> On Sat, Oct 15, 2016 at 8:05 AM, Vitaly Wool <vitalyw...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> This patch implements shrinker for z3fold. This shrinker >>>>> implementation does not free up any pages directly but it allows >>>>> for a denser placement of compressed objects which results in >>>>> less actual pages consumed and higher compression ratio therefore. >>>>> >>>>> This update removes z3fold page compaction from the freeing path >>>>> since we can rely on shrinker to do the job. Also, a new flag >>>>> UNDER_COMPACTION is introduced to protect against two threads >>>>> trying to compact the same page. >>>> >>>> i'm completely unconvinced that this should be a shrinker. The >>>> alloc/free paths are much, much better suited to compacting a page >>>> than a shrinker that must scan through all the unbuddied pages. Why >>>> not just improve compaction for the alloc/free paths? >>> >>> Basically the main reason is performance, I want to avoid compaction on hot >>> paths as much as possible. This patchset brings both performance and >>> compression ratio gain, I'm not sure how to achieve that with improving >>> compaction on alloc/free paths. >> >> It seems like a tradeoff of slight improvement in hot paths, for >> significant decrease in performance by adding a shrinker, which will >> do a lot of unnecessary scanning. The alloc/free/unmap functions are >> working directly with the page at exactly the point where compaction >> is needed - when adding or removing a bud from the page. > > I can see that sometimes there are substantial amounts of pages that > are non-compactable synchronously due to the MIDDLE_CHUNK_MAPPED > bit set. Picking up those seems to be a good job for a shrinker, and those > end up in the beginning of respective unbuddied lists, so the shrinker is set > to find them. I can slightly optimize that by introducing a > COMPACT_DEFERRED flag or something like that to make shrinker find > those pages faster, would that make sense to you?
Why not just compact the page in z3fold_unmap()? > >> Sorry if I missed it in earlier emails, but have you done any >> performance measurements comparing with/without the shrinker? The >> compression ratio gains may be possible with only the >> z3fold_compact_page() improvements, and performance may be stable (or >> better) with only a per-z3fold-page lock, instead of adding the >> shrinker...? > > I'm running some tests with per-page locks now, but according to the > previous measurements the shrinker version always wins on multi-core > platforms. But that comparison is without taking the spinlock in map/unmap right? > >> If a shrinker really is needed, it seems like it would be better >> suited to coalescing separate z3fold pages via migration, like >> zsmalloc does (although that's a significant amount of work). > > I really don't want to go that way to keep z3fold applicable to an MMU-less > system. > > ~vitaly


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For Proper Disposal: A Global Inventory of Alternative Medical Waste Treatment Technologies
This inventory provides a global listing of alternative technologies for the treatment of infectious waste. It is intended for use by health and environment ministries, international organizations, aid agencies, multilateral lending institutions, national and local planners, policymakers, health care professionals, and nongovernmental organizations involved in health care waste management (HCWM) or in the development of national and local HCWM plans.
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The first time that I saw a bowl of overnight oats my thought was "that looks like a disgusting pile of slop." Which is basically still what I think when I look at this gloppy mess of ingredients staring up at me from my cereal bowl. However, as you might have guessed by the fact that I am sharing this recipe, there is a bit more to the story…overnight oats are REALLY freaking good! So good, in fact, that they can look like a horrid mash of drippy ingredients and I still want to eat it. You might not all know this about me, but I am an extremely picky and particular eater when it comes to textures. And gloppy, soupy oats is at the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to textures I enjoy. They are in fact buried underneath the totem pole…gag reflex beware. I know I am not doing myself any favors in how I am describing this, but I can't exactly slide a bowl of slop in front of you and not try to explain myself. If you think it is hard to make it sound appetizing, try styling it for a photo! Slop in a bowl, slop in a mason jar, slop in mixing bowl, slop as the sunrises…folks, slop is slop!
I don't recall how I ever built up the courage to try overnight oats, given my phobia of all things gloppy. But try I did, and wow! I get what all the fuss is about. This is some great tasting slop! I hope that I haven't completely deterred all of you who have never tried this. It really is great. Books cannot always be judged by their cover…or rather oats cannot always be judged by their soupy, mysterious character…or something like that…
So are you really excited to hear why I ever dared to try overnight oats? I thought so. Think of the very last place that you would ever want to try a gelatinous, texturally bizarre, soupy, messy, who-the-hell knows what's in this dish, dish? Did you think of the place? Yup, a buffet! Buffets in general freak me out. All of that food sitting around collecting bacteria…it's just not for me. But, in some Bermuda-triangle-like scenario I found myself at a buffet and somehow ended up scooping up this mysterious slop into my bowl and actually tasting it. Despite how much I instinctually wanted to hate it I ended up getting a second helping…that's what buffets are all about, right?
So, these are the most non-disgusting overnight oats I can offer. I definitely do not go for the really soupy oats. I want a firm bite with each spoonful. If soupy breakfast oats are your jam, add more milk or decrease the chia seeds, but please don't tell me you did this, I am already slightly nauseated thinking about that. Which brings me to another point, regardless of how your breakfast mates might judge you, half the joy and fun of overnight oats is how utterly customizable they are. I have made many batches of this since my buffet experience and not once have I made it the same way. In the morning you can add whatever fresh fruit, nuts, nut butters, dried fruits, or whatever else catches your fancy. This is probably the easiest and most foolproof item you can make from scratch on my site. I have a specific recipe for you below, but here are some more of my ideas below. Keep in mind you can add these ingredients to your oats before soaking them or the next morning. What you choose to soak your oats in is personal taste. Choose from your favorite milks, juices, water, yogurt, or a mixture. Experiment and find your perfect combination.
I've never been particularly big on New Year's resolutions. I'm all in for resolutions in general, but why the once a year build-up? And why the waiting to make the commitment until New Year's? If I were to have a New Year's resolution, it would be to do the right thing and resolve to do that right thing exactly when it was right to do it. I'm not bashing New Year's resolutions; I just wish we treated every day like an opportunity to make the changes we believe will increase our and others' well-being. Happy New Year, everyone. I wish you all the healthiest, happiest, and most prosperous of years.
~ Kathryn
- ¾ Cup oats (gluten free as needed)
- ¼ - ½ Cup pecans roughly chopped
- ¼ Teaspoon cinnamon
- 1½ Tablespoons chia seeds
- 1½ Tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
- ¼ Teaspoons salt
- 1 Cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ Teaspoon vanilla
- 1 Lemon wedge juiced
- 1 Small apple shredded or ½ medium apple shredded
- 4 Dates chopped into small bits
- Fresh fruit for topping in the morning
- Toast both your oats and pecans using your method of choice: toaster oven, oven, or skillet. The nuts should be nice and fragrant once they are toasted. Let cool before using. You can omit this step I just prefer the flavor of toasted oats and nuts.
- In separate bowls mix together all of your dry ingredients and your wet ingredients.
- Add shredded apple and dates to wet mixture.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix well.
- Cover and place in fridge overnight.
- Serve with fresh fruit, nut butters, and anything else you would enjoy!


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Big Money Rides off into the Sunset
The eldest of the flying Molina trio, Bengie Molina officially hung up his cleats Monday, though technically they hadn't been used in well over a year. And while the news of his retirement flew under the radar a bit — perhaps due to not playing in over a year, and perhaps because it was overshadowed by Yadi's extension — today we'll try provide an adequate appreciation for just how good he was over his 13-year career.
First, a bit of a humorous note, as Baseball Reference lists Molina at 5'11'' and 190 pounds. Does this look like 190 pounds?
We have him listed here at FanGraphs at 5'10'' and 233, respectively. I certainly am in no position to gloat, but that's probably a bit more accurate, no?
But I digress. To look too deeply at a catcher's WAR can be a bit disingenuous, considering catchers and WAR can have a relationship like cats and vacuum cleaners. Indeed not an outright dislike, but perhaps not an exact appreciation for the other's true talents, especially for those whose careers came before 2002. As a hitter, Molina was largely 'meh'; his career .309 wOBA is slightly below the mean catcher's wOBA of .312 over the 11 seasons in which he gained the lion's share of his playing time. He detested the free pass almost as much as he did the whiff, and he did one or the other in only just over 13 percent of his plate appearances. Over the period in which Molina was primarily active — for the purpose of this piece, 2000-2010 — Molina's 15.1 WAR ranked him 15th among backstops, right in front of Mike Lieberthal and Damian Miller, and right behind Russell Martin (who debuted in 2006) and Brandon Inge, who by rule of thumb isn't really regarded as a career catcher.
As a baserunner, Molina was somewhere between cover-your-eyes bad and legalize-the-designated-runner bad; he was not only glacial but never once finished above break-even in the baserunning ranks (-43.3 career mark).
Luckily for the eldest Molina (11 months older than Jose/eight years older than Yadi), much of his perceived value was behind the plate. Though not quite as good as his younger brother Yadi would become, Bengie began his career gunning down ~40 percent of attempted thieves per campaign, before tailing off pretty severely after 2003. Prior to 2004, Molina nabbed 149 of 381(39.1 percent) potential thieves, but from that point on he only gunned down of 161 of 609 (26.4 percent). It's a truly puzzling development that really stunted the progress of what otherwise appeared to be one of this era's better defensive catchers. As a result, Molina — whose first-half of his career rate of 39.1 percent would have left him 251st on the all-time caught-stealing list (between Gene Desautels and Jerry McNertney) — tumbles all the way out of the top-400 list of catchers by caught stealing rate. I know I don't speak for my readers, but I'd have figured he'd have been among the 400 best in that respect.
Like with Mike Cameron last week, one game sticks out in this fan's memory that will forever etch Molina's place in my mind. On July 16, 2010, Molina hit for the cycle, and in doing so likely became one of the slowest players to ever achieve the feat. What made it all the more comical — at least now, a year-and-a-half later — was that Molina predictably injured his leg while legging out the triple, a long fly ball to center field off then-Red Sox reliever Ramon Ramirez, and had to be lifted for a pinch runner. No word on if oxygen was provided.
So in essence, Molina was a pretty average catcher over the 13 seasons he played, but one who could have been a lot better if he was just a better — read: not only faster but more skilled — baserunner. He did well to overcome the all-glove, no-hit mantra attached to him early in his career — at one time he posted a .596 full season OPS in the major leagues, much like younger brother Yadi's second full big league season — to become a decent contact hitter.
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Tiger Woods cannot get out of a bad patch. Having promised to play in the U.S. Open two weeks ago, Woods announced Tuesday that he will miss the tournament. With his leg injury forcing him to pull out of the US Open, Woods' pursuit of perfection and stalking of Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 major titles becomes even harder.
It will be a first for Tiger who has played in every U.S. Open since he finished school in 1994. The former No. 1 golfer said that he might participate in the AT&T National that will be held in at Aronimink Golf Club on June 30. Yet, with his withdrawal from a far more major tournament, it is questionable whether he will manage to get ready.
The injured golfer was replaced with Michael Whitehead. A senior at William Marsh Rice University, the youngster made no secret of his joy and surprise at Woods' withdrawal. He even thanked Tiger for listening to his doctors' advice. The first alternate in the U.S. Open qualifier at Dallas Athletic Club wouldn't have got a berth to the US Open otherwise.
Without Woods at the U.S. Open, the chances of other players to win have significantly increased. The current favorites are lefty Phil Mickelson, world's No. 1 golfer Luke Donald and former No. 1 player Lee Westwood. There have been some concerns that golf might be in big trouble when Woods' losing streak began but new golf stars have emerged since his last triumph in the Australian Masters in 2009.
There have been some doubts whether Tiger would claim back his once-brilliant performance. It is even harder to tell with Woods sitting out tournaments.


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In ancient Greece, plays were staged using just a few actors who held up different masks as they read their lines. The audience knew that each mask represented a different character. Whether you're staging your own production of Oedipus Rex or making a Greek theatre mask to use as decor, you'll need to construct a base layer of clay and then a top layer of papier-mache.
Things you need
Sketch pad
11"x17" paper
Modelling clay
Plastic bucket
Craft glue
Old newspapers
Wooden spoon
Craft paint
Glue gun
Yarn, faux fur and other mask add-ons, as desired
Sketch out a design for your mask. Traditional Greek masks exaggerated facial expressions so the audience could clearly see what the character was feeling. As you make your sketch, pick at least one feature to exaggerate. For example, lifted eyebrows indicate surprise, frown lines indicate concern, downturned lips and eyes indicate sadness, and curled lips with forward-slash eyebrows indicate anger.
Measure the dimensions of your face with a ruler--hairline to chin and ear to ear. Note the position of your eyes, nose and mouth.
Sketch those dimensions out on an 11x17 piece of paper, creating a "copy" of your face. This is what you'll use as a model when shaping the clay portion of the mask.
Transfer the exaggerated attributes of your sketched mask to this life-size copy. Remember, you must leave your eye holes, nose hole and mouth hole where they are, but feel free to draw wild eyebrows, puffy cheeks or a pointy chin around these static points.
Use modelling clay to sculpt the design you created. Shape the clay into a facial oval. Poke holes for the eyes, nose and mouth at the points indicated by your drawing. Make sure those holes are big enough for you to see and breathe out of.
Create the exaggerated features in one of two ways--shaping the clay used for the face part of the mask, or by creating shapes with new pieces of clay and pressing them onto the basic face shape. Eyebrows, beards, moustaches and chubby cheeks are good things to create with new pieces of clay that you press onto the original mask shape.
Let the mask harden overnight.
Mix warm water and glue in a plastic bucket until you achieve an oatmeal-like consistency. Use a wooden spoon to stir and help mix the ingredients.
Tear strips of old newspaper and dunk them into the glue/water mixture. Pull them out of the bucket and lay them on your clay mask.
Cover the surface of your clay mask with newspaper strips. Make sure you don't block the eye, nose or mouth openings.
Brush the strips with a paintbrush to get them to lay flat, and to press them into any nooks and crannies.
Cover the clay mask with several layers of newspaper strips. Use between five and ten layers, depending on how thick you want your mask to be.
Let the mask dry overnight.
Peel the papier-mache from the clay mask. Be gentle—you don't want to break the mask. Use a gentle lifting pressure and, if needed, insert a plastic knife between the papier-mache and the clay to help ease them apart.
Paint the papier-mache mask with craft paint and a paintbrush.
Let paint dry overnight.
Use a glue gun to hot-glue your mask's accessories as desired (faux-fur moustache and eyebrows, yarn hair, etc.).
- Make sure the papier-mache is completely dry before you peel it off the clay backing. If it's still tacky, let it sit for another day. If you remove the papier-mache layer before it has dried, your mask might crumble and lose its structure.
Tips and Warnings
- Make sure the papier-mache is completely dry before you peel it off the clay backing. If it's still tacky, let it sit for another day. If you remove the papier-mache layer before it has dried, your mask might crumble and lose its structure.
Things you need
- Sketch pad
- Pencil
- Ruler
- 11"x17" paper
- Modelling clay
- Plastic bucket
- Craft glue
- Old newspapers
- Wooden spoon
- Paintbrush
- Craft paint
- Glue gun
- Yarn, faux fur and other mask add-ons, as desired
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text: Good luck trying to give your cat a bath! Cats are notorious for hating water and they fight tooth and nail (literally) when you try to dunk them. They seem to develop 4 more legs than what they normally have, and those feet and legs grab anything they can (including you) to avoid the water! Have someone help you do this. Talk calmly to kitty to help them relax. If all attempts fail, call your groomer. They are specialists in this field.


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YWCA Hockey Club - Photograph taken by Crown Studios, 1948
Reference Number: PAColl-7688-02-25
YWCA Hockey Club, winners of the Senior Reserve Championship in 1948. Photograph taken 1948 by Crown Studios of Wellington.Standing (left to right): O Le Feuvre, A Daken, I Oliver, P Cole, C FarrellSitting (left to right): M Mariu, P McSweeny (Captain), A Yorston (Coach), E Twort (Vice-Captain)In front (left to right): J Harris, M Watson
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1 image, categorised under Group portraits, related to Crown Studios (Wellington).
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Photographs after World War II, Reference Number PAColl-7688-02 (8 digitised items)
Young Women's Christian Association of Wellington & Hutt Valley :Photographs, Reference Number PA-Group-00230 (31 digitised items)
Extent: 1 b&w original photographic print(s)Silver gelatin print, 14.6 x 19.6 cm, on mount 28.1 x 37.7 cm. Horizontal imageSingle photograph
Conditions governing access to original: Not restricted
Inscriptions: Inscribed - Mount recto - top centre: YWCA Hockey Club, winners Senior Reserve Championship 1948; Mount recto - beneath image: Crown Studios, Cuba Street, Wellington; Mount recto - bottom centre: Standing: O Le Feuvre, A Daken, I Oliver, P Cole, C Farrell. Sitting: M Mariu, P McSweeny (Captain), A Yorston (Coach), E Twort (Vice-Captain), M Cole. In front: J Harris, M Watson. Absent: J Murchison
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by Makenna Stafford
As you go school supply shopping think of how you can help students who don't have all the art supplies we do. A school in Kyrgysztan is what my "Cardinal 3" service project helps.
First, I should explain what the "Cardinal 3" is. The Cardinal 3 is service, writing, and speaking requirements that every sixth, seventh and eighth grader is to complete. A certain amount of service hours, a published piece of writing and a public announcement or speech is required. So of course I was excited when Mrs. Luna called asking if I was interested in helping a small village school in Kyrgyzstan (west of China) by gathering school supplies. I jumped on the challenge to help kids in need and be on my way to almost completing my Cardinal 3 before October.
I was given Brooke Huddleston's (former culinary arts teacher at Corbett) email so I could ask more questions. Brooke joined the Peace Corps and is in Kyrgysztan. My first e-mail to Brooke asked what she needed, where she was, how old the kids were, and what it's like there. She told me the school she is teaching at is very plain. No decorations on the walls, bad markers, no crayons, nothing that our schools have. There are 100 students that are 13-18 years old. She answered all my questions and explained the pay for teachers is $45 a month, and they need that money to support their families.
For a couple days of the high school and middle school registration I set out a donation jar and made about $10. I was happy with that, it was a start. The kids in Kyrgyzstan need art supplies the most, but they can use all kinds of school supplies; so if you find anything you can donate, please do. I need to raise about $65 so I can send the supplies to Kyrgyzstan. The boxes and donation jars will be in the middle and grade school lobbies, or you can send a monetary donation and I'll do the supply shopping! Send donations to: CMS attn Makenna Stafford 35800 E Columbia River Highway Corbett, OR 97019. All donations need to be in by September 19th. To make this a successful project we need people to donate; and maybe, just maybe, you are one of them.


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Every house is different, whether it's a crumbling Tudor manor, a breezy country cottage or an efficient new build. But with average UK homes losing approximately 59% of their heat through their walls and roofs, it's vital that you find the most appropriate heat loss solution for your property, whether that's draught-proofing, cavity wall insulation or double glazing.
In this article, we look at why it makes sense to insulate your home, which areas of your home to target and ways to save the most money on your heating bills, including an evaluation of the amount you could save per year on heating bills.
Approximately £1 in every £4 spent on heating in Britain is wasted thanks to poor insulation. So bad is the problem that homes in the UK are some of the most expensive to heat in Europe, even though they are also the smallest. This could be due in large part to poor repair; according to an EU report released last year, 10 million British homes suffer from a leaking roof, damp walls or rotting windows.
Solving insulation problems means making your home both warmer and more energy efficient, which can ultimately help you save money on your heating bills. But it's also a way of increasing the potential sale value of your home: a government study last year found that implementing energy saving measures increases property values by an average of 14%, and up to 38% in some areas.
To get started, begin by using an online survey like the one available at the Energy Saving Trust to identify problem areas for you to target. Some local authorities and trusts also offer thermal imaging reports to quickly highlight which areas are leaking heat. Armed with this information, you can create a targeted plan to reduce your heating bills and save money.
Once you've identified problem areas, begin by draught-proofing. On average, draught-proofing saves £10 to £50 per year on your heating bills, and because draught-free homes are cosy at lower temperatures in winter, you could save and additional 10% on your heating bills on top of that figure.
Start by filling areas where pipe work leads outside, gaps around electrical fittings, the loft hatch, and ceiling to wall joins. Next, consider draught excluders for doors. They are cheaply bought or easily made with old clothes or fabric, a plastic bag and some sand. Window insulation can also be improved with thermal curtains or resealing. However, be sure not to block necessary vents in windows and walls while draught-proofing.
If draught-proofing windows isn't enough, and your wooden frames are rotting, it's worth considering double glazing. As a budget solution, and to save money on your heating bills immediately, try temporary glazing, which involves placing secondary glazing film over single-glazed windows.
Another common problem area is the heating system, as heat can leak from pipes and tanks before it even begins to be circulated around your home.
First, cover pipes with insulation. Pipe lagging or pipe insulation is cheap and readily available in DIY stores, making it a simple way to save money. Simply cut it to the desired length and wrap around the pipe, covering the joins in tape. Make sure the pipe lagging depth is sufficient for the size of the pipe: the smaller the pipe, the thicker the depth of the lagging should be.
If you have a warm water tank, this should be covered with a heatproof jacket. You can also increase your radiator efficiency by installing reflectors behind them.
In order to save money, we sometimes have to spend it. These solutions tend to be more expensive, but you'll generally save money on your heating bills at a much higher rate. And when winter comes, you'll notice the difference.
Poor roof and loft insulation can result in 40% heat loss, but how you rectify this will depend on whether you have a sloping roof, flat roof or dormer roof (where something like a window protrudes from a sloping roof), and whether any loft insulation is already in place. As a rule, rock wool or another fiberglass insulation with a depth of 270mm will be more energy efficient to the tune of £350 per year for a detached house than having no insulation, and cost around £395 to install. But remember to leave a gap below your water tank to help prevent freezing in a cold loft.
With a flat roof, mineral wool or polyurethane layers can be installed to keep the heat in your home and help you save money. If you don't have a loft, sloping roofs can be insulated using polyurethane spray foams. Because it's applied as a spray, polyurethane spray foams are also excellent for a dormer roof, although wool or fiberglass insulation can be cut to size and used instead. Whatever you're fitting, remember to avoid gaps for a warm loft.
The floor is another key area to think about insulating to help you save money on your heating bills, as in the average home about 10% of heat loss is through the floor. Old houses with 'suspended floors' are most at risk, as all the heat essentially dissipates into empty space, and this problem is solved by lifting the floorboards and laying mineral wool insulation or blanket style insulation, supported by netting. For a detached home, this could save up to £120 per year after an outlay of £300 to £700. In more modern homes with concrete floors, rigid floor insulation can be installed for £900, and offers savings of £35 to £95 a year.
Wall insulation can also save money and maximise energy efficiency. The type you choose will depend on whether you have a cavity or solid wall. Cavity walls are much cheaper to insulate, and insulating will save you up to £250 per year, whereas solid wall insulation saves up to £460 per year for a much larger outlay; upwards of £4,000 for thermally efficient expanded polystyrene (EPS) boards or plasterboard.
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yesterday i signed up to help with gavin's preschool halloween party. all the easy stuff was taken, so i'm bringing the main dish/ sandwiches. i've been doing some "research" & thinking up some ideas. i may just end up going with basic sandwiches cut into fun halloween shapes using cookies cutters, but i was looking for some new & exciting ideas. here's what i've come up with so far.
bologna pumpkin head
ritz spiders
coffin sandwiches
spooky eyeball tacos
mummy dogs
breadstick bones
witches finger sandwiches
meatball creepy crawlers
anyone out there have any brilliant thoughts or spooky ideas out there? i'm sure i'm not the only one bringing halloween themed sandwiches to school this year! i'd love to hear your ideas.
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NADC Head Start/ABC offers parents and the whole family the chance to become involved in many activities, services, and trainings. They can take part in training classes on many subjects, such as child rearing and development, job training, learning about health and nutrition, using community resources, healthy marriages, and budgeting. The parents participate in a survey in the beginning of the year and each center develops a plan to meet the training needs of their families. Staff is knowledgeable of community resources and work collaboratively with organizations and colleges that provide literacy, English, GED and other adult education opportunities.
A Family Partnership Agreement is developed with each family that notes their strengths and areas of concern. This plan is developed with family input to assist in reaching their goals. A goal may be long term like returning to school or short term like helping their child transition into Head Start.
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Father Involvement is a very important part of our program. We encourage fathers to get involved in every aspect of their child's life as well as in the Head Start/ABC program.


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Themes and Meanings
(Comprehensive Guide to Short Stories, Critical Edition)
"In a Great Man's House" explores the psychological complexities in the marital relationship between a talented, famous man and his adoring but heavily fettered wife. It concentrates on the turbulent feelings of Khan Sahib's wife, Hamida, as she conducts her life torn between joyous pride in her husband's "greatness" and talent, and sorrow in knowing that she has no rights or powers of her own. Hamida is not a terribly intelligent woman who suffers a great moral dilemma in this conflict, however. Her tale is basically a simple one, a snippet of domestic realism that has undertones of irony in its characterization of a "great man," talented but coarse and unfeeling in the ultimate analysis. It is, therefore, possibly the story of many a marriage in which a prominent man uses his "greatness" to secure the bondage of his less talented spouse, while she is confused as to whether she should allow her personality to be totally consumed by his or should assert herself periodically.
Hamida does occasionally attempt to demand her rights—usually by throwing tantrums—but they are of no avail in the face of her husband's mountainous power. Therefore, she has become increasingly acquiescent, now confining her expressions of sorrow to tears and sulks. On the other hand, she has not lost her ability to revel in her husband's talent. She can even drown her sorrows in it, finding in his song a kind of sublime happiness, even though he sings it for other people, not to her. Hamida can, apparently, exist in the great man's house only by accepting her inferior status. She can be happy only if willing to undermine her own needs and take pleasure in catering to his. Her ultimate happiness is derived from a true appreciation of that which makes him great, his musical ability, for it is only through his love songs that she can feel close to him.


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Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts look to tune up for the 2009-10 NFL season when they face the Detroit Lions at Ford Field Saturday at 1PM ET on the NFL Network.
Both teams come into this preseason game having split their first two contests.
The Lions are coming off a 27-10 loss to
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the Colts 3-point road favorites over the Lions. The over/under total for this game has been set at 40.
The trends look to be on the side of the Colts as they are 1-0 straight up against
With this being the third preseason game, the starters on both teams will likely play the entire first half. The Colts offense has been a juggernaut for years while the Lions defense is still a work in progress under new coach Jim Schwartz. The Lions are still piecing their offense together as well, which makes
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BBR is to distribute Karlsson's Gold Vodka (rrp £32.50) worldwide outside the US.
The vodka is single-distilled in a copper-lined column still and blended unfiltered to preserve the flavour of its rare and expensive raw ingredient. The result is a full-bodied, rich spirit with a distinct viscosity in the mouth, bottled at 40% abv.
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While interviewing is by no means the only part of the job seeking process, it is often the final hoop that you must jump through before landing that perfect sales position. By the time you are ready to sit down for an interview, you have hopefully already looked carefully at several potential job opportunities, putting each of them through a strict screening process to find out which of them are actually viable options. Hopefully, you haven't wasted time applying to jobs which you really have no affinity for and you haven't gone to interviews with companies who you aren't fully interested in working for.
But what if you've really done your homework, and you know that you've spotted a job that could be really great for you? You've sent in your resume, and you've been invited for an interview. How should you prepare so that you can maximize your chances?
In this article, we'll go over a few different ways that you can make sure that you get the most out of the interviewing process. If you still need more help, you're in luck. There are plenty of resources available both on- and off-line that you can consult. For starters, check the podcast that inspired this post titled "Getting a Sales Job Perfecting The Interview Process."
Okay, here are five quick tips to consider.
1. Know the Company
It's a huge mistake to go to an interview without having at least some general idea about the company at which you are applying for a position. This sounds like common sense, but many sales professionals do not follow this advice. It is inevitable that at some point during the interview, the interviewer will ask you a question something like, "So, how much do you know about our company and what we do?" If your answer is "Nothing," you have already cut your chances in half. Take an hour or two before the interview to find out about the company. You can easily find out most of this information online, so why hesitate? Do a quick search for any news articles that might tell you more about their recent developments so that you will know what kind of skills they have in high demand.
2. Know the Job
In just the same way, you should also be familiar with the basic profile of the position that you are applying to. Again, much of this information is available online. However, if you are having trouble finding it, you might try reaching out to people working for the company. They will have the most accurate idea of what the position entails. Make a few connections and you might learn even more general information that will help you during the interview.
3. Have Stories Prepared
The interviewer is going to want to hear something about your successes at your last company. Have a few stories prepared that you can use to impress them. These should be specific examples of how you individually were able to increase the profits or market share of your sales territory.
4. Have the Answers
The interviewer is also likely to ask you a wealth of other generic questions. Since these are relatively predictable, there is no reason not to be prepared for them. One that never fails to show up is "What was the biggest mistake that you made during your tenure at your last job?" For this one, make sure to give an answer that is frank, but still doesn't portray you too negatively. Tell how and why you made your mistake, but also what you learned from it and how this helped you to perform even better in the future.
5. Sell Yourself!
You are applying for a sales job, so it is imperative that the interviewer sees your selling skills in action. As far as this interview is concerned, you are the product. Sell your self in the same way that you would sell any other product. Impress upon them the value that you will add to their company by showing specific ways that you will be able to increase profits. As always, this information should be tailor made to the company and the position for which you are applying. Know what their week points are and demonstrate how you could improve them.
Finally, don't be afraid t be a little aggressive about getting the job. Show them that you really want it by asking at the end of the interview what further steps they need to go through before giving you the position. If the interviewer is reluctant to give you this information, don't push it. You don't want to offend them, you just want to demonstrate that you know how to push forward a deal.
What do you think?
What TIPS do you have on get the most out of the interviewing process? Leave a comment!
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Dr. Peter Diamandis
Brand - Dr. Peter H. Diamandis is an international pioneer in the fields of innovation, incentive competitions and commercial space.
Dr. Diamandis is the Co-Founder and Vice-Chairman of Human Longevity Inc. (HLI), a genomics and cell therapy-based diagnostic and therapeutic company focused on extending the healthy human lifespan. He is also the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Singularity University, Co-Founder/Co-Chairman of Planetary Resources, the Co-Founder of Space Adventures and Zero-Gravity Corporation.
Thank you Peter for training my eyes to see life and opportunity exponentially!
Bob Proctor
Brand - Bob is the heir to the legacy of the modern science of success, that began with the financier and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
To millions of people across the globe, the name Bob Proctor is synonymous with success. Long before his role in the movie The Secret sent him into the realm of superstardom, he was already a legendary figure in the world of personal development. His insights, inspiration, ideas, systems, and strategies are the dimes on which countless lives have spun.
Thank you Bob for teaching me the art of individual persistence and accountability!
Luis Palau
Brand - Luis Palau and his ministry have shared the Gospel with more than 1 billion people through evangelistic events and media.
He has spoken in person to 30 million people in 75 countries, with more than 1 million registered decisions for Jesus Christ. Luis Palau festivals have produced some of the largest audiences ever recorded in cities from south Florida to South America. His radio broadcasts in both English and Spanish are heard by millions on 3,500 radio outlets in 48 countries.
Thank you Luis for your vision, strength and belief; they fuel my walk with Christ!
Diana Nightingale
Brand - Diana Nightingale, The First lady of Transformation; is widely recognized as the widow of, Earl Nightingale, she has been presenting her messages for over 30-years.
She is an author, a Life Coach Mentor, a speaker, a retreat and seminar leader, speaking to audiences across the US and overseas. Diana, brings new life to the time-tested Nightingale messages and shows how to make them "work" in today's ever-changing world. Even during the bleakest of times, she is quick to enforce the age-old truth that "we become what we think about".
Thank you Diana for being a mentor of marriage, and in helping me find my wings!
Howard Schultz
Brand - Howard D. Schultz is best known as the chairman, CEO of Starbucks, former owner of the Seattle SuperSonics and member of the Board of Directors @ Square, Inc.
Howard traveled to Italy and became captivated with Italian coffee bars. He wanted to create a place for human connection, conversation fostering a sense of community – a third place. He left Starbucks for a short period of time and returned later as CEO to purchase Starbucks with the help of local investors. Today, Starbucks is the premier purveyor of the finest coffee in the world, with more than 23,000 stores in 68 countries.
Thank you Howard for extending patience and kindness to this young Entrepreneur!
Keith Ferrazzi
Brand - Keith Ferrazzi, author, CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight, a research institute & strategic consulting firm focused on relational, collaborational and behavioral sciences.
Our consulting around high-return practices creates habits that transform company cultures and optimizes sales and leadership teams. We turn regional managers of sales outlets into trusted advisors who improve customer experience. Our ultimate aim is to extend behavior change beyond the workplace to improve the lives of the disenfranchised via our Greenlight Giving Foundation and collaborations.
Thank you Keith for showing me 1on1 transparency & how to use my Johari window!
Chip Conley
Brand - Chip Conley Hotel guru. Armchair psychologist. Traveling philosopher. Author. Student. Chip Conley has lived out more than one calling in his lifetime.
No one has led the development, creation, and management of more boutique hotels than Chip Conley, founder and former CEO of Joie de Vivre (JDV). At age 26, Chip's mission was to "create joy" by building a company that USA Today called "the most delightfully schizophrenic collection of hotels in America." During his nearly 24 years as CEO, JDV grew to become the second largest boutique hotel company in America
Thank you Chip for opening my eyes to an alternate path of success in my business!


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Up until now, all the beats in this series have been made with KORG Gadget, which has worked really well. Here I'm using a different app for the beat - Patterning, which has a super cool circular interface and is really a lot of fun to work with.
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The Friendly Robotics RL1000 RoboMower 21-Inch automatic cordless electric lawn mower and docking station is a fantastic space-age lawnmower. For some people, the idea of Robotic lawnmowers is enticing in and of itself. The Robomower RL1000 costs nearly $2,000 so this is not for the economically-minded buyer. Unless of course, you judge economics in terms of save time and energy.
The Robomower RL 1000 can handle big lawns – the manufacturer designed it for lawns between 12,900 to 17,200 square feet. You just mark out the territory you want cut with the wire that comes with the Robomow RL1000. This is an amazing system. You set up the wire and the base station and then program the Robomow RL1000 with its mowing schedule and starting point. The mower will start off from one of four selected points on the day and time you programmed into it and it will mow the entire selected area. You don't even need to be there. After the work is done, the Robomower RL1000 goes back to the base station and recharges for its next mowing session.
While it does not demand much from you in terms of actually doing the work, you do need to know what the Robomow RL1000 can do. So here is a list of its features:
- A drop-and-go 24-volt battery
- On-board charging
- A LCD operating panel
- A theft-deterrent system
- knobby wheels for high grass and bumpy ground situations
- Touch-sensitive bumpers
- Triple chamber mulching
- 21-inch deck
- Height range from 1.75 to 3.25 inches with the high-cut blades
- Height range from 1 to 2.5 inches with the low-cut blades
- An edge mode and manual-trim mode
Robomower RL1000 reviews tell the truth about how the Robomow works and they are spectacular reviews. Sure the robotic mower is big and heavy but it is considered extremely safe. (Apparently in 2005, there were 72,000 visits to an emergency room based on lawn mower accidents but not one involved a robotic lawn mower). It takes 20 hours to charge but it can and does function on a daily basis and still has time to charge.
Reviewers recommend reading the manual. It's not a big job to read it but it is a very useful experience. A reviewer joked that buying the Robomow just for the installation DVD is worth it as he found the DVD entertaining. He also noted that the 1,000 feet of wire that came with the Robomower RL1000 was not enough for his purposes and recommended buying more. He got another 1,000 feet of 14-gauge solid copper wire. The mower comes with 250 pegs and he suggests using a peg every three to five feet.


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This 20,000sf Europeon inspired spa features a full menu of spa & salon services for men & women. Rated a 2013 Top 100 U.S. Resort Spa.
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Chemmet LLC was set up in 2009 to commercialize innovative products and technologies developed in St. Petersburg, Leningrad Region and Northwestern Federal District.
The company is aimed at promotion of knowledge intensive innovations and their transformation from idea and prototype model to commercial introduction at the international market.
Chemmet is focused on hi-tech innovations:
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The KRG council of Ministry has agreed upon giving $500,000 monthly to the students accepted in the Human Capacity Development Program in Higher Education (HCDP.)
A source from the KRG Ministry of High Education told PUKmedia that the Minister of Higher Education had suggested to the KRG council to solve the students' issues who are studying abroad. In response to the Minster's proposal, the council of KRG Ministry showed KRG consent on spending $500,000 monthly to the students to resolve their financial issues.
Due to the financial crises KRG has been facing, the students who studied abroad previously faced financial difficulties that drove some students not to be able to proceed studying. Fortunately, the new decision would resolve most of the financial difficulties of the students.
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We're really excited about the upcoming CASCINE & GHOSTLY night at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, July 12th, featuring performances by LUSINE, LEMONADE, CHAD VALLEY, XENO & OAKLANDER, YUMI ZOUMA and a DJ set by HEATHERED PEARLS (tickets). It's going to be a great night!
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About Humatics
Humatics is developing the new category of microlocation products to enable a world of precise, collaborative relationships between people, places and things.
We are committed to Human FirstTM design – the simple idea that people remain essential to the technologies that enrich their lives.
David A. Mindell
Founder & CEO
David A. Mindell, PhD—Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—has spent twenty-five years researching the myriad relationships between people and machines. He has led or contributed to more than 25 oceanographic expeditions and developed and commercially licensed spread-spectrum sonar technologies for undersea navigation. He is the author of five books, including Our Robots, Ourselves: Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy (2015), Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in the First Six Lunar Landings (2008), and Between Human and Machine: Feedback, Control, and Computing Before Cybernetics (2000).
Gary A. Cohen
Founder & President
Gary A. Cohen has nearly 30 years of experience as a technology executive, lawyer, and intellectual property strategist. He has worked with leading technology companies focusing on early-stage and advanced research and development and has held significant positions at paradigm-changing organizations, including Genetics Institute, Genzyme Transgenics, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and Foundation Medicine.
Greg Charvat
Chief Technology Officer
An innovator and pioneer in the development of small, high-precision radars, Gregory L. Charvat, PhD, is the author of Small and Short-Range Radar Systems and co-founder of Hyperfine Research Inc. and Butterfly Network Inc. At MIT Lincoln Laboratory Greg created a through-wall radar imaging system, and at the MIT Media Lab he built the Time of Flight Microwave Camera. He is an editor of the book series Modern and Practical Approaches to Electrical Engineering, and his MIT course "Build a Small Radar" was the top-ranked MIT professional education course in 2011.
James Kinsey
Chief Robotics Officer
James Kinsey, PhD, is an expert in navigation, control, and autonomy in field robotics. James has spent the last decade working at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution designing and operating deep-ocean robots as well as navigation systems for manned and unmanned systems such as the Alvin manned submersible. His research has appeared in over 30 peer-reviewed publications. He has spent over a year at sea on expeditions to the Challenger Deep, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2016 El Faro shipwreck. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from The John Hopkins University.
Bob Ballard
Founding Advisor
Robert D. Ballard, PhD, is a former United States Navy officer and a professor of oceanography and Director of the Center for Ocean Exploration at the University of Rhode Island. Best known for his work in marine geology and underwater archaeology, Bob is the discoverer of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic, the battleship Bismarck, and the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown. Bob worked for more than 30 years at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where he now serves as scientist emeritus. He is founder and president of the Ocean Exploration Trust, which owns and operates the E/V Nautilus. Bob has received the Explorers Medal from the Explorers Club, the Hubbard Medal from the National Geographic Society, the Lindbergh Award, and the National Endowment for the Humanities Medal. Bob's decades of experience operating robots in extreme environments advances Humatics' commitment to developing precision robotic systems for daily use.
Dave Scott
Founding Advisor
David Randolph "Dave" Scott is an MIT-educated engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer, former test pilot, and former NASA astronaut. He belonged to the third group of NASA astronauts, selected in October 1963. As an astronaut, Dave flew on the Gemini 8 and Apollo 9 missions, and as commander of Apollo 15, he became the seventh person to walk on the Moon. Before becoming an astronaut, Dave graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and joined the United States Air Force. He graduated from the Air Force Experimental Test Pilot School and Aerospace Research Pilot School. Dave retired from the Air Force in 1975 with the rank of colonel and more than 5,600 hours of flying time. Through his role in the development and operation of the Apollo guidance system, Dave was an early proponent of automated systems that fully embrace human skill and judgment.
Steven Holtzman
CEO and President,
Decibel Therapeutics
Steven Holtzman joined Decibel Therapeutics in 2016. He brought more than 30 years of biotechnology industry experience at Biogen, Inc., where he was executive vice president of corporate development; Infinity Pharmaceuticals, where he was founder, CEO, and chair of the board of directors; Millennium Pharmaceuticals (now Takeda Oncology), where he was chief business officer; and DNX Corporation, where he was founder and executive vice president. From 1996 to 2001, Steve served as a presidential appointee to the U.S. National Bioethics Advisory Commission, and he sits on the boards of Humatics, PMV Pharma, Visterra, The Sync Project, and Molecular Partners. He holds a BA in philosophy from Michigan State University and a BPhil in philosophy from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
Thomas Lee
Professor, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Tom joined the Stanford faculty in 1994 after several years of design and development work at Analog Devices and Rambus Inc. Tom's areas of research include CMOS radio frequency integrated circuit design and all types of analog circuitry, including high-speed radio frequency communications systems. He holds approximately 70 U.S. patents and is the author of The Design of CMOS Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuits and Planar Microwave Engineering, both from Cambridge University Press. He is a co-founder of Matrix Semiconductor (acquired by Sandisk), ZeroG Wireless (acquired by Microchip), and Ayla Networks. He holds SB, SM and ScD degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Frank Moss
Co-founder and Chairman, Twine Health and Matter.io
In 2012 Frank Moss co-founded Twine Health, a developer of IT platforms for patient-centric chronic care, and in 2013 he co-founded Matter.io, which provides small-batch manufacturing services for independent designers and makers. From 2006 to 2011 he served as director of the MIT Media Lab and Jerome B. Wiesner Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT. Frank began his career at IBM and went on to become CEO and chairman of Tivoli Systems (sold to IBM in 1996) and co-founder of Infinity Pharmaceuticals. He was also co-founder of Bowstreet (acquired by IBM) and Bluefin Labs (acquired by Twitter). He graduated from Princeton University and received master's and PhD Degrees from MIT.
Ray Stata
Co-founder and Chairman,
Analog Devices
Ray Stata co-founded Analog Devices, Inc. in 1965, and built it into a leading provider of signal processing equipment. He was CEO of the company from 1971 to 1996 and continues today as chairman of the board. In the public service realm, he co-founded the Massachusetts High Technology Council and served on the Executive Committee of the federal Council on Competitiveness and the board of overseers of the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award. Ray is the co-author of Global Stakes (1982) and The Innovators (1984) and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. He is the founder of Stata Venture Partners. He holds BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from MIT and served as a member of the MIT Corporation from 1984 to 2010.
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National Organizations Plan Hundreds of Protests Against Illegal Immigration Nationwide
Three national organizations have formed a broader coalition of groups that are now arranging more than 300 protests against the Obama-inspired illegal immigration surge on America's borders.
Overpasses for America, Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC), and the new group that initiated the protests Make Them Listen are pleased to announce that American citizens who are encouraged by the turning back of Obama's illegal immigrant filled buses in Murrieta, California, and Oracle, Arizona, are now joining protests of varied sizes at state capitals, Mexican Consulates, overpasses, intersections, and illegal immigrant drop off points and detention facilities.
The protests are scheduled for July 18-19, 2014.
"Our goal is to unify Americans of every race, political party, and walk of life against this Obama-inspired invasion of our American homeland!" said William Gheen, President of ALIPAC. "We want to harness the grass roots backlash forming out there and channel it into the remaining GOP primaries and general elections of 2014 to throw as many immigration reform amnesty supporters out of office as possible this year!"
"These protests are designed to raise public awareness and opposition to the Obama-inspired illegal immigration surge on our Southern border!" said Paul Arnold of Make them Listen. "Obama has become our 'Smuggler in Chief' and his illegal immigrant agenda is putting American jobs, taxpayer resources, and lives at risk."
Paul Arnold has launched a Facebook event page to create and organize the protests (click here).
"This border crisis is a result of Obama's dereliction of duty and his refusal to honor his oath of office, our laws, our borders, and the US Constitution that guarantees that 'all states shall be protected from invasion'" said James Neighbors of Overpasses for America. "We need to protest and elect new members of Congress who will stop Obama's abuses of power and this invasion. Obama is making it clear that he cares more about illegal immigrants than the American citizens of all races who elected him."