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Well, we've made it through another one of those tough dates. Tuesday marked four years since Hannah went to Heaven ... and it was okay. I was overwhelmed (in a good way) by the number of cards, texts, phone calls, and Facebook posts we received ... people letting us know they were praying for us and friends and family members posting pictures and memories of Hannah. Made the day much easier.
I was thinking on Tuesday about how I felt in those very early days of grief. When I counted every day Hannah had been gone. And how I eventually started counting in bigger units of time ... it's been a week, two weeks, it's been a month, three months, six months, nine months. I remember how, for awhile, the 26th of every month was a weight on my shoulders. How I dreaded those anniversary dates to the point where it nearly made me physically ill. I found myself living under the tyranny of these dates. I wondered how I could possibly make it for a whole year without her. Then that dreaded one-year anniversary came and went, and then it was 18 months, and then, somehow, it was two years. And now, unbelievably, it's been four years ... and two days.
Last night, we had our second While We're Waiting Support Group meeting. We started our meeting by going around the room and doing very brief introductions of ourselves and our child in Heaven. For example, I said, "We are Brad and Jill Sullivan, and our daughter Hannah went to Heaven in February of 2009 at the age of 17 following a battle with brain cancer." We got about halfway around the room and heard from several parents whose children had gone to Heaven relatively recently. Then we got to two moms who had lost their children many years ago. The first one introduced herself and told us her son's name, but then went blank on what year he died. She knew what year he was born and how old he was when he died, but said she'd have to do the math to remember the exact year. Then the next mom said that her son had died forty years ago, then got a thoughtful look on her face and said, "No, it wasn't 40 years, it was 30 years ago."
And for just a moment, I must admit that I thought to myself, "How could you possibly forget how long ago your child died?" And then it hit me. These moms hadn't really forgotten, they just knew that it didn't really matter how long it had been. They weren't living their lives under the tyranny of those dates anymore. After all, the amount of time we spend without our children here on earth pales in comparison to the amount of time we will spend with them in eternity.
What a lesson that was for me! And what a comfort to know that, over time, those special dates will loosen their grip on me, too. I'm happy to say that I'm beginning to see that happen. And that's what I've been thinking about on this Thoughtful Thursday.
Oh, and how's the basketball going? Well, I'm glad you asked. The Lady Panthers won their game on Tuesday, moving them on to the second round of the state tournament. The game was closer than we would have liked, and I was so relieved that the end of Bethany's basketball career didn't fall on the fourth anniversary of her sister's death (speaking of the tyranny of dates). I just have to share one picture from that game...
This picture just cracks me up. It's the tip at the beginning of the game, and you can see that Bethany is jumping as high as she possibly can to get that ball. The other girl apparently never even jumped. Yes, Bethany got the tip! :)


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Although soft to touch, its needle-like leaves are tough. This type of grass prefers well-drained soil and grows best in full sunlight, although it would tolerate some shade as well.
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The Bountiful Utah Temple is the 47th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Bountiful Temple is the eighth temple constructed in the state of Utah. The history of this temple site began back in 1897, when John Haven Barlow Sr. purchased forty acres of land from the United States government. Because of lack of water and the steep terrain, there was little that could be done with the land. In 1947 some of the land was cleared and four hundred apricot trees were planted. In the spring of 1983, flash flooding caused a great deal of damage in Bountiful, resulting in the decision to build a dam across the canyon to limit the flow of water during heavy rainstorms. The city requested the use of the soil from the future temple site, so construction crews removed over two hundred thousand cubic yards of soil, leaving the area an ideal spot on which the Mormon temple would later be built. [1]
After considering numerous sites for the temple, the final decision was made on April 3, 1988, by the First Presidency of the Mormon Church. Four years later in May of 1992, the groundbreaking took place, and on January 8, 1992, President Howard W. Hunter dedicated the Bountiful Utah Temple. Two hundred thousand members of the Mormon Church attended the dedicatory sessions, more than had ever previously attended a temple dedication.
The Bountiful Utah Temple has a total of 104,000 square feet, four ordinance rooms, and eight sealing rooms.
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On August 14th, 2007, the Statistics office of the SR published the GDP estimate in Slovakia for 2 quarter of 2007. The published estimate is developed based on Labour force survey (LFS) in Slovak Republic.
From this estimate can be seen that in 2 quarter of 2007 Slovakia has created the GDP in 449,3 bn SKK. Compared to the same period in 2006, the GDP grew by 9,2% (in current prices by 11,3%). Faster creation of GDP was caused by growing of value added in industrial production, mainly in production of machinery, electrical equipment and transport vehicles. On the consumption side, the growth of GDP was influenced by continued foreign demand within local demand growth.
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That Printer of Udell's by Harold Bell Wright
Chapter XXIX
In the little country village of Anderson, where the southern branch of the "Memphis" joins the main line, a group of excited citizens were standing in front of the doctor's office. "You're right sure it's small-pox, are you, Doc?"
"There's no doubt of it," answered the physician.
"Who is he?"
"He won't tell his name, but Jack Lane says it's Frank Goodrich. He came in day before yesterday on the 'Memphis,' from Boyd City, where they have just lost a case or two of the worst form."
An angry murmur arose from the little group of men. "What you goin' to do, Doc?" asked the spokesman.
"I've sent to Pleasantville for that nigger who has had the disease, and he'll be in as soon as he can get here. We must find some place out of town for the fellow to stay, and let old Jake take care of him."
Jim Boles spoke up. "Thar's a cabin on my west forty, that's in purty good shape. A couple of us could fix her up in an hour or two; it's way back from the road, a good bit over a mile I reckon --in heavy timber too."
"I know the place," said another. "We run a fox past there last winter, and found him denned in that ledge of rocks 'bout half a quarter on yon side."
"That's it," said another. "It's sure out of the way all right."
"Well," said the doctor, "three or four of you go over there and fix up the cabin as comfortable as possible, and I'll have the negro take him out as soon as he comes."
The cabin, which was built by some early settler, had long ago been abandoned, and was partly fallen into decay. Tall weeds grew up through the ruins where the pole stable had stood; the roof and one side of the smoke-house had fallen in; and the chinking had crumbled from between the logs of the house; while the yard was overgrown with brush and a tangle of last season's dead grass and leaves, now wet and sodden with the late heavy rain. Deep timber hid the place from view, and a hundred yards in front of the hovel a spring bubbled from beneath a ledge of rock, sending a tiny stream trickling away through the forest.
Jim Boles and his helpers had just finished patching up the cabin roof and floor, after first building a huge fire in the long unused fireplace, when they heard the rattle of a wagon, and between the trees, caught a glimpse of a scrawny old horse, harnessed with bits of strap and string, to a rickety wagon, that seemed about to fall to pieces at every turn of the wheel. Upon the board, used for a seat, sat an old negro, urging his steed through the patches of light and shadow with many a jerk of the rope lines, accompanied by an occasional whack from the long slender pole. Behind the negro was a long object wrapped in blankets and comforters.
"Hullo!" shouted the colored man, catching sight of the cabin and the men. "Am dis yar de horspital fer de small-pox diseases? Dey dun tol' me ter foller de road; but fo' Gawd, all de's yar roads look erlike ter me in dis yer place. Nevah seed sich er lonsom ol' hole in all ma' bo'n days. Reckon dars any hants in dat air ol' shack?"
"No, this cabin is all right," shouted one of the men; "but you stay where you are till we get away." And they began gathering up their tools and garments.
"All right, sah; all right, sah," grinned the negro. "You'uns jes clar out ob de way fer de amblance am er comin'. We dun got de right ob way dis trip, shor'."
And so Frank Goodrich was established in the old log house, with the colored man to nurse him. A place was fixed upon where the doctor and citizens would leave such things as were needed, and Jake could go and get them.
Three days passed, and then by bribes and threats and prayers, Frank persuaded the negro to walk to Pleasantville in the night and post a letter to Rev. Cameron, begging the minister to come to him, telling him only that he was in trouble and warning him to keep his journey secret.
What fiend prompted young Goodrich to take such a course cannot be imagined. But let us, in charity, try to think that he was driven to it by the fright and horrors of his condition.
Mrs. Cameron was away in the far east visiting her parents, and when the minister received the letter, he made hurried preparations, and telling Dick that he might be gone several days, left the city that evening. At a little way-station named in the letter, he found the negro, with his poor old horse and rickety wagon waiting him.
"Is you de parson?" asked the colored man.
"Yes, I am a minister," Cameron answered, wondering much at the appearance of the darkey and his strange turn-out. And as he climbed up to the board seat, he questioned his guide rather sharply, but the only answer he could get was: "Mistah Goodrich dun tol' me ter hol' ma tongue er he'd hant me, an' I'm shor goin' t' do hit. Golly, dis yere chile don't want no ghostes chasin' ob him 'roun'. No sah. I'se done fotch yo' t' Mistah Goodrich en he kin tell yo' what he's er mind ter."
Needless to say, all this did not add to Cameron's peace of mind, and the moments seemed hours as the poor old horse stumbled on through the darkness of the night. At last they entered the timber, and how the negro ever guided his crippled steed past the trees and fallen logs and rocks was a mystery; but he did; and at last they saw the light of the cabin.
"Dar's de place, sah. Dis yere's de horspital. We dun got yere at las'." And the colored Jehu brought the horse to a stand-still near the tumbled down smoke-house.
"Go right in, s'ah; go right in. Nobody dar but Mistah Goodrich. I put eway ol' Mose." And he began fumbling at the ropes and strings that made the harness.
Cameron, burning with impatience and curiosity, stepped to the door of the cabin and pushed it open. By the dim light of a dirty kerosene lantern, he could see nothing at first; but a moaning voice from one end of the room, drew his attention in the right direction. "Is that you, Brother Cameron?"
He stepped to the side of the cot. "Why Frank, what are you doing here; and what is the matter?"
"I'm sick," answered the young man, in a feeble voice. "I wanted to see you so bad. I'm awful glad you came."
"But why are you here in this miserable place? I do not understand."
"Small-pox," muttered the sick man. "Folks in town are afraid. The nigger takes care of me. He has had it."
The minister involuntarily started back.
"Oh Brother Cameron, don't leave me here alone," cried Frank. "I can't die like this."
For one brief moment Cameron trembled. He saw his danger and the trap into which he had fallen. He thought of his work and of his wife, and took one step toward the door; then stopped.
"Oh, I can't die alone," said the voice again.
Then with a prayer to his God for help, the minister made up his mind.
"Why of course I'll not leave you, Frank," he said cheerily, resuming his seat. "You know that surely."
And so this man of God wrote his friends in the city that he would be detained a few days, and stayed by the side of the wretched sufferer in the old cabin in the lonely woods.
The disease was not slow in its work, and before many hours had passed, it was clear to Cameron that the end was approaching. Frank also realized that death was not far distant, and his awful fear was pitiful.
"Brother Cameron," he whispered hoarsely, as he held his pastor's hand, while the old negro crouched by the fire-place smoking his cob pipe. "I must tell you--I've lived an awful life--people think that I'm a Christian--but I've lived a lie--"
Then with a look that made Cameron shudder, and in a voice strong with terror, he screamed, "O God, I shall go to Hell. I shall go to Hell. Save me, Brother Cameron, save me. I always said that you were a good fellow. Why do you let me die here like a dog? Don't you know that I want to live? Here you cursed nigger, go fetch a doctor. I'll haunt you if you don't. Do as I say."
The colored man chattering in fright, dropped his pipe in the ashes, and half rose as though to leave the room, but sank back again with his eyes fixed on Rev. Cameron, who was bending forward, his hand on the forehead of the dying man.
"God knows all, Frank," said the minister.
"Yes," muttered the other, "God knows all--all--all." Then in a scream of anguish again, "He has been watching me all the time. He has seen me everywhere I went. He is here now. Look! don't you see his eyes? Look! Brother Cameron; look you nigger!--Look there--" He pointed to one corner of the cabin. "Oh, see those awful eyes, watching--watching--I have fooled men but I couldn't fool God. Don't. Don't.--Oh, Christ, I want to live. Save me--save me--" And he prayed and plead for Jesus to heal him. "You know you could if you wanted to," he shouted, profanely; as though the Saviour of men was present in the flesh. Then to Cameron again, "I must get out of here. Don't you hear them coming? Let me go I say," as the minister held him back on the bed. "Let me go. Don't you know that I can't look God in the face? I tell you, I'm afraid."
For a moment he struggled feebly and then sank back exhausted; but soon began to talk again; and the minister heard with horror the dark secrets of his life.
Suddenly he ceased muttering, and with wide-open eyes, stared into the darkness. "Look there, Brother Cameron," he cried, hoarse with emotion. "Amy; don't you see her? She disgraced the family you know; ran away with that low-down printer. But see! Look! Who is that with her? Oh God, it's Kate--Kate--Yes, Kate, I'll marry you. It can't be wrong, you know, for you love me. Only we must not marry now for father would--Look Cameron--" His voice rose in a scream of fear. "She's got smallpox. Drive her out, you nigger; take her away to that cabin in the woods where you kept me. Sh'-- Don't tell anyone, Cameron, but she wants me to go with her. She's come to get me. And there's--there's--My God, look--Yes--Yes-- Kate, I'm coming--" And he sank back on the bed again.
The negro was on his knees trying to mumble a prayer, while the minister sat with bowed head. The lantern cast flickering shadows in the corners of the room, and the firelight danced and fell. A water bug crawled over the floor; a spider dropped from the rude rafters; and from without came the sound of the wind among the bare branches of the trees, and the old horse feeding on the dead grass and mouldy leaves about the cabin.
Suddenly the sick man spoke once more. "No sir, I will never disgrace you. I am as proud of our family as yourself. I am--home --day--" The sentence trailed off into a few unintelligible words in which only "Mother" and "Amy" could be distinguished. And then, with a last look about the cabin, from eyes in which anguish and awful fear was pictured, he gasped and was gone.
The next day, the old negro dug a grave not far from the house, and at evening, when the sun was casting the last long shadows through the trees, the colored man and the minister lowered the body of the rich man's son, with the help of the rope lines from the old harness, to its last resting place.
A few moments later, the darkey came around to the front of the house.
"Ready to go, sah?"
"Go where?" asked Cameron.
"Why, go home ob course. I reckoned you'd be mighty glad ter get away from dis yer place."
"I'm not going anywhere," the minister answered. "You may unhitch the horse again."
The old man did as he was told; then scratching his woolly head, said to himself, "I golly. Neber thought ob dat. I'll sure hab ter take care ob him next."
In the days which followed, Cameron wrote long letters to his wife, preparing her, with many loving words, for what was, in all probability, sure to come before she could reach home again. He also prepared an article for the Whistler, telling of Frank's death, but omitting all that would tend to injure the young man's character. To Adam Goodrich only, he wrote the awful truth. Other letters containing requests in regard to his business affairs, he addressed to Dick Falkner and Uncle Bobbie Wicks, and one to the President of the Association, in which he made several recommendations in regard to the work. All of these, except the one to his wife, he placed in the hands of the negro to be mailed after his death, if such should be the end.
Then when the symptoms of the dread disease appeared, he calmly and coolly began his fight for life. But his efforts were of no avail; and one night, just before the break of day, he called the old colored man to his bedside and whispered, with a smile, "It's almost over, Uncle Jake; my Master bids me come up higher. Good-bye; you have been very kind to me, and the good Father will not forget you." And so talking calmly of the Master's goodness and love, he fell asleep, and the old negro sat with a look of awe and reverence on his dusky face, as the glorious sunlight filled the cabin and the chorus of the birds greeted the coming of the day.
Much that passed in the weeks following, cannot be written here. Mrs. Cameron's grief and anguish were too keen, too sacred, to be rendered in unsympathetic print. But sustained by that power which had ennobled the life of her husband, and kept by the promises of the faith that had strengthened him, she went on doing her part in the Master's work, waiting in loving patience the call that would unite them again.
A month after the news of Cameron's death reached Boyd City, the president of the Association called on Dick and spent an hour with him talking of the work. Before leaving, he said: "Mr. Falkner, in Rev. Cameron's letter to me, he strongly recommended that you be called to take the place left vacant as director of the Association. With your consent, I will announce that recommendation at our next meeting. But first, I would like to know what answer you would give."
Dick asked for a week to think over the matter, which was granted. And during that time he consulted Elder Wicks.
Uncle Bobbie only said, as he grasped his young friend by the hand, "Behold, I have set before you an open door." And Dick bowed his head in silent assent.
The same day, late in the afternoon, George Udell was bending over some work that he was obliged to finish before going home. His helper had gone to supper, and the boy, a new one in the office, was cleaning up preparatory to closing for the night. "Don't clean that press, Jim," said the printer, suddenly.
"What's the matter; don't you know that it's time to quit?" asked the tired youngster, a note of anxiety in his voice.
"You can quit," replied George, "but I am going to run off some of this stuff before I go." And he proceeded to lock up the form.
With a look of supreme disgust on his ink-stained countenance, the other removed his apron and vanished, as though fearing his employer might change his mind. At the foot of the stairs, the apprentice met Clara Wilson. "He's up there," he said with a grin, and hurried on out of the building, while the young lady passed slowly to the upper floor. The stamping of the press filled the room, and the printer, his eyes on his work, did not hear the door close behind the girl; and only when she stood at his elbow did he look up. The machine made three impressions on one sheet before he came to his senses; then he turned to the young lady inquiringly.
"I--I--thought I'd stop and ask you to come over to the house this evening; Mother wants to see you."
"Hum--m--m, anything important?" asked George, leaning against the press. "You see I'm pretty busy now." He shut off the power and stepped across the room as the phone rang. "Hello--Yes, this is Udell's--I'm sorry, but it will be impossible--We close at six you know. Come over first thing in the morning--Can't do it; it's past six now, and I have an important engagement to-night. All right. Good-bye."
"Oh, if you have an engagement I will go," said Clara, moving toward the door.
"You needn't be in a hurry," said George, with one of his queer smiles. "My engagement has been put off so many times it won't hurt to delay it a few minutes longer. And besides," he added, "the other party has done all the putting off so far, and I rather enjoy the novelty."
The young lady blushed and hung her head, and then--but there--what right have we to look? It is enough for us to know that Udell's engagement was put off no longer, and that he spent the evening at the Wilson home, where the heart of Clara's mother was made glad by the announcement she had long wished to hear.
"Law sakes," snapped the old lady; "I do hope you'll be happy. Goodness knows you ought to be; you've waited long enough." And for just that once, all parties interested were agreed.
Charlie Bowen is in an eastern college fitting himself for the ministry. His expenses are paid by Mr. Wicks. "To-be-sure," said Uncle Bobbie, "I reckon a feller might as well invest in young men as any other kind o' stock, an' the church needs preachers who know a little about the business of this world, as well as the world what's comin'. I don't know how my business will get along without the boy though, but I reckon if we look after Christ's interests he won't let us go broke. To-be-sure, college only puts the trimmins' on, but if you've got a Christian business man, what's all man to begin with, they sure do put him in shape; an' I reckon the best 'aint none too good for God. But after all, it's mighty comfortin' for such old, uneducated sticks as me to know that 'taint the trimmings the good Father looks at. Ye can't tell a preacher by the long words in his sermon, no more 'n you can tell a church by the length of its steeple."
Five years later, two traveling men, aboard the incoming "Frisco" passenger, were discussing the business outlook, when one pointed out of the window to the smoke-shrouded city. "That town is a wonder to me," he said.
"Why?" asked his fellow-drummer, who was making his first trip over that part of the road. "What's the matter with it? Isn't it a good business town?"
"Good business town," ejaculated the other, "I should say it was. There's not a better in this section of the country. But it's the change in the character of the place that gets me. Five years ago, there wasn't a tougher city in the whole west. Every other door on Broadway was a joint, and now--"
"Oh yes, I've heard that," interrupted the other, with a half sneer; "struck by a church revival or something, wasn't they? And built some sort of a Salvation Army Rescuing Home or Mission?"
"I'm not sure about the church revival," returned the other slowly, "though they do say there are more church members there now than in any other city of its size in the country. But I'm sure of one thing; they were struck by good, common-sense business Christianity. As for the Rescue Home, I suppose you can call it that if you want to; but it's the finest block in the business portion of the city; and almost every man you meet owns a share in it. But here we are; you can see for yourself; only take my advice, and if you want to do business in Boyd City, don't try to sneer at the churches, or laugh at their Association."
And indeed the traveling man might well wonder at the change a few years had brought to this city in the great coal fields of the middle west. In place of the saloons that once lined the east side of Broadway and the principal streets leading to it, there were substantial buildings and respectable business firms. The gambling dens and brothels had been forced to close their doors, and their occupants driven to seek other fields for their degrading profession. Cheap variety and vulgar burlesque troops had the city listed as no good, and passed it by, while the best of musicians and lecturers were always sure of crowded houses. The churches, of all denominations, had been forced to increase their seating capacity; and the attendance at High School and Business College had enlarged four-fold; the city streets and public buildings, the lawns and fences even, by their clean and well-kept appearance, showed an honest pride, and a purpose above mere existence. But a stranger would notice, first of all, the absence of loafers on the street corners, and the bright, interested expressions and manners of the young men whom he chanced to meet.
And does this all seem strange to you, reader, as to our friend, the traveling man? Believe me, there is no mystery about it. It is just the change that comes to the individual who applies Christ's teaching to his daily life. High purpose, noble activity, virtue, honesty and cleanliness. God has but one law for the corporation and the individual, and the teaching that will transform the life of a citizen will change the life of a city if only it be applied.
The reading-room and institution established by the young people of the Jerusalem Church had accomplished its mission, and was absorbed into the larger one established by the citizens, where boys and girls, men and women, could hear good music, uplifting talk, and helpful entertainment; where good citizenship, good health, good morals, were all taught in the name of Jesus. The institution was free in every department; visitors were restricted only by wholesome rules that in themselves were educational. Co-operating with the city officials, it separated the vicious from the unfortunate, and removed not only the influence of evil, but the last excuse for it, by making virtue a pleasure, and tempting the public to live wholesomely. And as the traveling man testified, it paid from a business standpoint; or as Uncle Bobbie Wicks tells his customers from other towns, "Folks come to Boyd City to live 'cause they 'aint 'fraid to have their boys 'n girls walk down the street alone." And after all, that's about the best recommendation a place can have. And perhaps the happiest couple in all that happy, prosperous city, as well as the best-loved of her citizens, is the young manager of the Association, Mr. Richard Falkner, and his beautiful wife, Amy.
But Dick will soon leave his present position to enter a field of wider usefulness at the National Capitol. For the people declared, at the last election, that their choice for representative was "That Printer of Udell's." And before they leave for their Washington home, Dick and Amy will pay still another visit to a lonely spot near the little village of Anderson. There, where the oaks and hickorys cast their flickering shadows on the fallen leaves and bushes, and the striped ground-squirrel has his home in the rocks; where the redbird whistles to his mate, and at night, the sly fox creeps forth to roam at will; where nature, with vine of the wild grape, has builded a fantastic arbor, and the atmosphere is sweet with woodland flowers and blossoms, not far from the ruins of an old cabin, they will kneel before two rough mounds of earth, each marked with a simple headstone, one bearing no inscription save the name and date; the other this: "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto Me."


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All four NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) hospitals received grades of A in new ratings from a national organization that focuses on quality and safety in American health care. The Leapfrog Group released its updated Hospital Safety Grades on Thursday and for the third consecutive time, NorthShore's grades improved, with the system now receiving straight A's.
"We are happy to be recognized for our ongoing quality and patient safety efforts, and will continue to focus on strategies to improve clinical and experience outcomes for our patients," said Chief Quality and Transformation Officer Lakshmi Halasyamani, MD. "We are always striving to provide the highest quality care through an integrated, team-based approach, one that uses clinical analytics to support evidence-based medicine and important safety protocols."
Leapfrog assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals nationwide on a semiannual basis, based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms among patients in their care. Highland Park and Skokie hospitals maintained the A grades they earned in spring 2018, while Evanston and Glenbrook hospitals improved from the B's they received.
"These safety grades reflect the incredible work that is being done through our multi-year journey to establish NorthShore as a top performer nationally in the area of quality and patient safety," said President and CEO J.P. Gallagher. "We're making significant investments to elevate our quality, expand our reach and deliver exceptional experiences to our patients."
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade's methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.
"Leapfrog's Hospital Safety Grades recognize hospitals like NorthShore's that focus on advancing patient safety. This ranking provides an important resource for patients, and a benchmark for hospitals," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. "Hospitals that earn an A Hospital Safety Grade deserve to be recognized for their efforts in preventing medical harm and errors."
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I'm doing several different experiments with the tomato crop this year. I just can't help myself. Each year I try something new and each year I learn something. Meanwhile we always get a ton of tomatoes, so it doesn't hurt my bottom line. And I want to get ever more efficient at growing this crop.
I've got about 60 tomatoes and 20 hot peppers out in the 'greenhouse' at the moment, and another tray of about 20 more tomatoes and 20 more peppers under lights in my bedroom. The ones in the greenhouse are doing fine. We have nice sunny days, and I open the door of the greenhouse in the middle part of the day (if I'm home) and allow the plants to get beautiful solar radiation, then close it up about 3 pm and let the greenhouse heat up inside before chilly night comes (between 45-49 degrees outside generally, but much, much warmer in the greenhouse). So that is one experiment - I wanted to see if I could minimize the time and space that seedlings take up in the house (our house is so tiny, even one table full of seedlings is in the way), and I think this is working. Since I don't intend on putting tomatoes in the ground until the nights are solidly above 50 degrees, we've got a while. Also the soil is still fairly cool. I'm hoping not to pot them up further, just plop them into the ground when conditions are right.
The tomatoes will go on the south side of the garden this year, in six raised beds. Two of the beds are 4x4 and four are 4x8. This limits me to 40 tomatoes. Eight cherry tomato plants (4 in each) will go in the 4x4s. 16 each of paste and slicers will go in the remaining 4x8s (8 in each). And this planting is where some other experiments are going to come in.
I was not pleased with the health and production of my cherry tomatoes last year. I pruned them to a single stem, the same way I did all the others, and it severely limited our crop. We love to have the cherries for fresh eating and quick salads, and we really missed having a lot of them. They are also generally the first to ripen in June, which bridges the gap for us until July when the bigger guys are ready to eat. I've done some research, and there is some evidence that pruning cherry tomatoes really limits production. So I'm not going to prune them this year. Tom will make a sort of wooden cage to hold them all upright and contained, and we'll let them go wild.
I'll still prune the bigger tomatoes to a single stem. However that leaves the soil quite bare, and I don't have homemade straw this year (I didn't grow wheat or oats this winter), so at first I was just thinking about how I could creatively mulch the ground around them. And then I was like, wait, why am I not just planting other plants to fill in that space? I mean, I intercrop everything else (grow various types of crops together, or a crop with a cover crop, etc). Why not tomatoes? So I did a little research on that topic, too. There's not a lot of real science about growing other crops with tomatoes. I think farmers don't do it much because tomatoes need a lot of air and light to avoid disease; that's why we prune them in the first place, to remove vegetation to provide more air and light. And that's super important in a humid location. But - not so much here in summer-dry California where all irrigation is applied at the drip line. I remove those extra branches for a different reason - because I want fruit, not leaves! And bigger fruit at that! So why not replace those bottom branches with a different plant, one that shades the soil, crowds out weeds, retains moisture, and feeds soil life? As long as the plants have a different kind of root system, they shouldn't compete too much. And I'm not talking about, like, companion plants or something. Companion planting is a nice idea but not exactly science. I'm talking intercropping. Getting two crops out of the same space. Or, even cover cropping, which simply improves the soil.
So I'm going to try it. Basil is a natural to put with tomatoes - it has a shallow root system, it likes the same amount of water and heat and light; it stays smaller than tomatoes; it has a beautiful flower that attracts beneficial insects; and it's something we eat a lot of. I could do basil alone and that would work great. But diversity is good, so how about adding some cilantro to that? It'll bolt and re-seed; it adds a new kind of flower for those beneficials; it can be eaten (and we do eat a lot of it); and it looks beautiful. So I could mix those two herbs. I could even mix in a third thing, like cosmos? Purely ornamental, but beautiful and beneficial too. Or I could intercrop buckwheat? That improves the soil and provides a flower for good insects. Or I could mix them all up?
I haven't figured out the particulars just yet, but I'm definitely going to try this method. Have any of you intercropped or cover cropped your tomatoes? If so, please let me know how it went for you!


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When you're first getting started with Klaviyo, there are a number of adjustable settings pre-set in your account. Depending on your business's particular model and needs, you may wish to change these defaults.
Account Defaults
These are the default settings found in Account > Settings > Email Settings, which apply to various areas of the product. These settings can be adjusted based on your preferences.
- Preview Email Prefix: If you would like to set a default prefix for the subject lines of all your preview emails, you can do so here. This makes it easier to distinguish preview emails from actual campaign or flow sends. By default, there is no prefix appended to preview emails.
- Unsubscribes (paid accounts): Choose whether you would like someone to be unsubscribed from all lists whenever they unsubscribe. This is checked by default, and it is highly recommended that you leave it checked. Learn more.
- Email to Website Tracking: Leaving this checked allows you to attribute web activity to specific emails.
- Email Conversion Window: This is the window of time during which conversions will be attributed to the most recent email sent. By default, this is set to five days. This means that if you send an email on day 1, everyone who received the email and then made a purchase within 5 days will be attributed to this email. If you are a daily sender, you should reduce this window to 1 day. Learn more.
- Smart Sending Window: Smart sending is designed to prevent you from inadvertently over-emailing people. Smart sending causes people to be skipped from receiving an email if they received another one within the smart sending window. By default, this is set to 16 hours. This means that anyone who received an email within 16 hours of your most recent send will be skipped.
- If you use Klaviyo to send transactional emails, you can also specify whether or not you would like smart sending to apply to transactional emails.
- Determining Recipients: Here, you can choose to "Determine recipients at schedule time" (default) or "Determine recipients at send time." Learn more.
- Timezone: By default, your account will display all timing data in EST. If you would like to change this, navigate to Account > Contact Information > Organization and select your preferred timezone.
UTM Tracking
If you would like to configure the UTM parameters that are appended to links in Klaviyo, you can do so by navigating to Account > Settings > UTM Tracking. Here, you can add custom UTM parameters, edit the defaults that Klaviyo tracks, and toggle UTM tracking ON for all emails.
Email Defaults
Default From Address and From Label
When you first sign up, the name and email you use to create your account are set to your default from label and your default from address.
When you create a new campaign or flow, these values auto-populate.
Going forward, you can update your default from label and from address from the Account > Contact Information > Organization page.
Updating your default from label or from address only affects emails going forward. If you want to update existing flows or campaigns, you have to make these updates manually.
All default flow settings can be edited by clicking on the email component, then clicking the gear icon in the Settings area.
- Smart Sending: With the exception of the pre-built abandoned cart emails, smart sending is ON by default for all flow emails. Learn more.
- UTM Tracking: UTM tracking for Google Analytics is OFF by default for all flow emails, but this can be adjusted in your account-level settings, as outlined above.
- Additional Filters: By default no, flow emails will have additional filters.
Campaign settings are configured as you move through the scheduling wizard.
- Smart Sending: For campaign emails, smart sending is always ON by default. It is recommended that you leave smart sending on for campaigns to avoid over-emailing subscribers. Learn more.
- UTM Tracking: UTM tracking for Google Analytics is OFF by default for campaign emails, but this can be adjusted in your account-level settings, as outlined above.
- Subject Line: If you don't designate a subject line for your campaign, it will default to the name of the campaign.
- Date & Time: When scheduling a campaign, the default date/time value will be the soonest half hour in your time zone.
- Determining Recipients: As outlined above, this can be configured on an account-wide basis. When scheduling a campaign, f you haven't updated your preferences in Account > Settings > Email Settings, this will default to "Determine recipients now."
- Sending Strategies: When scheduling a campaign, Klaviyo will default to sending to everyone at the time you specify, regardless of where they live.
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When you create a new list, there will be a number of default settings that can be configured in the Settings tab.
- Unsubscribes: Choose whether you or not you want people to be globally unsubscribed when they unsubscribed from a particular list. This is not checked by default, but can also be edited in your account-level settings, as outlined above.
- Single Opt-In (paid accounts): By default, all lists are double opt-in. If you're on a paid plan, you can set your list to be single opt-in instead. Learn more.
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This Artist Uses Colored Clay To Create Psychedelic Pottery
Meet Dean McRaine, a self-taught professional potter who explored some unconventional pathways in his work. One of them is the colored clay millefiori technique. Check out his amazing work!
Instead of painting over fired works, Dean McRaine uses colored clay.
He rolls the colored clay and squeezes it into thin cylinders which will be strategically placed.
When sliced, the cylinders form new designs.
He gets all kinds of shapes and colors
Which he mixes into a psychedelic pattern.
He puts the cylinders together into a block.
And when it's completed, he slices it and turns it into pottery.
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On Toxic Jobs, Low Self-Esteem, & Interviewing
I recently received the following question: Hi Rachel, I am a software engineer who is dealing with low self esteem. There are people at work who constantly belittle me and it is very subtle. I constantly get demotivated and find my confidence going lower and lower. I decided to find a new job but this confidence is affecting all my interviews. What is your advice?
Advice when you are in a toxic work environment
Based on my own experience and the experience of friends, if you think your job is at least somewhat toxic, it's probably even worse than you realize. Toxic jobs often cause you to doubt your own perceptions, skew your sense of what's normal, and require some level of cognitive dissonance just to continue going to work in the mornings. It's often not until you're out of them that you can truly see the depth of the toxicity. Below are some steps for coping.
- Be kind to yourself. Remember that you do not need to be perfect to deserve basic human kindness and decency. Toxic work environments make you feel like it's your fault. It's easy to think if only you were more brilliant, more efficient, and more resilient, you wouldn't be having these problems. Think of how you would respond to a friend that you cared about who was being mistreated at work, and try to show that same level of kindness to yourself.
- Find a good therapist. You may have to try a few. Don't continue with someone who doesn't seem helpful. I highly recommend cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). If you can afford it, I think therapy is an excellent investment. Many therapists offer a sliding scale for low-income patients. If cost prohibitive, here is a list of Free and Low-Cost Mental Health Resources.
- Try to do things that you enjoy and that help you feel good about yourself — whether that is baking a recipe you love, hiking outdoors, knitting, trying a new board game, or spending time with supportive friends. I also find that regular physical activity, particularly weight lifting and yoga, are good for my mood and for my self-esteem.
- Stay in touch or reconnect with friends outside your workplace. Toxic work environments can be very isolating. Try to be open about what's going on, as toxic work environments can feel embarrassing or shameful.
- Stay in touch with your professional network, and attend meetups and conferences as you are able. This can be tough when you are over-worked, on the brink of burnout, or being isolated by your employer. This is also what will help you find another job when you're ready and can remind you of what is normal.
- Take a vacation. If at all possible, take a vacation where you completely unplug from email/Slack and relax. Down-time is important to our health, creativity, and ability to reflect on our lives. I take an annual trip with a group of college girlfriends, and one year I made a number of positive, life-changing decisions immediately afterwards (switching careers and making a cross-country move). I credit the time away with making those decisions possible.
- Document work incidences (not on a work computer/work account), particularly if you are dealing with shifting goals, contradictory/changing requirements, people "mis-remembering" conversations, or anything else that is aggravating or disturbing. Even if you have no plans of pursuing the matter with HR or a lawyer, this can be helpful for your own sanity and to recognize patterns.
- Go for walks outside when you need to calm down after a bad encounter.
- Find people inside the organization who would be potential references that you can focus on building a good relationship with, even if your direct manager or team is toxic. Trying to switch teams internally is sometimes a solution as well.
- Being part of an underrepresented minority at work can be alienating, so if this is the case for you, try to find time outside of work where you are able to be with people who share your racial or cultural background, or your sexual identity or gender. Online communities can be useful for this as well.
- For women in particular, low self-esteem is often framed as some sort of personal failing that they just need to try harder to overcome, but it's helpful to remember that low self-esteem is a completely rational response to a culture that spends so much time tearing women down and denying their perceptions and experiences.
Is leaving even an option?
In my experience, people in the tech industry consistently underestimate their employability and how many options they have. I regularly talk to people who are miserable in their current jobs, have highly in-demand skills, and yet are convinced that they probably couldn't find another job and don't even bother applying. And I understand, because part of toxic jobs is making you feel like the problem is you, not the job. But please apply!
For parents who are supporting children, non-US residents who are reliant on work visas, people with chronic health conditions, and many others, quitting a job without another one lined up is usually not an option. Don't worry, I'm not asking you to do that! In the tech industry, a large number of companies are hiring and there is almost no stigma for switching jobs. I have been on several hiring committees which hired several people each with several less-than-1-year job stints. (This is not true for many other industries.) In my experience, most people seem aware that a lot of tech companies are dysfunctional or toxic.
Your Health
I know people that have developed permanent, chronic health conditions while in toxic work environments. I think most people underestimate the cost of staying in a bad environment. Your health is so valuable; it really is what makes everything else possible.
How to find the time needed to leave?
An employee at a small startup wrote that her job was so stressful and time-consuming that she felt unable to even find the time or mental space to apply for other jobs (even though she knew she needs to leave), and Captain Awkward gave her some excellent advice. In particular, she recommends setting a concrete quit date (even if it's months or a year into the future) and strategies for setting boundaries with work to carve out time for regular effort on the job search. Her advice includes lots of practical tips, so please read the whole article.
Surviving the Interview Process
Unfortunately, interviewing in the tech industry can be terrible, even when your self-esteem is okay. I recommend pre-emptively taking most of the steps I listed in the "toxic environment" section for anyone interviewing for a job: find a good therapist, make sure you are spending at least some time doing things you enjoy, and stay connected with your friends. Try to schedule a little treat for yourself after each interview, regardless of how it goes, even if the treat is something small like taking a hot bath, enjoying your favorite ice cream, or a phone call with a friend.
I know it's easier said than believed, but many job rejections are not about you. Being an interviewer at a company that was rapidly hiring was eye-opening for me: so many of the hiring decisions made were totally inconsistent and often influenced by random factors that the candidate was unaware of. There is so much beyond your control, such as who happens to be assigned to interview you and there may be conflicts between what different stakeholders are even looking for in a candidate. The good news is that in many ways, getting a job is a numbers process. You just need to apply to many places. (With all the usual caveats that many jobs are gotten through your network, so try to use your network as much as possible when applying).
Career guidance: I checked What Color is Your Parachute? out from the library and worked through all the exercises as part of one career search (while in a toxic job). Years later in a different toxic job, I had several meetings with a private career counselor. Both involved various assessments of my skills, values, and priorities that I found useful, and helped me clarify what I wanted in my next job. In one case, I was surprised that many of the things I'm good at are even considered "skills" since they were so completely unappreciated by the company I worked for at the time.
Note: There is a bunch of other advice out there on how to study and prepare for coding interviews and how to reach out to your network, so I'm not covering that here. I do think it can be helpful to seek out a study group or meetup of others preparing for coding interviews as well. And again, try not to feel too discouraged about interviews that go poorly. Pretty much everyone has had embarrassing or disastrous interview experiences at some point!
A note about Illegal treatment
If you are experiencing harassment or illegal treatment, a friend of mine who is an employment lawyer offered the following advice: "Please talk with a plaintiffs' employment lawyer EARLY — before you lose your job. There are a lot of options other than a lawsuit and most of these toxic situations are settled early with a nice severance and a new start — if you work with a lawyer early and document well." As she suggests, don't hesitate to talk to a lawyer about your particular situation (even if you are not sure whether you need a lawyer or not).
If you are pressured to sign non-disparagement agreements or documents waiving your right to sue as you are leaving, know that it's your right (and perfectly reasonable) to have a lawyer look over these documents first. Be skeptical whenever anyone tries to get you to sign anything with urgent or arbitrary deadlines (creating a false sense of time pressure is a manipulation tactic).
At the same time, if you do not have the money, the energy, or the resources to contest illegal treatment by your employer, be kind to yourself. I know many people sign non-disparagements or drop their harassment claims because they really need the health insurance or few weeks salary that will come with their severance package, or they are just exhausted and want to move on. If this happens to you, it's awful that your employer put you in that situation and awful that the USA doesn't have a better social safety net or universal health care, but don't blame yourself for doing what you need to do to take care of yourself.
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Engineer Cate Huston writes about her experience 6 months after leaving a toxic job in "Honey, I left the tech industry". She shares several of the surprising benefits she discovered, such as greater confidence, rediscovering her joy of programming, learning more, and rediscovering her own opinions.
I have twice been in ultra-toxic work environments, and both times it was devastating. It derailed career dreams that I had worked hard and made sacrifices for over the course of years. It caused me to lose interest in topics and work that I had previously loved. I found therapy, exercise, and the support of friends helpful, although in both cases I had to leave the toxic environment before I could really recover. Each time, I found a job that was a much better fit, and today I am the happiest professionally that I've ever been. Your ability to recognize the problems with your current employer is a sign that you are already on the right track. I want to offer you hope that you can leave your toxic job and find increased confidence again!
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Where The Sidewalk Ends
It didn't take long for Nancy to discover the trouble she and Shane were in during this episode.
After Esteban tried to explain the presence of the Mexican woman that screamed his head off last week - he claimed she was simply looking out for his political future - Nancy and her son got on the Internet.
The woman in question, Pilar Guzman, is quite rich and quite well-known around the country. As if this didn't frighten Nancy enough, what she saw next sure did: a birthing room was being set up in Esteban's mansion. No one would ever know about her baby if she had it there.
As a result, Nancy called Andy, who reluctantly came to her rescue again. He drove her to the doctor, where they were up front about what was going on. After Alanis Morisette pondered the situation for a few moments, she flew into action.
Labor was induced and Nancy had her son... just minutes before Esteban arrived at the hospitel, quite angry. But when he held his son in his arms, the scary drug lord appeared to soften. Awww!
In other storyline news:
- Celia had little success trying to sell You're Pretty cosmetics. Shane suggested she sell something that people actually want, such as drugs. She seemed open to this ideas.
- The deputy that had been extorting Doug and Silas for money was arrested for Internal Affairs. We'll see what this means for the future of the pot store.
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What Type of RV Rental is Right for You?
Debating what of camper, motorhome, or RV will best meet your rental needs? Choosing the perfect RV rental can be hard if you aren't sure what to look for. Here is a quick overview of the different types that are available.
Class A
These large, luxurious motorhomes come with every amenity you can imagine, from full-sized kitchens to high-definition television sets. And since they're self-powered motor coaches, you don't need to worry about finding a tow vehicle to get you on your way. However, these bulky motorhomes might not be right for you if you want to get off the grid in tight, wild camping spaces, since they can be up to 45 feet long. They're also one of the most expensive and fuel-inefficient types of campers.
Class B
Also known as sleeper or camper vans, these smaller RVs make up for their lack of space with a whole lot of flexibility. You can get just about anywhere you can imagine in a Class B RV, and have all the comforts of home with you while you do so! But if you're traveling with a large family or have lots of stuff to take with you, a Class B camper might not accommodate your needs. Quarters can be pretty cramped!
Class C
The best of both worlds when it comes to self-powered motor coaches, the Class C combines all the comfort of the Class A motorhome with some of the flexibility and compactness of the Class B sleeper van. They're slightly smaller and more fuel efficient than the big, bus-shaped rigs, but have a bit more room to roam than a camper van does!
Travel Trailer
If you have a tow-capable vehicle, a travel trailer is a great way to camp. Since they don't have to devote any space to a motor and cockpit, you'll get even more living room in the interior — and they're less expensive, too.
Pop Up Trailer
This smaller kind of travel trailer is just a little bit magical. It starts as a tiny, ever-so-towable box… and then springs open into a comfortable living space with just a few cranks of a lever! Because they're so small when they're in towing mode, they can be pulled even by smaller vehicles, and you'll be able to get into tighter, wilder spots. They often have canvas sides, however, so they're not suited for camping in extreme temperatures.
Fifth Wheel
The big daddy of the travel trailer world, fifth wheels offer the most living space of any kind of RV out there — sometimes as much as 500 square feet! (We've definitely heard of big city apartments that are smaller than that.) However, all that space does require a heavy duty tow vehicle and a special, truck-bed tow hitch attachment. So if you don't already own a 1-ton truck, a fifth wheel might present a slightly more complicated option.
Expandable Trailer
A hybrid cross between a travel trailer and a pop-up, expandable trailers are more durable than completely-canvas pop-up versions, but still offer affordability and flexibility for campers who want to immerse themselves in nature on a budget — and with a modicum of comfort.
Toy Hauler
Want to go camping, but remiss to leave home without your ATV, snowmobile, jet ski or other large "toy"? Toy haulers are the perfect option for you. These luxurious travel trailers include a large rear garage so you can bring all your extra horsepower along with you.
Truck Camper
They might be small, but they're mighty! Truck campers sit in the actual bed of a truck, and are therefore one of the most flexible and easily-driven RVs around. Of course, that small space doesn't leave a whole lot of room for a big, rambunctious family, so if you've got small children, you may want to think twice about this setup.
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Intel on Tuesday got a boost, along with other chipmakers, after positive comments from Prudential Securities.
The semiconductor group's shares are up more than 40 percent so far this year.
Prudential analyst Hans Mosesmann raised his rating on Intel INTC, -0.96% to "strong buy" from "accumulate," saying the company has fixed the delays of Coppermine and has stabilized prices.
Prudential advised clients to "buy aggressively" ahead of Intel's second quarter earnings release next Tuesday. Analysts expect the company to earn 53 cents per share.
At least one analyst sees clouds ahead of Intel. BancBoston Robertson Stephens' Dan Niles trimmed his earnings projection on Tuesday to 52 cents per share, and said in a research note that it could go lower.
Shares of Intel gained 1 3/8 to 64 7/8 -- and are up about 8 percent for the year.
Intel's strength boosted the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOX, -1.06% to above 500 for the first time ever; the index rose 9.04, or 1.9 percent, to 501.92.
Leaders on the chip index included: Micron Technology MU, -4.46%, up 3 7/16 to 45 3/4; National Semiconductor NSM, +0.00% up 1 1/2 to 27 1/8 and Altera ALTR, -4.08% up 2 9/16 to 43 7/16.
The Goldman Sachs Computer Hardware Index also registered a gain, although a smaller one.
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Getting your first order from a big box chain is a huge accomplishment for your business. But as difficult as it is to get the opportunity to sell your products to a retail giant, that could only be the beginning of your challenges. Big box retail partners have certain expectations for how your company should operate, and the increased exposure you're likely to experience from your placement on the big box retail shelves could change your customers' expectations as well. Your company might need to make significant upgrades to supply chain, inventory and fulfillment systems, along with a significant investment, if you want to play in the retail big leagues, and stay there.
One common standard that your big box retail partner is likely to require is EDI. EDI stands for Electronic Data Interchange, and is a way for two businesses to exchange certain documents and information quickly, or even instantaneously. Purchase orders and invoices, for instance, instead of having to be printed and mailed, or even emailed, are automatically exchanged between the two companies' EDI systems. Not only does this process significantly speed up the exchange of order and payment information between buyer and seller, it also cleans up the process by creating electronic, synchronized, paperless records.
EDI can be expensive to both set up and maintain, so will likely require a significant investment. But considering that EDI systems also increase efficiency and decrease the risk of mistakes, inaccuracies, or things "slipping through the cracks" since there is less opportunity for human error, the investment is well worth it. Plus, if you want to be in business with a big box retailer like Wal-Mart, you won't have a choice.
Inventory Management
In order to succeed in the world of big box retail, you'll also need a rock solid inventory system that integrates with EDI, your warehouse, and any other retail and/or e-commerce systems you are using. Some growing businesses may try to utilize multiple inventory systems for their various channels. But this can create problems, especially once orders start growing through big box retail buyers.
Multiple inventory systems need to be reconciled manually, which can both lead to errors, and can be problematically slow. For instance, in the time it takes for two systems to become aligned with each other's information, a customer could attempt to place an order for a product that may have sold out due to a big box retail order. Not that long ago, if a customer placed an order online only to discover a few hours or a day later that the item was actually out of stock, it wasn't that big of a deal. Now, though, customer expectations have changed. A customer who orders through your e-commerce store will expect that order to be fulfilled almost immediately, and will be very turned off, perhaps permanently, if they are later told otherwise.
Order Fulfillment
In addition to more sophisticated inventory management, venturing into big box retail may require re-thinking the way that orders are fulfilled and shipped. For one thing, if your company has been fulfilling order in-house, you may want to consider moving toward a third-party logistics solution. A third-party will probably be better set-up to ship out large orders quickly and efficiently. There are also advantages over, say, fulfilling orders from the back-of-house in retail locations, since a third-party warehouse would allow most if not all of your product to be managed in a central location.
Upgrading and maintaining all of these systems may be well worth the investment if the upshot is allowing your company to do business with a big box retailer, but that growth won't come cheap on the front end. Fortunately, there is factoring.
Factoring is a way of financing B2B business activities, such as selling your goods to a big box retailer, which allows a company to get quick cash flow based on their invoices. Invoice factoring (also known as accounts receivable financing) takes your company's invoices that are due to be paid within 30, 60, or 90 days and sell them to a "factor" for somewhere between 70% and 90% of the value immediately. Then, once your customer pays off the invoice or invoices, the factor sends you the balance, minus fees.
Factoring is a great solution for short-term financing and is a model that fits especially well with big box retail, especially since multiunit chains will typically place large orders, with the full expectation that you will foot the bill up front. For factors, these are fairly safe loans since it is very likely that your customer will pay those invoices.
While selling to big box retail is rife with opportunity, there are also significant challenges both in terms of costs and logistics. But if your business can navigate those challenges successfully, it will come out the other end with advanced and efficient systems in place that will have you set up to grow and profit for years to come.
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Working in the hotel and hospitality industry is a great choice, as once you're qualified you are able to work anywhere in the world, especially if you know how to use Opera PMS, the world's leading hotel software. Once you know how to use Opera PMS you will be able to pursue a career in Hotel Reception, and Hotel Reception Management, and could be travelling all over the world, as Opera PMS is used in most hotels. This course has been created by experts with years of experience, and covers everything you need to know to succeed.
Learning with Global Edulink has many advantages. The course material is delivered straight to you, and can be adapted to fit in with your lifestyle. It is created by experts within the industry, meaning you are receiving accurate information, which is up-to-date and easy to understand.
This course is comprised of professionally narrated e-Learning modules, interactive quizzes, tests and exams. All delivered through a system that you will have access to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 365 days (12 months). An effective support service and study materials will build your confidence to secure your qualification.
This online training course is comprehensive and designed to cover the topics listed under the curriculum.
At the end of the course learners will also take an online multiple choice questions assessment test. This online multiple choice questions test is marked automatically so you will receive an instant grade and know whether you have passed the course.
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The U.S. has the most highly developed information and communication technology (ICT) network in the world and the greatest potential to tap into its technological capacity, according to a report produced by Harvard University's Center for International Development and released Monday here at the World Economic Forum (WEF).
"The Global Information Technology Report 2001-2002: Readiness for the Networked World" (GITR) is intended as a comprehensive study of IT use and issues in 75 countries. The report features a Networked Readiness Index (NRI), a measure of the state of national ICT networks and the preparedness of countries to exploit their IT resources. The U.S. topped the NRI, followed in the top five by Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway.
The NRI's top 25 nations include 14 countries in Western Europe, seven in Asia and Oceania (led by Singapore, at number 8, with Korea at number 20 and Japan at number 21), two in North America (the U.S. and Canada, number 12), one in the Middle East (Israel, number 22) and one in Central/Eastern Europe (Estonia, number 23).
The index's bottom 25 includes 10 nations in Latin America, seven in Asia, four in Central/Eastern Europe, three in Africa and one in the Middle East. Ecuador, Honduras, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Nigeria, respectively, fill the NRI's lowest five slots.
Financial resources aren't always the prime determinant of a country's IT readiness: Bangladesh, India and Bolivia are leaders relative to their economic development levels, while France and Japan rank lower than would be expected, given their comparative wealth, the report states.
The NRI is aimed as a tool for global policy-makers, according to the report's authors, and incorporates an array of influencing factors and collected data. Economic conditions, national policies, domestic infrastructure and educational initiatives are among the elements contributing to the rankings, according to the report.
The GITR includes profiles analyzing IT trends within each of the 75 countries studied, along with analytical articles by IT experts from academia and from within the industry. Certain chapters from the report, including a section on the NRI, are available at http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cr/gitrr_030202.html. A final version of the report is scheduled to be released by Oxford University Press in March.
The WEF maintains a Global Digital Divide Initative (GDDI) Task Force, which aims to enhance entrepreneurship and education technology and boost technological readiness in developing nations. The task force reported at the WEF meeting on its recent efforts, which include pilot projects in Brazil and South Africa partnering GDDI member companies with local, early-stage entrepreneurial ventures. Reports on the task force's efforts in several nations are available on the WEF's Web site.


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URKUND from the beginning until now
We at URKUND have been developing our educational text-matching system, with a focus on anti-plagiarism, since 1999. Today, we are the Nordic market leaders in text similarity detection and have a global customer base with clients in over 70 countries. We are passionate about what we do and every year we help over three million students achieve quality and maintain integrity in their academic work.
URKUND is developed by Stockholm-based Prio Infocenter AB, which is since 2018 owned by the private equity fund Procuritas Capital Investors VI. Together with Procuritas are we taking on an exciting journey with a newly launched plan to increase growth through global expansion. As part of investing in the future, the organization will be further strengthened to enable realization of the ambitious plan focusing on organic growth and product innovation.


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In Pursuit of New Experiences | JAMIE
"Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jamie is conducting a simple experiment on herself: Have a new experience every day. This is what she calls her "homework". Learning and self-discovery have become central to her life in recent years; trying something new every day keeps her perspective fresh as well as helps her tune in to potential new pursuits and passions.
When Jamie first told me about her experiment of new experiences, I was awestruck by the range of "new experiences" she described. A quick look at her Facebook page revealed even more of her various practice exercises:
Learning to play the cello
Hiking in Switzerland
Taking a class in oil painting
Skiing in Japan
Learning photography
Trying new foods in Bhutan
Walking in the tall, primeval Cedar forest and listening to nature's Symphonic Music
Watching Wimbledon on TV
Enjoying a cappuccino between two typhoons
Not all of her experiments have been joyous; however, she does not discount the value of the experience. Spending a day sick at home and changing a flat tire on her car were unplanned "new experiences". Nevertheless, she is able to see the challenges through a more positive lens when she frames them as part of her daily experiments.
Jamie describes the approach to her exercise like this:
"Try to have a new experience every day that you have never had before. If you feel this experience can open up your sense with joys, do it more times to enhance this new sensation. If not, try something else."
"Most of time we follow our 'inertia' which is built from past experiences and might not be even from our own choices. So that, by having new experiences we can let ourselves explore more "possibilities" or "opportunities" before our 'inertia' or others make choices for us among the uncertainties of life. By knowing lots of options we like, we can create/shape our life in the way we want with meaning and joy."
"Thus, we become aware of what we truly want or wish for. We stay in a state of being with steady focus. And energy will flow into what we focus on."
Jamie lives in Hsinchu, Taiwan. She works in HR for a global high-tech company. She loves her family, her cats, inspiring others, and---obviously—trying new things.