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Jessie Cave's show Sunrise is a masterpiece in modern, relatable comedy. You may know Jessie from her role in Harry Potter, her appearances in panel-shows or from her charismatic doodles which she shares on Twitter and Instagram. Having recently completed a sold-out run at Edinburgh Fringe, Jessie is now performing her show in London's Soho Theatre before taking it on tour. Admittedly this may not be the slickest performance but tackling issues around love, dating, motherhood, assault and everything in between in a short 60 minute show is a feat in and of itself – and it's in the rough-around-the-edges elements that the show finds its strength.
Sunrise is based on the premise of 'sunrise women' who get up at 4am (as, or before, the sun rises) to get ahead of everyone else, using this time to do yoga, admin and emails before starting their day officially at 6am. Jessie admits that she decided to do this with somewhat limited success. The show is also fundamentally based around her recent break-up with Alfie Brown, a comedian and also the father of her two young children. In this bare and honest performance Jessie is enchanting as a storyteller. The show features a few hiccups (which, having been lucky enough to see it twice, I have a hunch may not be all that accidental) and Cave does not seem completely comfortable in the spotlight, but these elements only further add to the delight of the show as they win the audience over. We're there because we like Jessie, we relate with her and we're on her side as she mucks up a line or is distracted by an audience member leaving for the toilet.
Exploring her break-up and its fall out, Jessie considers issues around dating as a young and single mum. When should she tell her new, younger, boyfriend that she only has a few hours with him before she needs to get home to her kids? She also details her quirks that her fans have grown to know and love, such as: when should she tell her date that she's a vegan? Or is that simply obviously from how she's dressed? (The audience laughter at this point suggests that the answer is probably yes). One of my favourite bits is Jessie's admission that she doesn't like "any films or music", warning her date not to ask her about this or try to convince her otherwise. It's these kind of quirks and off-hand remarks that make Cave a unique performer with a distinctive voice – the kind of voice we're acquainted with through her doodles .
Being somewhat of an outsider is kind of part of Jessie Cave's brand now, and this is never more evident than in her anecdote about attending an event at the Southbank for International Day of Girl – where Cave feels intimidated by the 'sunrise women' and doubts her own ability to influence or inspire the teenage girls she's tasked with meeting. Cave then turns this sense of uncomfortableness on the audience, asking them "Who here has slept with Alfie Brown?" to an awkward silence littered with giggles.
Styled with her signature plaits, polka-dot top and standing in a giant bed/cage (which she apparently sleeps in every night with her two children) Cave places herself at the heart of this show. This isn't observational comedy, she's not really remarking that much on others, but instead exploring her own experiences through a simultaneously comedic and relatable lens. Using pillows and a backdrop, both created by her mum, as props through which she voices the two other male 'characters' in the story Jessie is able to weave together different elements of her life. Addressing her Harry Potter fame, her career as an artist and her past experiences with assault Cave threads together what we know and expect about her with honest accounts of her personal life.
At times blistering intimate, this show is truly something special in its ability to be heart-warming, awkward and endearing.
The current run is sold-out but catch it again in March or on tour early next year. Tickets and info here and here.
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Press Release: Knack Systems acquires a leading customer experience solutions provider, Bridge-X Technologies
Woodbridge, New Jersey, August 7, 2019 – Knack Systems today announced the acquisition of New Jersey based technology company, Bridge-X Technologies, which holds a successful track record in bringing eCommerce innovations to leading consumer and industrial brands in the US and Europe.
Knack Systems is a premium SAP consulting partner, dedicated to providing digital transformation services across industries by leveraging best-of-breed SAP solutions to improve overall customer experience and engagement. With this acquisition, Knack Systems will significantly strengthen its digital transformation capabilities, expand its ecommerce services business, which is already trusted and relied upon by multiple customers across industries, and help its customers with end-to-end engagement while combining every touch-point between a company, its channel partners, and customers.
"The Bridge-X partnership brings exciting new capabilities and broadens our customer engagement and commerce portfolio, enhancing Knack Systems' expertise and giving our customers more choices and outcomes tailored to their goals," said Rajiv Sharma, Founder and CEO, Knack Systems. "We continue to strengthen our world-class solutions business to help our customers design, build, and run better business processes, and the Bridge-X partnership fits well with Knack Systems' increasingly strong global customer experience practice."Read More
Knack Systems at SAP Customer Experience LIVE, May 7–8, 2019, in Orlando, Florida
You have been invited to meet the Knack Systems team at SAP CX Live 2019.
The SAP Customer Experience LIVE Summit is SAP's way of showing us how to dominate in the Experience Economy, where Knack Systems, as a silver sponsor, will showcase our expertise in Customer Experience solutions, making the most of SAP technology and meeting the requirements of today's customers to help them transform the customer journey.
Knack Systems supports the linkage of all customer touch points on the purchase journey, from the primary visit to a seller's website to the concluded buy. Furthermore, our offerings and services keep establishing honest connections throughout your enterprise, to craft experiences that deliver quick and tenable value for your customers and your business.
Join us as we help attendees discover firsthand how customer experience is the new competitive advantage, with the help of industry leading demos and expert insights.
Meet clients who have leveraged our Customer Experience solutions in their organizations.
Network with industry experts from Knack Systems who can share valuable insights that could transform your business
Find us @ Booth No. 125Register Now
ASUG Arizona Chapter Meeting – Wednesday, April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019 | 8:00 am – 4:00 pm | Event Signup | Chandler, AZ
Visit Knack Systems at the ASUG Arizona Chapter Meeting for a day of education and networking in April.
Hear Customer Engagement and Commerce Expert Soraya Diallo talk on the topic:
Tips for leveraging B2B self-service to grow your business and strengthen your brand
From order placement, status checks, account changes, or service inquiries, the new standard is D-I-M ("Do It Myself"). Even when your team members are eager and willing to assist customers, they still have limitations such as time, knowledge, or availability. These limitations, however, don't have to negatively impact your business if you augment your communication channels to include self-service. Learn more about the self-service channels other B2B organizations are using to enhance the customer experience.
ASUG DFW Chapter Meeting – Friday, April 12, 2019, at Plano Centre
Visit with Knack Systems and your local ASUG community at the ASUG Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter Meeting, to be held on Friday, April 12, 2019, at the Plano Centre in Plano, TX.
Attend to enjoy a full day of networking and education!
Plan ahead to attend this session by Knack Systems:
Digital Transformation – the reality, drivers, and takeaways – 1:30 to 2:15 PM
Hear Ali Sheikh, VP—Business Transformation & S/4HANA at Knack Systems, discuss how the "Next-Gen" technologies aren't a generation away—they are already here. For organizations running on classic ERP platforms, adapting the next-gen solutions isn't a question of IF; it's not even a question of WHEN; it is a question of HOW.
The digital transformation begins with its business case built around better customer engagement, a more responsive supply chain, timely and pertinent reporting and last but not the least, a mobile and more intuitive user experience. The first half of the transformation is around "building a better core"—taking advantage of the S/4HANA system; and the second half is around "building on success"—taking your organization to the next level by incorporating Big Data, AI and IoT. This presentation covers these aspects in more detail, with illustrative examples of a few commonplace business processes, as they appear before and after the digital transformation.
Go-Live News: Knack Systems Boosts Digital Transformation at Inventia Healthcare Limited with SAP Sales Cloud
MUMBAI, India — February 14, 2019 – Knack Systems, a fast-growing Customer Engagement and Commerce consulting firm, today announced the successful implementation of the SAP Sales Cloud at Inventia Healthcare Ltd. — a pharmaceutical development and manufacturing company in India, now present across various markets through its partners.
Inventia Healthcare, with its flexible business model, is focused on expanding its research and development and manufacturing capabilities by foraying into high-growth areas, including the injectables segment. One of the many objectives of the project was to implement an end-to-end pre-sales application to capture product attributes, phases, and all information specific to pre-sales processes and allow the centralization of all contact and lead data in one platform.
Knack Systems was selected as the partner to provide business and technical expertise to support Inventia Healthcare's vision for introducing a new omni-channel customer engagement solution in India, implemented through the SAP Sales Cloud solution. The selection was largely based on how Knack Systems offered a global experience in engaging with enterprise customers in the B2B and B2C space, their proven flexible delivery approach, and strong previous experience in the Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare sector.Read More
The 2018 Office of the Secretary of Defense – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award and letter
Kirith Chatterjee of Knack Systems receiving the Office of the Secretary of Defense – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award
Knack Systems Honored with Service Member Patriot Award for Support of Guard and Reserve
Knack Systems is proud to announce that it is the recipient of the 2018 Office of the Secretary of Defense – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award, the highest recognition given by the department to employers that support National Guard and Reserve employees. The Patriot Award is given following nomination by an employee and recognizes the effort to support members of the Guard and Reserve through flexible scheduling, time off before and after deployment, caring for families, and granted leaves of absence, if necessary.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense recognized both the Knack Systems organization and Kirith Chatterjee – Chief Sales Officer and VP Client Services, Knack Systems, who received the Patriot award. Knack Systems extends a special note of thanks to Michael Allen, Senior Account Executive, Knack Systems, both for submitting the nominations and for his ongoing service to the United States of America as a member of the National Guard and Reserve.
This award clearly stands for Knack Systems' values as we proudly support our nation's defenders and thank them for their service.
For more information on the Patriot Award, please visit https://www.esgr.mil/Employer-Awards/Patriot-Award
Press Release: Knack Systems is now a Light-house Partner for SAP S/4 HANA Multi-Tenant Cloud
MUMBAI, India — July 12, 2018– SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Knack Systems, a niche SAP consulting partner driving digital transformation across industries, will adopt SAP S/4HANA® Cloud and leverage its Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities to boost their business. Knack Systems will be enabled to make data-driven decisions with predictive analytics by deploying the intelligent cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP), which is also embedded with the first ever true voice-activated digital assistant for enterprises – SAP Co-pilot.Read More
ASUG Philadelphia 2018
Knack Systems is proud to be the Gold Sponsor of ASUG Philadelphia 2018. Whether you're focused on SAP migration or ready to learn how to harmonize disparate data sources with SCP, you can pick up loads of information from our experts and decide what is most beneficial to your business on this highly interactive day.
Attend our session titled "Success Story: Bentley Systems How Bentley Systems achieved a harmonized, central partner ecosystem with SAP HANA Cloud Portal and SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer." It's a good place to start whatever your plans. In fact, many of our customers have connected with us for the first time in one of these events.
Get involved & take something home
You'll spend a day in the SAP headquarters in Philadelphia, discovering what your business needs to do, how to do it, why to do it, and where we do it, and whom to engage with for it.
Join Knack Systems experts at the ASUG Philadelphia Chapter Meeting on Thursday, June 21, 2018, at SAP Headquarters.
Date: June 21, 2018
Venue: SAP Headquarters, 3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073
SAP SAPPHIRE & ASUG Annual Meeting 2018
Don't miss out on the opportunity to get to know Knack Systems at the most innovative cloud and business technology conference – SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Meeting 2018. You'll discover why Knack Systems is the first choice for game-changing technologies that enable your business to meet the future. We don't think you'll be disappointed.
Date: June 5–7, 2018
Venue: Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), Orlando, Florida
ASUG Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter Meeting – April 2018
Knack Systems is proud to be the Gold Sponsor of ASUG Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter Meeting – April 2018. Come and spend a day with us and attend our session titled "S/4 HANA – The enormous business benefits of an integrated and enhanced core" to find out more about innovative technologies, continuous reinvention of customer experience, productivity acceleration, and more. Meet our experts Bhushan Kandula and Sandeep Arora and talk informally about your business challenges with us. We're sure you'll find the day informative and enjoyable.
Date: April 20, 2018
Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Venue: Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel
ASUG Chicago Chapter Meeting – Spring 2018
Knack Systems is proud to be the Gold Sponsors of ASUG Chicago Chapter Meeting – Spring 2018. Don't miss out on the opportunity to get to know Knack Systems better at this event. Come and meet our experts Joe Mead and Sanjay Kotekar and attend our session on S/4 HANA – The enormous business benefits of an integrated and enhanced core. We don't think you'll be disappointed. This event might just be the start of your relationship with Knack Systems.
Date: March 21, 2018
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: NIU Naperville
Shoptalk 2018
Knack Systems is proud to be Level-1 Sponsors of Shoptalk 2018. Don't miss out on the opportunity to get to know Knack Systems better at the event; we'll tell you the time and place. Meet our experts Joe Mead and Nitin Patki at the venue and you'll be provided with exclusive insights on the future of retail. This event is open to anyone who's interested in retail and commerce and wants to explore new opportunities to further their business.
Date: March 18-21, 2018
Venue: Venetian, Las Vegas
ASUG New Jersey Chapter Meeting – Spring 2018
Knack Systems is proud to be the Gold Sponsors of ASUG New Jersey Chapter Meeting – Spring 2018. Attend our interactive session on "Why SAP S/4 HANA 1709?" that allows you to discover what we mean by machine learning, what using predictive analytics holds for the future of your business, and how your business can continue to operate at the highest level rolex replica of efficiency. Our session is designed to enhance your understanding of disruption as in today`s economy, promote survival skills for businesses in this market, and provide useful hints and tips for innovating faster than the competition. Chat with our experts Kirith Chatterjee and Bhushan Kandula and pick up valuable insights along the way.
Date: March 16, 2018
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Venue: Raritan Valley Community College
14th Annual Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit – June 5-7, 2017
Knack Systems is pleased to announce that they will be attending and networking with peers and leaders from Sales, Marketing, and IT at the annual Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit 2017.
Be part of this event and connect with Kirith Chatterjee — Chief Sales Officer, VP Client Services at Knack Systems — to exchange ideas and experiences and learn about critical industry trends.
Date: June 5-7, 2017
Venue: Roosevelt Hotel. 45 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017
Have a question about this event? Reach out to us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition (IRCE) 2017 | June 6-9 | Chicago, IL
Knack Systems is proud to be associated with the Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition (IRCE) 2017, taking place June 6-9, 2017, in Chicago, IL.
Be sure to connect with Knack Systems' Joe Mead – Sr. Acct Exec, SAP Hybris Solutions – to discover the latest trends in online commerce, uncover tips to drive your online strategy forward, and learn about the latest SAP Hybris solutions that would perfectly fit your e-retail needs.
We hope to see you there, and don't forget to stop by our partner SAP Hybris' booth #401!
Have a question about this event? Reach out to us at firstname.lastname@example.com
ASUG Wisconsin | March 30, 2017 | 2:50 PM to 3:50 PM CT
How a Simple SAP Hybris Upgrade Helps an Appliance Manufacturer Deliver Contextual Experiences
Hear how one of the largest appliance manufacturers in the world optimized its e-commerce customer experience with an upgrade to SAP Hybris 5.7. Since it was unable to manage multiple stores for B2B and B2C under one platform with its existing 5.0.4 version of the SAP Hybris platform, it sought to leverage the advanced capabilities available in the SAP Hybris 5.7. Knack Systems worked with the appliance manufacturer and enabled the technical upgrade of the SAP Hybris platform, integrating the US and Canada B2B storefronts with the existing Connect Portal. The upgrade enabled seamless management of both the B2B and B2C store fronts within the SAP Hybris 5.7 platform and facilitated the order management process between SAP ECC and SAP Hybris 5.7. The architecture was enhanced and secured to accept payments from customers via the CyberSource payment gateway. Thanks to the upgrade, the appliance manufacturer now enjoys improved capabilities in the e-commerce platform to administer the multiple stores through a back-office cockpit.
ASUG Chicago | March 22, 2017 | 1:40 PM to 2:20 PM CST
Join Knack Systems at the much-anticipated Chicago ASUG Chapter Meeting! The SAP community across geographies is choosing automation as the norm in business process quality. Knack Systems provides unparalleled automated business process optimization solutions. Be our guest in Palatine to discover how your business can decrease costs, advance staff effectiveness, and step up your SAP projects!
Deliver Contextual Customer Experiences with a Simple Ecommerce Upgrade? Yes, It's a Breeze!
Learn how one of the largest appliance manufacturers in the world optimized its ecommerce customer experience with a Hybris upgrade. Understand how Knack Systems can work similarly with your enterprise to enable the technical upgrade of the Hybris platform and integrate multiple storefronts with your existing portal. Learn how it's now a breeze to enjoy improved capabilities in the ecommerce platform to administer multiple stores through a back-office cockpit.
Harper College – Wojcik Conference Center
1200 Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL 60067
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Customer Engagement Commerce 2017 | March 6 – 8 Orlando, Florida
Our Customer Sessions at the event
[simnor_accordion][simnor_toggle accordion="1″ icon="" heading="Case study: Learn how Nature's Way achieved organizational efficiencies in sales and service with SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer" onload="closed" text=" Sandy Reisenauer, Nature's Way, Tuesday, March 07, 2017 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM In this insightful session, hear how the U.S. leader in herbal medicine addressed its need to enhance its customer-centric strategy and eliminate an outdated homegrown Sales Information Portal (SIP). Come hear how Nature's Way implemented SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer as its first step in eliminating a siloed working environment within its organization. By attending, you will gain invaluable insights from Nature's Way into:
1) How the project progressed to streamline its internal processes
2) The pitfalls the company encountered along the way, such as over-engineered processes and a flawed integration approach, and learn about the methods and solutions used to overcome them
3) How the successful implementation delivered key benefits to the organization
4) How the company effectively integrated SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer with its back-end systems — SAP ECC — across its consumer and practitioner business units
[simnor_toggle accordion="1″ icon="" heading="Case study: Accelerating the sales cycle — How Summit Electric Supply improved collaboration with SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer" onload="closed" text=" Mike Burianek, Summit Electric Supply, Monday, March 06, 2017 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Hear how Summit Electric Supply — an independent wholesale distributor of industrial electrical equipment — replaced its existing SAP CRM on-premise solution with SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer to vastly improve customer visibility for its inside sales and credit service teams. Attendees of this session will:
1) Learn the objectives and decisions that led to Summit's switch, including enhancing its credit and customer service team's ability to deliver timely and meaningful customer interactions
2) Understand how the back-end integration and mash-up tool within SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer made it a better hub for collaboration for Summit Electric Supply
3) Hear about newly added functionality that enabled mobility, Outlook integration, and features such as opportunity handling within the 28-week project
4) Get proven functional and technical tips and "gotchas" when implementing SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer
Knack Systems is an Official Bronze Sponsor for the 2016 – SAP Manufacturing Forum, Lombard, IL | June 14 – 15, 2016
[simnor_accordion][simnor_toggle accordion="1″ icon="" heading="Manufacturers need to transform to win, and leaders must reimagine their business models for the digital economy." onload="closed" text="Join us for this unique, two-day event focused solely on the latest innovations and Customer Engagement & Commerce (CEC) for the manufacturing industry. These solutions that manufacturers need today to become Live Businesses – enabling them to sense, respond, learn, adapt, predict, and Run Simple. Learn how manufacturers are winning the digital race with Live Business, and position your organization for success."][/simnor_accordion]
CRM Insider 2016 | March 21 – 23 April Las Vegas
Our Customer sessions at the event
[simnor_accordion][simnor_toggle accordion="1″ icon="" heading="Case study: Wacker Neuson's journey to transform customer engagement and grow in new markets with SAP Cloud for Customer" onload="closed" text=" Kristine Zehren, Wacker Neuson Corporation, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM Gain some insights into Wacker Neuson's SAP Cloud for Sales implementation journey and understand how the company optimized sales processes, boosted revenue, and equipped its sales team with real-time analytics, account intelligence, and relevant information to better engage with customers. Attend to find out how Wacker Neuson introduced SAP Cloud for Sales to deliver modern and flexible solutions that drive valuable business results. Discover how Sales reps can strategically engage with customers, providing freedom and flexibility of mobile solutions with SAP Cloud for Sales. Learn how the company improved productivity by 40% and expects an annual 20% growth rate in revenue within a year."]
[simnor_toggle accordion="1″ icon="" heading="Case Study: Royal Cup Coffee's Transformative Implementation of C4C to Drive a Performance Culture and (believe it or not) Increase Employee Satisfaction" onload="closed" text=" Matt Monroe, Royal Cup Coffee, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Hear how Royal Cup Coffee – a major importer, roaster and distributor of premium and specialty coffees and teas – went from no CRM to full speed ahead! Royal Cup chose SAP Cloud for Customer to bring together disparate and outdated sales tools to modernize the company's customer engagement initiative. Learn how workshops, training, revamped sales processes, integration to ECC and reporting/analytics have helped sales percolate. Take in some insights on engaging the sales team with critical real-time customer data and insights with the goal of reducing sales cycle time and increasing productivity. Familiarize yourselves with Royal Cup's journey from no CRM to on-boarding and training 250 people in six months and discover the art of integrating sales technology with sales processes."][/simnor_accordion]
News Flash
- BLOG: SAP Hybris eCommerce: When should I upgrade?
- BLOG: What are the biggest cloud project implementation mistakes?
- BLOG: How Do I Migrate to the Cloud?
- BLOG: A Quick Induction into Performance Testing in SAP HANA
- BLOG: Some Solutions to your SAP CRM Service Pain Points to Bookmark for 2017
- BLOG: How SAP Hybris C4C helps you sell smarter (and not harder)
- BLOG: Marketing Automation: Are All Your Campaigns Effective?
- BLOG: Want the Power to Book An Order From a Coffee Meeting? Invest in the Right Solutions
- BLOG: SAP HANA: A Business Case for Any Type of Organization
- BLOG: Enabling Superior Customer Service in the Era of the Cloud
- BLOG: Learn how SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer is secure, scalable, and packed with features to keep your business growing
- BLOG: A Beginner's Look at the SAP Hybris B2C Accelerator
- BLOG: Changing Attitudes about Change
- BLOG: The Power of a Single Click in SAP Signature Management by DocuSign
- BLOG: Target your campaigns and messages to the right audience with Hybris Marketing's geo-location segmentation
- BLOG: How to Set-Up an Intuitive User-Oriented UI for Common SAP Functions: The Employee-Centric SAP Fiori Strategy
- BLOG: Extensibility and Platform in SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer
- Knack Systems sponsors and presents at ASUG Wisconsin Chapter Meeting 2016.
- BLOG: Multiple constraints for integrating SAP ECC to SaaS CRM? Here's why it's still all good for SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer users
- Knack Systems participated in the SAP Manufacturing Industries Forum 2016
- BLOG: How SAP Cloud for Customer helped deliver a compelling customer experience
- BLOG: Key Features and benefits of SAP Cloud for Customer solution
- Knack Systems LLC. team delivered an amazing presentation and demo of Insight Selling Suite, a fully integrated cloud CPQ at Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) – Official Page Philadelphia Chapter Event on March 12th.
- BLOG: Experiences from Real time Cloud for Customer (C4C) Implementation- Part II
- BLOG: Experiences from Real Time Cloud for Customer Implementation – Part I
- Knack Systems is now a Hybris Silver Regional Partner
- Press Release: Knack Systems enters into an exclusive strategic partnership with In Mind Computing for North America
- BLOG: Knack Systems along with their happy Customer – Veeco Intruments sharing their SAP Cloud for Customer experience as part of the Customer Engagement and Commerce (CEC) at PA ASUG 2014
- BLOG: A Small Window, a Big Goal, and the CRM overhaul: How GC America rapidly deployed SAP CRM using Knack Systems expertise
- Knack Systems successfully implemented an automated coupon management solution at Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT).
- Successfully upgraded the system landscape from SAP CRM 4.0 to CRM 7.0 EhP1 & EhP2 for North America's top two refrigeration Manufacturing companies namely Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI), Lennox International
- Knack Systems is a certified Rapid Deployment Solutions (RDS) partner of SAP for Web Channel Experience Management (WCEM) & SAP CRM Service Management
- Knack Systems has partnered with SilverPop, a digital marketing technology provider that offers email marketing and marketing automation solutions to develop a connector for seamless integration of there SaaS based marketing tool with SAP CRM.
- Knack Systems' been invited to deliver sessions on marketing & strategies at SAP CRM 2013 event @ Amsterdam to be held on June 11th to June 13th.

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Soom Sonya and Raskolnikov
"Prestuplenie and Nakazaniye" (with variant spellings on the Nakazaniye) I wish sometimes that Soom would just give their dolls normal Korean names and leave it at that, and just one per doll *o*
The mystery is deepened by the fact there is no brief backstory on any kind, though it looks like one is a vampire and one is a witch and they are related somehow?
Anyway, they are quite beautiful and you should especially check out the outfits, which look magnificent.
And speaking of Soom dolls, I snapped a photo of Petra this morning, sitting in a pile of silk flowers that I moved out of the porch, while I put in flooring.
I would be tempted to buy her Sonia's outfit-- but I need two more boxes of Trafficmaster Carrera, since I messed up counting how many I would need. (I had too much gray, not enough white)


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Are you getting law firm reviews and recommendations the safe way?
On Wednesday, SearchEngineLand reported a story about a law firm that had most of its Google reviews removed after it was discovered that the firm was "incentivizing people to review the business with contests and giveaways."
Greg Sterling, SearchEngineLand's contributing editor, wrote that the firm had roughly 100 Google reviews before the issue was reported in the Google My Business forums.
When Sterling published his story, he reported that the law firm now had a single, five-star Google review.
Sterling also pointed out the firm's large number of Facebook reviews:
"On Facebook, the firm has 1,000 five-star reviews. It may well be that a high percentage of these are the byproduct of contests and incentives."
What attorneys need to know about bulk reviews, incentives for giving a review, and Google
According to Sterling, Google's previous policy on financial incentives to generate reviews was:
"Don't offer or accept money, products or services to write reviews for a business or to write negative reviews about a competitor."
But these guidelines appear to have changed:
In addition to Prohibited Content guidelines, text reviews are subject to the following additional requirements:
- Don't use reviews for advertising purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, posting email addresses, phone numbers, social media links or links to other websites in your reviews.
- Don't include promotional or commercial content.
- Don't offer or accept money in exchange for reviews.
- Don't solicit reviews from customers in bulk.
Google responded to an email from SearchEngineLand on this topic. It confirmed that contests designed to create a large volume of reviews violate its policy against soliciting bulk reviews:
"Contests to generate reviews are a violation of policy. Our policy states that businesses should not solicit reviews from customers in bulk."
What is motivating your clients to leave a review for your law firm?
Reviews are an important point of proof for potential clients. They will likely take reviews (or lack thereof) into account as they decide whether to hire your law firm.
But offering something in exchange for reviews is not likely to benefit your law firm's online presence in the long term.
A related example: law firm website link bait
In our Law Firm SEO Guide, we point out that setting up fake or contrived acts of kindness as link bait is a bad idea.
It's true that having links to your law firm's website from other reputable websites can have a positive impact on your online visibility. But it's important to earn those links naturally through high-quality content creation.
Unfortunately, some SEO companies engage in schemes (carried out on behalf of law firms) to try and trick people or institutions into providing links to law firm websites.
One of these tactics is to use charity or generosity as a cover to get a link. That can include things such as:
- Setting up fake or worthless scholarships or grants to get colleges to link back to the law firm.
- Creating contests or scholarships aimed at students that require them to post their submission and link back to the law firm.
- Creating fake or meaningless charity events to get respected community organizations to link back to the law firm.
These tactics are questionable from an ethical standpoint. They're also designed to manipulate the search engines. In today's search engine era, that's difficult to do with any long-term success.
Link schemes violate Google's Webmaster Guidelines, and Google is likely to take action against sites that participate in link schemes.
Links can have a positive impact on your online visibility because they can act as an indicator of quality — a vote that your site is a high-quality website. But for links to be a reliable indicator of quality, they need to be gained naturally. When they're not — such as in the case of a link scheme — they're less reliable as a signal of quality.
That's a problem for Google, which wants to be able to provide its users with quality results for their searches. It's why Google engineered the Penguin algorithm, designed to spot unnatural links and link schemes and to demote sites using manipulative techniques to achieve high rankings.
There are a number of link tactics that are designed to manipulate Google. They can include:
- Exchanging money for links, or posts that contain links;
- Exchanging goods or services for links;
- Sending someone a "free" product in exchange for them writing about it and including a link
None of these tactics are likely to pay off in the long run.
The importance of high-quality law firm online reviews
A similar logic applies to getting bulk reviews.
It's a bad idea to participate in the link-related activities listed above. It's also a bad idea to participate in schemes designed to encourage bulk reviews.
Contests, giveaways, and other tactics like these manipulate people's motivations for giving a review and makes those reviews a less reliable signal of quality.
It may not be surprising that Google chose to remove many of the Google reviews for the law firm in that SearchEngineLand report. Offering consideration for reviews can make those reviews less trustworthy. It can decrease a user's ability to trust those Google reviews when they see them, and that can harm the user's trust in the search engine. (It can also decrease their trust in a law firm.)
For Google to thrive, its users need to be able to trust the information that they find on the search engine. And so, like links, the best way to get reviews is in a natural fashion.
Ethical considerations around incentives for law firm reviews
When it comes to online reviews, Google's rules aren't the only thing attorneys have to worry about.
There are ethical considerations, as well.
In the ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2 reads:
(b) A lawyer shall not give anything of value to a person for recommending the lawyer's services except that a lawyer may
(1) pay the reasonable costs of advertisements or communications permitted by this Rule;
(2) pay the usual charges of a legal service plan or a not-for-profit or qualified lawyer referral service. A qualified lawyer referral service is a lawyer referral service that has been approved by an appropriate regulatory authority;
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It was opposite sides of the same coin as the Spring Grove girls opened the 2018-2019 basketball season first with a Tuesday runaway 72-56 home loss to Lytle/Pacelli and then a 73-45 Friday road rout victory at Lanesboro. Friday's win was the first for new head coach Kody Moore.
The second halves of both conference matchups were closely contested, half-court encounters, but both games had been decided before halftime when they were full-court mismatches. In both games, both teams began defending full court.
On Nov. 27, the Lions committed 34 turnovers in the face of a Lyle/Pacelli full-court defense and then used their own full-court pressure while the Burros lost possession 35 times.
Spring Grove shot poorly from the free throw line (38%) in the loss and then shot very well (72%) in the win.
Most encouraging for the Lions was their accuracy from the three-point line in both contests. However, SG was outrebounded by a wide margin both games.
On both nights, the home team was playing its first game while facing a talented, athletic visitor that had already played a game or two.
It was the Athletics' 92nd consecutive conference victory and ninth straight against Spring Grove. But the Lions still lead the series 24 to 10. It was Spring Grove's 21st straight win against the Burros.
The Lions played with a primary seven-player rotation with five seniors and two juniors.
The B-team results were reversed with SG defeating L/P 44-14 and falling at Lanesboro 21-31.
The Lions shot a strong 43% from 3-point land, including an amazing 6-for-8 trey blitz by Honorable Mention All-SEC junior Amelia Solum who finished with a career-high 21 points. But that was about all that went well for the home team.
The defending state Class A champions came in off two losses against larger Class AA clubs. The Athletics lost some marquee players to graduation but also return two all-conference athletes. L/P 5-foot-10 junior forward Olivia Christianson had a dominating bravura performance - one rebound short of a triple double with 35 points, 17 steals and 9 rebounds.
All-SEC 5-5 senior guard Abigail Bollingberg added 16 points and 8 rebounds while 5-5 senior Kayla Christopherson put in 13 points plus another 8 boards.
Nelson led all rebounders with 10 while the Athletics nearly doubled the Lions on the backboards 40 rebounds to 21. Rebounding was a major factor as it was ball handling bad news for both teams; SG had 34 turnovers and L/P 28. But unlike the Lions, the Athletics converted steals into points (24), while outscoring SG in fast breaks, 34 to 10.
The Lions led 3-2 and 5-4 before a torrent of Spring Grove turnovers propelled L/P into a 13-0 run. The Athletics led by only five points late in the first half before an 11-point run that made it 43-27 at halftime.
After 21 first-half turnovers, the Lions opened the second half with seven turnovers in their next 10 possessions, and L/P led 53-30.
Spring Grove fought back with 13-0 spurt to get back within 11 points but would eventually fall by the same 16-point deficit they faced at halftime.
>>SG 56, Lyle/Pacelli 72
all FG: SG 42% (21-50), L/P 43% (29-68)
3-pt FG: SG 43% (9-21), L/P 25% (4-16)
Free throws: SG 38% (5-3), L/P 59% (10-17)
Rebounds: SG 21, L/P 40
Turnovers: SG 34, L/P 28
Fast break pts: SG 10, L/P 34
Pts. in paint: SG 22, L/P 60
INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R-rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter
*Alyssa Johnson 10P, 1R, 3A, 1S; *Mariah Edgington 5P, 4R, 5A, 4S, 3B; *Amelia Solum 21P, 4R, 2A, 2S; *Kailee Olerud 8P, 5R, 2S, 1B; *Sydnie Kampschroer 9P, 4R, 3A, 2S; Marie Petersen 3P, 1R, 3A, 4S; Kyleigh Doering 2R, 1A
Mariah Edgington hit 4 of 5 from 3-point land while scoring a game-high 22 points along with 9 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 blocked shots plus an admirable 6-to-2 assist-to-turnover ratio.
There were four Lions scoring in double figures with Alyssa Johnson adding 16 points, Solum 13 and Sydney Kampschroer 11.
Solum also contributed a career-high 7 steals while Kampschroer had 6 thefts.
SG hit 21 of 29 free throws (72%), making more than the Burros attempted (10 for 18, 56%). The Lions were again effective beyond the 3-point arc (6 for16, 38%).
Despite committing 16 more turnovers (35 to 19), Lanesboro atoned with a 14-rebound advantage (41 to 27). So both teams had about the same number of attempts from the field, but SG shot 39% to the Burros' 30% and held a 17-point advantage from 3 -point land and an 11-point edge from the foul line.
The Lions broke away from a 9-8 lead with a 20-point run with half of those points coming from the free throw line. A later 16-to-1 run put the Lions in firm command at halftime, 45-14.
The Burros won the second half 31-28 but never got closer than 26 points. Lanesboro finished with 45 points; the Lions had 45 at halftime.
Emily Snyder and Payton Benson each led LHS scoring with 11 points while Lexie Johnson had a game-high 10 rebounds.
This week and next
Spring Grove travels to Rochester on Thursday, Dec. 6 to take on the other Lions. At press time, Schaeffer Academy was 0-2 after lopsided losses to Mabel-Canton and Grand Meadow. The girls are back home on Dec. 14 versus Mabel-Canton.
>>SG 73, Lanesboro 45
all FG: SG 39% (23-59, LHS 30% (17-56)
3-pt FG: SG 38% (6-16), LHS 17% (1-6)
Free throws: SG 72% (21-29), LHS 56% (10-18)
Rebounds: SG 27, LHS 41
Turnovers: SG 19, LHS 35
Fast break pts: SG 15, LHS 13
INDIVIDUALS: *Johnson 16P, 2R, 3A, 1S; *Edgington 22P, 9R, 6A, 4S, 3B; *Solum 13P, 3R, 2A. 7S; *Olerud 5P, 2R, 1A, 4S;; *Kampschroer 1P, 5R, 3A, 6S, 1B; *Petersen 3R, 1A, 4S; Jordian Leahy 1R; Doering 2P, 1R, 2A; Addyson McHugh 4P, 1R; Also playing: Erika Donlan, Maggie Lile
Spring Grove Girls Basketball
approximately 7:15 unless noted. * SEC games.
L vs. Lyle/Pacelli* 57-72
W at Lanesboro* 73-45
12-06at Schaeffer Academy*
12-14 Mabel-Canton*
12/15 vs. Charles City 1 p.m. (Border Battle at Luther Colleg
12-18 Decorah
12-20at Houston*
12-27at Gr. Meadow 3 p.m. (non-conf.)
01-05at Cannon Falls 6 p.m.
01-07at Rushford-Peterson 7 :30 p.m.
01-08 Kingsland*
01-11 Lanesboro*
01-17at Randolph*
01-21 La Crescent-Hokah
01-25 Grand Meadow*
01-26vs. LeRoy-Ostrander* 11 a.m. (at Target Center, Minneapolis)
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01-31at Mabel-Canton*
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02-08 Houston*
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It's the third memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreement Hastings has signed with Qiandong Rare Earth Group for the future supply of mixed rare earth carbonate (MREC) from the Yangibana project in Western Australia.
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Linda Waite and Maggie Gallagher explore five myths about marriage in The Case for Marriage:
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Mental Toughness and Emotional ControlBy Jeremy S Hoy, MS, CSCS, PES, USAW, NASE, TPI1
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Since many of my athletes and parents have been asking questions about mental toughness and emotional control lately, I feel that it is only appropriate to share again one of the quick 10 min videos I did accompanied by some slides that explain this subject in greater detail.
These slides are part of one of my larger presentations that I gave at a coaching clinic about mental preparation for optimizing sports performance, specifically for the sport of ice hockey.
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I also wanted to add that I recently had the opportunity to observe one of my licensed coaches training a team of high level youth hockey players, between the ages of 16 and 18. He had mentioned that his team only had a few players interested in competing beyond the 18U season and that most of them had no desire to go to a higher level or play in college (university) at any level. He followed up by informing me that he feels that because of this it affects his on-ice sessions and his off-ice workouts.
After watching this team complete a few sequences in their workout, I felt the need to explain to them something that is missing, or something that is not being addressed in sports as often as it should be.
Even if they wanted to play at higher level, the reality is that not many people 1) get the opportunity (get noticed and are given a chance) or 2) are not good enough to do so day in and day out. So, the truth is that most people who compete in youth sports don't get to compete in college or university--and this should not discourage anyone from participating in sports at any age.
But what needed to be addressed is that the workouts, what they do on the ice and off the ice, how they prepare and their commitment level are not about the sport. It's about how they process and set goals, and attack each task. Even though they are not motivated, will they still pay attention to each detail? Will they give it their best effort? Even if they don't want to do it, but it is the best thing for the team, will they embrace the suck and do it anyway, to the best of their ability? Will they even show up? Will they try to cheat and cut corners when no one is watching?
Those of us in the real world understand this. We have seen similar examples in the workplace. Heck, we may have even hired with or worked with people who would have taken the easy way out, or made excuses, or ignored the details, which ultimately hurt the team, the company, or got them terminated.
What we do in our youth sports echoes in how we handle tasks and situations in the real world. If you are coach, please emphasize these points and work to develop leaders and better teammates that will better adapt into the real world and contribute to making everyone better. If you are an athlete, take a look in the mirror and honestly assess what type of leader and teammate you are--are you the one doing the right thing all the time, even when no one is watching? Or are you the one cutting the corners and trying to cheat and slack your way through?
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! That is, if you're Canadian! Thanksgiving is the holiday that makes me the most homesick because it's my favourite one of all. Which is no surprise given it's all about FOOD. I love everything this holiday represents: coming together with our loved ones to share the joy of cooking, and being thankful to the harvest and the foods that nourish our bodies. And then going into severe comatose from stuffing ourselves with it! So, knowing that our family and friends over in Canada are all enjoying this Canadian celebrating sends a little pang of sadness to be missing the occasion. (And a big pang of FOMO).
But I've learned the best form of therapy is CAKE! Serve me a slice of this and happiness consumes me like a cat under the windowsill. It's no wonder they serve cake for birthday's – it doesn't matter how old you're turning you can't resist the joy of homemade cake.
And this thanksgiving themed chocolate pumpkin cheesecake is no exception to the rule. It's a delicious vegan dessert that will not only have you in complete bliss, but your loves ones as well. And you can trust me, because I've tested it! This past weekend we had a big Canadian Vegan Thanksgiving with our friends and they were in awe of both the look and taste of this pretty pumpkin cake. It begins with a chocolate oaty-almond crust, with a layer of vanilla cashew cream in between, and topped with a chocolate pumpkin pie filling. And if the pretty layers didn't already have you swooning it's the taste that soars us into bliss! Taking advantage of our favourite fall flavours, a slice of this vegan cake brings out flavours of pumpkin spice, cinnamon, cream and cocoa . It's utterly delicious!
In our household, Thanksgiving wouldn't be the same without a pumpkin dessert. My husband, Mitch, is the biggest pumpkin pie fan I've ever met. The reaction received when you give him a pumpkin pie is like watching someone win a new car on The Price is Right. Every year my mum makes him his very own pumpkin pie, (and a smaller version for everyone else to share). And yes, I know that technically this dessert isn't a pumpkin pie, per se, but there was no doubt in my mind that this pumpkin treat would be well received by hubby.
I won't lie that I was nervous to serve this chocolate pumpkin cheesecake to our friends, however, hoping they'd enjoy vegan frozen desserts as much as we do. It's easy to get accustomed to our own taste preferences eating vegan desserts at the time. So opening the tasting pool to non-vegan friends was the ultimate taste test. …
So here I was, at Thanksgiving dinner on saturday night, cake in hands, and waiting for the verdict: Upon first bite my guests were totally silent! They must have been quiet for 10 seconds, which in chef time feels like an eternity. I had the biggest pit in my stomach believing it must taste horrible, and that my guests were wondering how to stomach eating the rest without offending me. Turns out, the brief moment of silence was because they were blown away and didn't know what to say! The remaining minutes ensued with questions about how to make it, how long it takes, where to buy the ingredients, and whether I was sure I didn't buy it from a patisserie. What a relief!
So I'm here to break the silence by saying that this Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake is vegan-skeptic approved! A recipe that will delight the likes of both vegan and non-vegans alike.
Now that's something to be thankful for.
Wishing everyone the happiest Thanksgiving!
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|Cook Time
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10-12 slices
- 1 cup almonds
- 1 cup gluten-free oats
- 8 medjool dates pits removed
- 2 tsp coconut oil
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- pinch salt
- pinch cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups (210g) cashews soaked overnight, and strained
- 1/2 cup (120ml) coconut milk
- 1/4 cup (60ml) maple syrup
- 2 tbsp lemon juice (approx. ½ lemon)
- 1/4 tsp (1.25ml) vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 525 g (approx. 3 cups) cooked pumpkin (you can also used cooked red kerri, butternut squash or sweet potato)
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 7 tbsp coconut sugar plus more if desired
- 3/4 tsp pumpkin spice
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- splash vanilla extract
- pinch salt
- coconut shavings (optional)
Chocolate Crust
Middle Layer (Vanilla Cashew Cream)
Top Layer (Chocolate Pumpkin)
- In a food processor add almonds, oats, dates, coconut oil, maple syrup, cocoa powder, salt and cinnamon. Process until the ingredients become dough like in texture, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed, approx. 7-10 minutes.
- Transfer crust to a spring form pan. (I used an 18cm/7 inches in diameter). Press down on the crust to make an even layer.
- In a blender add the ingredients of the middle (white) layer: soaked cashews (strained), coconut milk, maple syrup, lemon juice, vanilla extract and salt. Blend until smooth and creamy, approx. 5 minutes. Pour the cashew cream filling over the crust and smooth until even. Gently bang the spring form pan against work surface a few times to release any bubbles. Place in freezer until completely frozen, approx. 2 hours.
- Next add the ingredients for the top (pumpkin) layer of the cheesecake to your food processor: cooked pumpkin, cocoa powder, coconut sugar, pumpkin spice, coconut milk, and vanilla. Blend until smooth.
- Pour the pumpkin into cheesecake pan and smooth until even. Optional to decorate the top of the cake with coconut shavings. Place back in freezer to chill, approx. 2 hours.
- When ready to serve, remove cake from the freezer and let thaw 20 minutes. Use a sharp knife to slice into slices, for optimal taste let the individual slices sit for another 10-15 minutes before serving.
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|Assembly Actions - Lowercase
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|reference changed to social services
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assembly Bill A2163
2013-2014 Legislative Session
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2163 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, GIGLIO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FINCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to personal needs allowances THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 209 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 450 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows: 2-a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this section, an individual who is receiving or is eligible to receive federal supplemental security income payments and/or additional state payments and who is a resident of a residential health care facility as defined by section twenty-eight hundred one of the public health law, shall, in accordance with regu- lations of the department, be entitled to a state payment for personal needs in the amount of fifteen dollars a month, provided, however, that on or after January first, nineteen hundred eighty-eight the state payment for personal needs for such persons shall be in the amount of [twenty-five] FORTY-FIVE dollars a month; PROVIDED FURTHER THAT SUCH FORTY-FIVE DOLLAR AMOUNT BE SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL THREE PERCENT COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT COMMENCING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN AND RECALCULATED EVERY JANUARY FIRST THEREAFTER. Notwithstanding any incon- sistent provision of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this section, on or after January first, nineteen hundred eight- y-eight, a resident of an intermediate care facility operated or issued an operating certificate by the office of mental retardation and devel- opmental disabilities or a patient of a hospital operated by the office of mental health as defined in subdivision ten of section 1.03 of the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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"But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong." 1 Corinthians 1:27
Christ's work on the cross for the sake of reconciling our hearts to God seems foolish to those who don't believe. We try to intellectualize everything we hear or see but as Paul also said, "For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength." 1 Corinthians 1:25
I heard Kari Jobe say in an interview recently that her inspiration for her new song 'The Cause Of Christ' was that she wants Jesus more than she wants to understand. To the world this is foolishness, an upside down view of life. We want to know the why behind everything that happens to us. I find even more so in this age that we think we deserve to know the why. Perhaps this stems from our ability to obtain knowledge at our fingertips. It also ties into our desire to be so independent which I believe is the undercurrent of the epidemic of shame in our society.
In my life, the shame often manifested as false pride. Don't worry about me, I can do it, I can do it because if I don't do it then I feel less than and then people will think I am not capable and then they will talk about me and then I am not worthy and then I might as well not even try. In all of this the lies I believed would be affirmed in this habitual pattern of thinking.
Jesus interrupted this pattern of thinking. I chose Him and thus began the journey of process to heal my shame. I realized I really was weak without Him, that we all are. In this way, He uses the weak to shame the strong. My strong was a false persona to protect my heart. My strong was built on faulty foundations. When I first heard of the notion that Jesus loved me and died for me and my sins and to give me eternal life. That was foolishness to me. I didn't understand it. But God's foolishness is wiser than any man's wisdom.
I saw the long-term fruit of choosing to believe what I initially thought to be foolishness 15 years ago. Tonight we were at an event for the bible camp my son has attended for the last 5 years. This summer he was in the Leader in Training program. He was asked to share about his experience. "Being a LIT does require a servant heart. You're constantly doing chores and just working around the camp. Some people may think that is a bad thing but I think that is one thing that teaches me the most, like having to humble yourself before others…Just being able to share your story and tell the campers what God is doing in your life, you hope that will make an impact but you know God has a plan for that."
That was part of his story he shared and in this world that may be seen as foolishness. A 15-year-old young man standing for his God, serving and knowing that is God's heart for him, hoping that made an impact on others. This kind of 'foolishness and weakness' is what is shaming the wise and the strong. People in the world may see a teenage boy saying dumb things about this God. God sees him and says well done, good and faithful servant. I see the fruit of redemption in who my son is today. Because I chose Jesus and allowed Him to change my life, the life of my children has been impacted as well in their choice for Him. I pray it continues so for all the generations to come.
What have you heard that seems foolish to you? The speaker at the event said, "There is no limit on Christ's blood." What kind of limit are you placing on our God?
Isaiah 55:8,9 "For your thoughts are not my thoughts, neither are your ways my ways. declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."


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Caring about food, where it comes from, how it's produced and what's in it is proving to be as superficial as any other trend.
The agricultural industry — and this includes farmers — has responded to what it assumed was a genuine interest in knowing more about what it's up to by responding to questions that seemed scientific with scientific answers.
Caring about food was supposed to be simple. It was supposed to be about appreciating the hard work and toil overall-wearing farmers put into growing fruits and vegetables. Instead, the consumer, having not taken interest in the comings and goings of the ag industry for quite some time, is now face to face with an industry that is far from simple. Agriculture has adopted complex chemistries, complex technologies, complex business practices and it trades on a comprehensive understanding of global markets and trends.
Coverage of agricultural issues needs to keep up. Many media outlets need to do better, if they want to be the gatekeepers for the distribution of food and food production-related information.
Last week's episode of CBC's The Weekly with Wendy Mesley tackled glyphosate, the active ingredient in popular herbicide Roundup.
The episode was an oversimplified treatment of a complex topic, and aired days before a U.S. federal jury ruled against the herbicide's maker, Monsanto, saying Roundup was a factor in California resident Edwin Hardeman's cancer.
The segment opened with an archived cigarette commercial assuring people that smoking poses no risk to your health.
"Remember when we learned that big tobacco had been hiding the science that linked cigarettes to cancer," narrated Mesley as the commercial ended. It was the tie-in that would set the tone for the remainder of the story, which was anchored on the release of the Monsanto Papers, a collection of information related to the growing number of lawsuits against the namesake company.
The next few minutes struck me as fear mongering at its most effective: open-ended questions, zealous naysayers and claims that were hard to verify or disprove.
"They're (Health Canada) continuing to bury their head in the sand and actually look at the science," U.S. Attorney R. Brent Wisner told Mesley. Wisner is the co-lead counsel for the Roundup JCCP, which consists of more than 150 California-based lawsuits connecting the Monsanto product to non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
"The fact that Health Canada has turned a blind eye is really a disservice to Canadians. They're wrong on the science. And when they're wrong on the science, people get cancer and people die," said Wisner, who implied that perhaps Monsanto had cast a spell on regulators.
The segment also cited findings that Monsanto was bedfellows with the research body that claims glyphosate is safe. A close inspection of the Monsanto Papers also revealed interactions where it appears as though the company attempted to edit research results. The public is led to believe those edits were tantamount to tampering, but that is not necessarily the case.
Not one farmer was interviewed, and Health Canada's position was only mentioned a couple of times. The overall effect left viewers with only one conclusion to draw — one that runs contrary to Health Canada's own findings.
"Our scientists left no stone unturned in conducting this review," reads Health Canada's official position on glyphosate, published in January. "They had access to all relevant data and information from federal and provincial governments, international regulatory agencies, published scientific reports and multiple pesticide manufacturers. This includes the reviews referred to in the Monsanto Papers. Health Canada also had access to numerous individual studies and raw scientific data during its assessment of glyphosate, including additional cancer and genotoxicity studies. To help ensure an unbiased assessment of the information, Health Canada selected a group of 20 of its own scientists who were not involved in the 2017 re-evaluation to evaluate the notices of objection."
"No pesticide regulatory authority in the world currently considers glyphosate to be a cancer risk to humans at the levels at which humans are currently exposed. We continue to monitor for new information related to glyphosate, including regulatory actions from other governments, and will take appropriate action if risks of concern to human health or the environment are identified."
As a farmer, and as a journalist who has worked in mainstream media, it is continually disappointing to see agricultural topics treated this way. Agriculture has some strong lobbies behind it, but they often don't hold a candle to the ones rallying in opposition.
I'm not an apologist for glyphosate, but I use it. The effective herbicide has allowed my farm to reduce its reliance on chemicals, overall.
If the consumer cares, then pay attention to the details. And if the media wants to investigate large ag companies — which they should — they should give both sides a full airing. The public deserves that.


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TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida State revived the character Cimarron in April 2012 to appear at Florida State athletic events.
The design of Cimarron was commissioned in the fall of 2011 by Florida State to Scollon Productions Inc.
According to the Florida State website, Scollon has been the costume character designer and manufacturer of choice for many corporations worldwide, including Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and more than 100 sports teams.
Florida State limits the use of Osceola and Renegade to football games, so Cimarron gives FSU a mascot to use at other events.
In 2012, FSU Assistant Athletic Director of Marketing and Promotions Jason Dennard said, "Cimarron has been revived to give a promotional presence at other designated events. It also allows us to participate in some opportunities that were not appropriate for the distinguished symbol of Osceola and Renegade."
Listed on the expectations for people auditioning to be Cimarron, Florida State says "Cimarron is an ambassador for the university and athletic department. The students who portray Cimarron must display good decision-making skills in and out of the suit.
"Mascots are expected to promote crowd involvement and sportsmanship at athletic events and appearances. ... Student performers are asked to keep their mascot identity a secret while they are an active member of the mascot program."
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Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson Series #4)
Plot:Marsilia wants her dead, Stefan is hurt, and Mercy is sent away to investigate a ghost sighting, but only gets more into trouble,My thoughts:Mercy is still very lost and hurt, but she has Adam to support her, and in the middle of all this she had chosen him. Though that will to run is still strong. But she does see that he is a great guy and that the pack wants to care for her too, well some of them.Mercy gets back some of her kick-assness in this book, but she has some way to go still.I am totally crushing on Stefan after this book, I was all Adam who? after it. Yes Adam is all nice and alpha, but Stefan is, dark. And poor Samuel seems to broken, that poor wolf needs someone to heal his soul.Good story, ghosts, vamps, and power struggles, and Stefan in the middle of it all.Final thoughts and recommendation.Still a Urban fantasy series that I love so much so recommending it to everyone.Cover:Well none of the covers really show the real Mercy, but still they are pretty.Reason for reading:I love this series


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Multi-platinum-selling country singer Josh Turner's I Serve A Savior adds a new dimension to the GRAMMY® nominee's already acclaimed career. The faith-based collection includes hand-picked hymns, alongside brand-new originals and live recordings of some of Turner's most memorable hits including "Me and God" and "Long Black Train."
The 16-time ACM Awards host Reba McEntire reminded the Vegas crowd why she's a country music icon with a riveting performance on the MGM Grand Arena stage.
Robert Mizzell has made Ireland his home for over 20 years. He served his apprenticeship in Country Music since he first arrived here, and is now a top Country Artist in Ireland and the UK just being himself. A traditional Country Music Artist.
Hillary Klug´s version of Cotton Eyed Joe is mesmerizing. She sings, dances, and plays fiddle at the same time! You'll never believe who joins in halfway through!!
Country Music will chronicle the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of our nation. From southern Appalachia's songs of struggle, heartbreak and faith to the rollicking western swing of Texas, from California honky tonks to Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, we will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century, as it eventually emerged to become America's music.
Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band debuted their new single, "The World Needs More Cowboys," before a crowd of 18,000 people at the 5th Round of the National Finals Rodeo on October 2018. The video is a killer combination of life on the road and performance by Chancey and the band.
My Miracle" is the ultimate love song with a powerful message. It is written by Paisley and Gary Nicholson and produced by Dann Huff and Luke Wooten. Kendal Marcy was executive producer.
"I can be a little ornery when it comes to writing love songs. I don't typically put it all out there, but in this one I did. This is the most powerful statement I think I can make," says Paisley. "The one I wrote it for (wife of 16 years, Kimberly Williams-Paisley), she is my worst critic typically, but in this case, I think I got it right."


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A video with drunken terrorists appeared in the Internet. Here they confirm the fact that they are Russian citizens and boast that they'll 'never give up the Donbass for Ukraine'. Furthermore they have threatened to kill all the Ukrainian captives.
'I advise everyone to watch up to the end to understand who exactly have been bringing us Russian peace for the third year,' a blogger Necro Mancer wrote in Twitter.
'They seemed to remember the 200th from a morgue of Gorlovka. And probably there were more than one,' the blogger noted.
In addition, they repeatedly voiced threats against Ukrainian troops and civilians.
'All of you are dead, we'll kill you and your children. We don't care who to kill,' one of the militants said.
They also stated that 70% of the militants are Russian citizens.
'I am from St. Petersburg, there are guys from the Urals, Krasnodar, Chelyabinsk,' another terrorist said.