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As the Beijing Olympics draws upon us, the obvious security envelope over Games venues provides a useful case study of inherent versus residual risk. Since the terrorist massacre of eleven Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics and in a world post-September 11, security at the Games, along with other major high profile sporting events, has become a critical function in venue and event planning. Given the international media exposure a high profile security incident would provide at the Games, the inherent risk to safety, host city reputation and the Olympic brand is enormous. Host cities recognise this risk and dedicate vast resources toward keeping the residual risk tolerable. Indeed China's security budget for the 2008 Games is rumoured to exceed the US$1 billion dollars spent in 2004 for the Athens Olympics. Monday's terror attack in China's Kashgar province, killing 16 police officers, reinforces the need for such a high budget allocation.
But what about deaths during construction of Games venues? It was reported in the New York Times in August this year that Beijing's Municipal Bureau of Work Safety had announced that six workers died and four were injured during construction of the 'Birds Nest' stadium. They also reported that 14 workers died in Athens in Olympic-related construction accidents and one construction-related death in Sydney for the 2000 Games.
It appears that while the residual risk for Games security is effective, residual risk in Games construction safety is not. Is it that the perceived safety risk for local employees is lower, or is it that reputational and brand-related risks resulting from international public safety when the world's media is present is greater? Either way, it is perhaps time to broaden the Olympics legacy charter to include lowering risks in construction safety.


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As Managing Director and Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart learned that a company of that size cannot and should not try to stay completely out of politics.
Today he sees great room for businesses, civil society and governments to work together on sustainable development.
Foundation for the Global Compact
In the early 1990s, Royal Dutch Shell had a very clear company policy: "we don't get involved in politics". Along with the company's other great commandment, "we don't bribe people", this was firmly rooted as the foundation of how Shell conducted
business. And the company believed all was well.
Then, in 1995, the company was hit by a double crisis – the execution of environmental and human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa in Nigeria and the planned sinking of the Brent Spar oil storage facility in the Atlantic. These cases exploded, with Shell being accused of complicity in human rights abuses in the oil-rich Niger Delta and of using the seabed as a dumping ground for crude oil, PCBs, heavy metals and low-level radioactive waste.
"Inside the company, the cases brought shock and disbelief," says Moody-Stuart, at the time Group Managing Director and, from 1998 to 2001, Chairman of the Board.
"We had our company principles – we had had them for a long time and they were actually pretty good for the time – and we thought that we had behaved responsibly, but the world as a whole didn't think we had done a very good job," he says.
In Nigeria, Shell had called for clemency, but maintained that it would not get involved in politics. And the company was firm that disposing of the Brent Spar facility in deep waters was the best solution from a safety point of view. Shell had done the calculations. Still, the world did not think the company had done a very good job.
"That attacked Shell's self-esteem. We're a very analytical company, and we thought we'd conducted the right analysis," says Moody-Stuart. But being an analytical company, Shell also tried to figure out what the matter was. It arranged workshops around the globe with internal and external stakeholders to ask them what they believed a responsible corporation should be doing and, as Moody-Stuart puts it – "surprisingly, even our critics agreed to attend".
In fact, these turned out to be much more constructive than he had anticipated. Shell did not avoid criticism, but "they knew the positives as well as the negatives". The result was three modifications to Shell's principles, including to the company policy of not getting involved in politics.
"People basically told us that there was no way a company like Shell can be outside of politics. Inaction is also political activity, and that rang true with me," says Moody-Stuart. Shell maintained that it would not give political contributions, but became open to the prospect of working with civil society on specific matters affecting its business. Moreover, it added the responsibility of respecting human rights in its own organization and the communities and countries in which it works.
However, Moody-Stuart says that the greatest difference was not the changes to the principles themselves; it was the fact that the principles had been formulated together with a group of external stakeholders and that Shell started reporting on them. "Any set of principles would be criticized if you made them on your own and didn't report transparently on them," he says.
From that starting point came the Shell report on environmental and social performance in 1997, an early example of what would later become the norm in global corporations. As Moody-Stuart recollects – "our core owners at the time had no idea what we were talking about".
In 2000, the company became a founding member of the UN Global Compact and, although it has not avoided criticism since then, Shell has continued the course of involvement.
Today Moody-Stuart is the Chair of the Foundation for the Global Compact and Vice Chair of the UN Global Compact itself. He sees still greater room – and need – for businesses to become involved in sustainable development. The contribution of business to the work of developing the Sustainable Development Goals is a testament to that.
"When Kofi Annan announced the Global Compact and the ambition to involve private business in solving greater societal problems, he got into some trouble with some member states, which said that: "this is government business", but today I see a growing acknowledgement by governments that corporations and businesses are also part of the solution to large societal problems. They are not just the part of society that creates jobs and money."
Though he does not like the term, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart believes businesses have a unique chance to act as "corporate diplomats" – promoting stability and reconciliation in conflict- ridden zones.
"Companies have the ability to work across fragile international boundaries. When the politicians are not talking to each other, or are at each other's throats, we business people can continue to talk to each other, and this is a huge stabilizing factor across fractured political and societal boundaries. We may not agree. Our politicians may be calling each other names, but if we can get on with the business, it is a stabilizing, I would almost say a civilizing, factor," he says.
However, he stresses that this needs to be defined as a principle. "It needs to be done with openness; not secret deals. That's why I'm very enthusiastic about the UN Global Compact Business for Peace initiative. I think it's an indication of a change in the Global Compact's way of operating."


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Several million mantras for world peace have been pledged so far. We hope to have 100 million mantras by the end of the year.
Join us in creating a positive change for the future of our planet, our children, and generations to come!
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we hope to share this peace project with as many communities as possible.
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Avo + Tomato Salad
Sometimes, simple salads are the best salads.
Have fun with this basic recipe and make it your own... add chopped chilli, capsicum or toasted seeds (like pumpkin and sunflower). Mix with some shredded cabbage or add a tin of drained chickpeas. Add more flavour with fresh herbs like mint, basil or coriander.
If I am making this salad for a celebration or special event, I'll make it more 'wow' by adding a packet or sweet potato chips or crisps! It is a game-changing addition...
Trust me: Add sweet potato chips if you want the salad to be demolished. It'll make anyone a salad lover.
Seasonal produce tastes best (and is cheapest!) so make this recipe when avocados are ripe and at their best. Sprinkle with a bit of salt before serving to really maximize the flavor.
Make this salad during summer when tomatoes and avocado are in season.
- Serves 8
- Prep time 10 minutes
- Very easy
- 4 ripe avocados
- 3 large punnets of heirloom* tomatoes
- 1/2 red onion
- 10 cups of mixed leafy greens.
*Heirloom tomatoes can be expensive depending on where you live! I'd invest in getting at least one punnet of orange-coloured tomatoes - and the rest can be normal tomatoes. Look for different shapes and sizes for the best effect.
Sweet + Tangy Balsamic Dressing
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp of Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp salt
- Chop tomatoes, slice the red onion and cut up the avocado into mouth-size pieces.
- On a large platter, layer the ingredients on top of a bed of leafy greens.
- Serve with sweet and tangy balsamic dressing.


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As a follower of Jesus, you have a mission and a purpose.
You have a land to protect; relationships to defend; an enemy to fight; people to save.
Like Adam in the Garden of Eden, you have something to fight for and something to fight against.
Adam was created to keep the garden; to fight for his wife and his relationship with God and all the inhabitants of the garden.
Adam was also charged to fight against the world's enemy and his mission to steal, kill, and destroy.
Your fight is the same.
There is a battle raging all around us – in our homes, our streets, our churches, and our workplaces. People are hungry, oppressed, hurting, and lost. Our culture is confused, and the lines of truth have been blurred.
God is seeking warriors to stand in the gap and free the oppressed. We are to stand and fight against the evil that divides, oppresses, and destroys.
"…our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
Ephesians 6:12
We are called to run toward the battle rather than away from it.
We must fight the powers of darkness on behalf of others just as Jesus did for us. It is our duty to raise our shields and swords and do great violence to the enemy.
Understand, though, that the enemy will fight back, and his favorite weapon is fear.
· "What if that person doesn't want my help?"
· "Do I have what it takes to fight against government-gone-wrong?"
· "What if I don't make enough money because I left work early to spend time with my wife and kids?"
Satan knows that we possess a light that will overcome great darkness.
Satan uses fear to create doubt, which causes strong Christians to settle for complacency, timidity, surrender, confusion, and neglect. He effectively removes us from the battlefield.
But consider Steven Pressfield's theory in his book, Do The Work.
"The more important a call or action is to our soul's evolution, the more Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it."
The places where our internal struggle is strongest are the battles that are most important in our lives and in the world.
· Am I standing and fighting for those in need?
· Am I protecting my family and fathering my children?
· Am I defending my community against evil and working to bring God's culture into my community?
Join the men of Junto Tribe as we seek to overcome our own fear and realize that even Jesus felt fear.
Jesus overcame it by choosing love instead of fear. He loved His people so much that He sacrificed His own security to ensure theirs.
We must do the same. We must choose love instead of fear. We must stand and defend. We must run toward the battle, even when fear prompts us to hide.
If you accepted God's mission today, whose life would immediately be changed?
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At ICICI Lombard General Insurance, Girish Nayak, Chief of Customer Service, Operations and Technology is up to this task. He is aligning his IT spending with the digital business strategy of his company.
For Nayak, the story of digital transformation of his company has been about connecting the dots- between data, devices and business processes.
In a feature interview with ETCIO. COM, Girish Nayak, Chief of Customer Service, Operations & Technology, ICICI Lombard General Insurance shares how he is fostering, developing and implementing industry first digital initiatives to redefine customer experience.
Digital Strategy
ICICI Lombard is the largest private-sector non-life insurer in India based on gross direct premium income (GDPI) in fiscal 2018, a position it has maintained since 2004. The private sector non life insurer offers its customers a comprehensive and well-diversified range of products, including motor, health, crop, fire, personal accident, marine, engineering and liability insurance, through multiple distribution channels
The key aspect of our digital strategy is being customer focused and everything derives from that. It is all about using Technology for catering to changing customer needs. There are multiple different set of customers.
We have the urban customer who is exposed to a much larger framework beyond just buying insurance online. So he expects us to provide a digital experience on par with the GAFAs of the world. That is the business imperative that drives us to service digital native customers.
In the rural markets the insurance penetration is just starting to increase. For servicing customers in these areas we need to focus on convenience and solving the inherent infrastructure limitations of bandwidth and connectivity.
So the digital strategy is centered around figuring out who is the customer and what is the need of the customer we want to service.
Process improvements are driven by the needs to service the customer more efficiently and in the shortest possible time.
We are ahead of the industry in the amount of enablement we have done for our channel partners. So 90 percent of motor insurance is done by our channel partners' through the web. They don't need to send us any papers to issue the policy. All underwriting approval happens online. The agent doesn't have to send any paper to the underwriter.
For health insurance, in all major cities where there is no connectivity problem the entire policy issuance takes place on the app. So the agent can sit across the client and do the entire policy issuance on the app.
In the SME business also, we have done a significant amount of automation because it is channel driven and a lot of polices there are not straight through. Corporate Insurance policy against fire and robbery have also been automated. We are the pioneers in complex SME policies that are being issued by our channel partners through the complex use of technology.
We are using artificial intelligence to provide instant health insurance claim approval. The system can scan the documents sent by the hospital and match them with the medical coverage.
Earlier, this was a time consuming process involving many several people and multiple steps. It involved doctors who looked at the cases, executives who entered the data and balance. The balance sum insured had to be checked. Also the room rent limits for the insured had to be checked. This entire process would take over 60 minutes.
Now, with the new AI-powered system aided by OCR, the process can be carried out in just one minute. As of now, we are using AI for cataract, maternity, appendicitis, haemodialysis and hysterectomy. We are now looking forward to expanding it to more sectors. With AI over the medical admissibility decisions currently done by doctors, it will enable our doctors to focus on more complex jobs, including better fraud detection."
Using this system, we sent a sanction to a patient in Visakhapatnam. The patient was admitted to the hospital for an appendicitis operation at 08:15 pm. The hospital used the online portal to submit the cashless request at 08:35 pm and the sanction was sent at 08:36 pm. So, the whole process of scrutinising was brought down drastically.
Chatbots are being leveraged for tasks which are repetitive and require an objective response, such as chats regarding customer queries. Launched in December 2016, our chatbot 'MyRA' has already served over 60,000 customers, and even sold 850 policies without any human intervention.
MyRA also helps customers to either buy or renew two wheeler insurance online. Though, the bot is still not capable enough to handle complex queries like handling of insurance claims. Even in such situations, the bot seamlessly transfers the query to a human agent and assists them with suggestions pulled from product manuals, thereby helping in reducing human error.
According to experts on artificial intelligence, the present chatbot technology is capable of automating several repetitive and human intensive touch points with accuracy of over 80%. The obvious benefit to insurers is faster customer service, better customer experience and effective handling of voluminous customer queries.
In the recent past, we have introduced several 'industry first' solutions such as 'InstaSpect ' – India's first real time claims approval for motor insurance claims using live video inspection.
We rolled out InstaSpect-a live video inspection feature for motor insurance claims, allowing customers to raise an instant claim via the ICICI Lombard 'insure'mobile app.The DIY app allows the distressed customer to become a surveyor and expedite the claims approval process.
The pre-requisites for the video inspection are 5 MP or above camera resolution, well-lit area, driving license, policy documents, registration certificate and a hands-free to allow the inspection conveniently. We have completed 2 lakh surveys through InstaSpect.
Our entire development and testing happens on the cloud for the last 4 years. Our productivity suite is hosted on the cloud. Soon we will be moving our HR solution on a cloud based platform. In a couple of years the production will also start to happen on the cloud. Our entire data lake solution that we are building out is on the cloud.


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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Real estate in Panama looks weak
Panama real estate sales fell by 50% in 2009. Panama real estate has been strong impacted by the U.S. real estate collapse. Real estate sales are fallen since Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and the collapse of the U.S. house prices. The U.S. Baby boomers (the main buyers of houses and condos in Panama) cannot sell your house and moved to second home in Panama. The supply/sales ratio is increasing since Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. Despite oversupply of house and condos, prices is not ease.
General Comptroller published in its web site that the premixed concrete production and construction permits value fell by 9.9% and 6.2% from January to November year on year respectively. In 2009 the premixed concrete production contracted eight month straights. In June of 2009, construction permits soared in 265% year on year. This atypical situation occurred because in June the real estate tax exemption ended. After June, it is another adverse factor for the construction sector, because the new projects have not this incentive.
Value added of real estate (market production) contracted by 4.4% from January to September of 2009 year on year, according to data published by General Comptroller. However, construction value added grew 6.6% from January to September of 2009 year on year. In the first quarter of 2009, construction was in boom, despite real estate market sales were contracting. This construction boom in the first quarter was the result of the boom of condominiums construction and infrastructure projects such as the Coast Tape, the Highway Panama-Colón and the Northern Corridor among others.
Panama Economy Insight estimates that construction GDP contracted by 0.8% in 2009 and forecasts another contraction in 2010 by only 5.1%, due to the impact of the Canal expansion in second half of 2010 and construction of a subway in Panama City in fourth quarter 2010. Canal expansion will have major impact on construction investment, cement production and premixed concrete industries, as well as on sand extraction and quarries sectors, but not on employment. Canal expansion will compensate losses of jobs in residential construction, but not at all, because Canal expansion is not labor intensive. The problem is that the construction sector employs 138,000 people, while Canal expansion will employ approximately 7,000 people in the project peak because this is little labor intensive. Panama Economy Insight expects to decrease the employment of construction and real estate by 8,931 and 1,858 respectively in 2010, due to the adjustment of Panama real estate supply. Panama Economy Insight expects to grow the real estate sales in the first half of 2011. Panama Economy Insight forecasts that GDP will grow only 2.3% in 2010 due to this real estate supply adjustment, spite Panama Canal expansion.
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Britain, Europe and the African Diaspora
This event has now taken place, but you can watch Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's keynote lecture on "The Transatlantic, Africa and the Diaspora" here. For more information about Callaloo please visit their website. For related events please visit the Race and Resistance Across Boders in the Twentieth Century network page.
On 27-30 November 2013, Callaloo, the premier African diaspora scholarly organisation, will be hosting its first annual conference in Europe at TORCH.
We are delighted to be hosting Callaloo and to mark the occasion Oxford's newly established Race and Resistance Network will be hosting a postgraduate/early career workshop on the theme of 'Britain, Europe, and the African Diaspora' on 27 November.
The workshop will include 11 pre-circulated papers with postgraduates and early career researchers speaking for around 8 minutes followed by commentary from senior Callaloo figures, other scholars and a broad audience discussion.
The workshop is a chance for attendees to meet a wide range of scholars and students and stay to attend the annual Callaloo conference. The call for papers has now closed.
Please click here to view or download the workshop programme.
Race and Resistance across Borders in the Long Twentieth Century
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Reminded of the fond memories I had in Singapore, where I would go with my family to Genki Sushi, a mediocre yet satisfying Japanese restaurant that has an all you-can-eat menu for a decent price. However, in Japan, finding a decently-priced all-you-can-eat sushi is surprisingly challenging. It was this very search that brought me to the fantastic Kappa Sushi's limited all-you-can-eat deal.
As with all limited and coveted deals in Tokyo, the conditions to even go for one are rigid. First of all, this deal only runs from 25th September to 6th October on weekdays from 2pm to 5pm. Out of the 9 outlets in Tokyo, only 1 offers this deal, the Nerima outlet. If those aren't enough barriers to stop you from stuffing yourself with sushis, then getting a reservation will probably will. Getting a reservation is more or less like a Supreme drop day, incredibly hard to get. Reservations for the next day are open 3pm sharp and 5 minutes later, they are full. Luckily with constant training on Saturdays with Supreme online drops, I managed to get a reservation for a 3pm slot.
I took a train to Tobu-Nerima station and took a slow 15 or so minutes walk to the very out-of-place outlet. Arriving 30 minutes earlier than our 330pm reservation, we were made to sit in the waiting area with a few others. My first impression was that this outlet is huge. I've been to conveyor belt sushi places in the countryside but this was by far the biggest. We were ushered to our seats about 20 minutes later.
You order from the display next to your seat and your food arrives in godspeed timing in a cute little train that could fit exactly 3 dishes. After collecting your food from the train, you press a button to send it back to the kitchen (you'll forget to do so at least once). The all-you-can-eat menu consists mainly of 100 yen menu items, so you shouldn't expect things like sea urchin or scallops. There is also a drink bar. I hope you are not expecting something gourmet for an all you can eat at 1580 yen, but these were of the usual good enough standard of the Japanese conveyor belt sushi place.
This used to be an ad, but noone likes ads. So, I decided to remove them completely from my site. I spend hours and hours researching, testing and writing about each product, so it would mean the world to me if you lend me your support by becoming a Patreon. Every dollar helps.
I made it to 25 food items, a full day worth of calories, putting me into a food coma for the rest of the day. Definitely worth the trip and price and I am already planning my second trip.
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"Everyone asked me what I got you for Mother's Day," my husband said the next morning. He'd been at work when most families were treating mom to a lovely late afternoon lunch. "I guess they thought I had a deficit to make up, leaving a 9 year old in charge of making the Mother's Day dinner."
"What did you say?" I asked, hoping he'd made up a story about flowers and jewelry.
"I told them you asked for a running coach. They thought I was joking, like that was as bad as giving you a vacuum or blender. I tried explaining that you wanted to take your running to the next level and be elite, but they didn't really get it."
I swallowed the knot in my throat before the embarrassment filled up to my ears. Elite! You told them I wanted to be an elite? No! An elite version of myself, maybe. But I'm not so delusional as to think I have any business calling myself 'elite'! Now all your colleagues will think I'm ridiculous and weird and full of myself! What if they find out my times and see what a poser I am? They're all going to mock me for hiring a coach!
Thankfully my husband isn't a sarcastic jerk; when I expressed my dismay he resisted the urge to reply, "Yeaaah, they're all gonna think you're ridiculous and full of yourself….for hiring a coach, not because you just imagined everyone going straight home to look up your times and taking to Twitter to publicly mock you. Hashtag nobodycares."
I'd been struggling for months with insecurity about my running, feeling silly for taking it so seriously when I wasn't really all that fast–nowhere close to being a local elite. I hemmed and hawed about hiring a coach because frankly, I felt ridiculous. I was certain that when people found out, they'd laugh and say, "She has a coach? Oh, isn't that darling. That washed-up old lady ran a couple of races and now she thinks she's a real athlete."
But now I only feel ridiculous about feeling ridiculous.
I've always been paralyzingly afraid of failure, a master hedger and sandbagger. Growing up, I was quite adept at avoiding any academics, activities or sports where I might fall short of an A+ or outright success. There was very little I feared more than "putting myself out there," be it socially, academically or athletically. So keeping with tradition, as I grew to love running and racing, I downplayed how much I cared about reaching my goals and was quick to add self-deprecating caveats whenever the subject came up.
But somewhere around mile 7 of last month's half marathon, I had a moment of clarity. It went something along the lines of this: I don't give a $#*% what anyone thinks anymore. I do this for me and I belong here, suffering mile after mile and calling it fun! That moment of clarity was followed by many more moments of agony, but that's what I get for thinking deep thoughts while trying to run my guts out.
So I'm putting myself out there and admitting it. I'm a 40 year old mid-pack runner, and I hired a coach. I want to push myself to be as fast as I can be, and I need some help to get there. Given the choice I'd rather have a real running coach than a real Coach handbag. And when I want to feel young I turn to the track instead of the spa. It's okay if other people think that's a little strange. And it's okay if I'm a mediocre athlete compared to the local line-up, because the only comparison I care about is how far I've come and how much farther (and faster) I can go.
My old legs may not have a prayer of ever making it to the podium, but they can still take me places. And with a lot of hard work and a little help from my coach, they might even get me there in record time.
Do you train with the help of a coach? If not, what is preventing you from taking that leap? Have you ever felt embarrassed or silly for taking your running seriously?
This post was originally published on August 26, 2014.


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SITUATE / 30 September to 22 December 2019
Camila Quintero is the recipient of a 2019 SITUATE studio residency award at the RMIT SITUATE studios in Melbourne.
Camila Quintero is a Colombian artist currently based in Melbourne. Quintero's work comprises of a series of nonlinear narratives that examine multiple experiences around romantic connections, exploring the issues that arise when facing the vulnerability of shared intimacy. Camila Quintero explores the fantastic aspect of romantic encounters and the inner anxieties that plague the process of relating with another. These narratives use text, audio, projection, found footage and recorded performative actions to poetically interpret the complex process of finding love.
Quintero studied a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and recently finished her MFA studies at RMIT. Camila has exhibited at First Site Gallery and RMIT's Spare Room Gallery and was recently awarded the Mary Oliphant Best Tutorial Award for her project Gut Stories.
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Amy Blaschka is a social media ghostwriter and personal brand strategist for leaders, frequent speaker, and one of the most positive and popular storytellers on social media. Her engaging communication style, which uses both video- and text-based posts, has earned an enthusiastic following on LinkedIn, Thrive Global, and Medium where she aspires to inspire transformation. She covers "personal transformation and its impact on career growth" for Forbes.com and is the co-author with Bruce Kasanoff of I Am: Escape Distractions, Unlock Your Imagination & Unleash Your Potential. Amy is the co-founder of Park City Think Tank, where she helps executive teams and thought leaders shape and share their biggest ideas.
Amy uses stories to strengthen personal brands. Her specialty is helping you to communicate in a manner that connects you with others. Not only does she create compelling and engaging content, but she also helps her clients find and establish their "online voice" to humanize their messaging and position themselves for success.
Her career spans several decades and industries, but her goal has always been the same: to help her clients identify and communicate their strengths in a creative and highly appealing manner.
Before founding her strategic writing practice, she spent a decade in the marketing and communications industry, beginning her career at Young & Rubicam Advertising and culminating as a branding consultant for international firms Landor Associates and Enterprise IG. During this time, she partnered with her clients to help them create, renew, and strengthen their brands.
She then applied her branding expertise to the world of travel and tourism, where for over fifteen years she led and advised destination marketing organizations in California. Her engagement within the tourism industry led to her involvement with the California Travel Association, where she served on its Executive Committee and board, as Chair of its annual conference, and leader of its statewide Ambassador Council.
Her love of telling a compelling story can be traced back to her college years where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film & Media from the University of California, San Diego with a minor in Communications.
A partial list of clients
Though she keeps her individual clients confidential, she's happy to share some of the companies she's helped.
Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine
Beringer Wine Estates
Bird's Eye
Busch Entertainment Corporation (SeaWorld)
Campbell's Soup Company
City of Alameda
City of Elk Grove
Coors Brewing Company
General Mills
Hotel Council of San Francisco
HL Innovative
International Paper
Kraft Foods
Realogy, Inc.
Sunkist Growers
Taco Bell
Shasta Cascade Wonderland Association
The Coca-Cola Company
The Clorox Company
Visit Elk Grove
Visit Oakland
Visit Richmond
Visit California
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Almost 2 years ago, a dear friend of mine found out that her 19 month old daughter had type 1 diabetes and was fighting for her life. Here's Theresa's triumphant story of how she was able to preserve her breastfeeding relationship while healing her daughter.
About a month ago a friend alerted me to a Facebook post that brought a wave of memories flooding over me from a day that changed my life forever as a parent. A day that I will never forget, even though I wish I could. It was literally the worst day of my life, but one that I will always be grateful for because it was the day my daughter's life was saved.


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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of pretty much nothing at all... Welcome to the world of Dispatch/Argus columnist Shane Brown. Check out all of Shane's archived weekly columns plus assorted fodder on life & pop culture. Hang out, comment, stay a bit. If not, no biggie. We know there are lots of naked people to go look at on this internet thingajig.
Monday, March 31, 2014
COLUMN: Fruitfly
If you ask any of my friends what their general impression of me is, I reckon you'll hear three different responses: (1) Shane is a big dork. (2) Shane can occasionally be funny (I hope). (3) Shane is incapable of independent living and survives from day-to-day thanks only to our constant assistance and a whole lot of luck.
When it comes to responsibility, I was something of a late bloomer. In these irresponsible hands, my first apartment quickly descended to a state borderline unfit for human habitation. If you were one of those lucky enough to have come a-callin' during that time, you likely witnessed mountains of dirty dishes, bags of garbage, and my famous leaning tower of pizza.
I usually never crossed the unspoken line between messy and filthy. I kept my clothes laundered, my body showered, and myself marginally presentable. But beyond that, all bets were off. I'm not saying I was lazy, I'm saying I was the laziest person on Earth. But hey, it was a long walk to the dumpster, plus it was the first time I didn't have my mom yelling at me to clean my room.
At some point, though, I had to grow up. It turns out that, by and large, women in their 30s were NOT especially impressed by the various fast food exhibits in the Interactive Museum of Laziness that I called an apartment. The turning point was when a girl came over, took one look at my apartment, and assumed that I had been robbed. I had to sheepishly explain to her that for me, "ransacked" was more of a lifestyle choice than an actual event.
A couple years ago, I abandoned apartment life and bought a house. I like to think that it's a fairly nice house, and I've been doing my best to keep it such -- or at least keep it from being declared a biohazard. Thus far, things have been going well.
I have a magical machine that washes dishes for me. There's another machine in the basement that launders clothes without having to share the fecal matter of strangers (thanks for THAT science nugget, internet.) Instead of a long walk to the dumpster, I can lean out my back door and slam-dunk the trash bin. I've traded drive-thrus for supermarkets and discovered the Swiffer Wet-Jet. I've (gasp) matured.
Okay, I still need occasional help with the cleaning, especially when the parents are coming up. And there are still moments that I look around, say "whoa," and grab a trash bag. And then there was this week, when my humble abode was invaded by a strike force of unlimited power and ruthlessness.
I was sitting on my couch in a television daze when the first one zipped by my line of sight: drosophila melanogaster, aka the common fruitfly. I noted this as odd for two reasons: (1) Obviously, nothing can survive in this climate except we idiots who are too stupid to move somewhere warm, and (2) my house contains a lot of things, but fruit isn't often one of them.
Within a couple days, one pest became two, and then three, and then a small air force. The trash was out, the dishes done, and all food put away, yet the menace remained. When the cats started attacking the air in defiance of both gravity and safety, I knew it was time to act.
The same internet that informed me of the microscopic horrors of laundromats also taught me how to build an ingenious fruitfly trap. Take a jar, make a teeny funnel for a lid, and fill it with apple cider vinegar. Fruitflies can't resist the yummy fermentation and are too stupid to find the way out. I set up the trap just in time to make the drive home for Christmas.
I returned expecting a yuletide holocaust of belly-up fruitflies. Instead, I had an empty trap and a full scale invasion on my hands. Not cool, ESPECIALLY when I was carrying in Mom-baked Christmas awesomeness (thankfully all Ziploc'ed up - my mom knows me too well.) The day before, I had shamefully fessed up my plight to friends. I was told I had to have something rotting in Denmark to cause such an invasion. No, no, I reassured. Not me. Not responsible, mature, home-owning me. Those days were behind me.
But then I opened my cupboard and looked carefully at what I call the ex-girlfriend shelf. My ex was a huge health nut and occasionally bought groceries. After we split up, the yummier residents of my cupboard were consumed, while inedible horrors like quinoa, rice cakes, and artichoke hearts slowly made their way to the bottom shelf, never to be spoken of again. I decided to move that box of quinoa -- and followed that decision with a jolly holiday retch.
Beyond the quinoa lay a bag containing two potatoes. At least I'm pretty sure they were potatoes when I bought them in mid-2012. They certainly weren't potatoes any longer. And this new wildly-colored lifeform was quite literally eating its way through the bottom shelf. There are no words, people. Imagine the grossest thing you could possibly imagine, and then sprinkle that thing with maggots. Did I mention I'm available for dates, ladies?
I touched it. I'm pretty sure it touched back. That's when the smell released. I ran to my trusty Scentsy burners and fired them up en masse. Within minutes, my kitchen was filled with the lush aroma of a pine forest -- were that pine forest full of dead bodies.
And hey, did I mention I had a GIRL over at the time? My friend Dianna gets the gold star, because while I was figuring out how to assemble a homemade Hazmat suit, she had already grabbed the bleach and gone to work. All I could do was act like a cheerleader and join her in a chorus of Christmas retching. Within minutes -- the most disgusting minutes of my life -- it was done, along with the entire contents of my kitchen cupboard and any remaining dignity I happened to have.
Victory is mine, but at what cost? The fruitflies have been evicted and the safety-sealed holiday treats devoured. My house is back in some semblance of order, and no one except you 100,000+ readers are any the wiser to the horrors that last week held. In a strange way, maybe this was a GOOD thing. You see, yesterday was my birthday. Normally at this time, I'd be sinking into my annual depression about becoming an old complacent fuddy-duddy. But how can I be a fuddy-duddy if I'm still irresponsible and immature enough to make a cute girl nearly barf thanks to my ineptitude at life? I've still got it, people. Party on.
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I've liked this magazine for years. I don't know how long I've subscribed to it.
I like it because
- it has her illustration work throughout the mag
- she includes a little print of one of her illustrations
- she gives a paper doll page as well, I just think it's cool
- it has great home decor, colorful and imaginative
- she has a section on the artist's workshop where she has artist's featured - out of the ordinary artists (my work is too traditional but that's ok)
- there's a section called 'the art of business' again featuring an artist
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LRLX Guest Curator Open Call
SF Bay Area, Season 6: 2019-2020
The Guest Curator position is for the duration of one complete LRLX season. It requires 5-10 hours per month of managerial work and availability from 6pm-11pm on the Third Tuesday of the month for each exchange. The Light Exchange is a labor of love. We are able to provide a tiny tiny $250 honorarium along with reimbursements (for food and/or drinks only) accrued throughout the season.
The overall gist is that, together with Liat Berdugo, LRLX co-founder, you will oversee both the conceptual and logistical details of the Exchanges you are co-curating. This means choosing in advance who the speakers will be, then implementing the plan on a monthly basis. For each Exchange, it is necessary to understand what each speaker will be discussing, so that you can facilitate the evening's discussion in a way that offers insight and easy access to different themes for a broad audience. It also means taking care of all the logistics so that the speaker, your co-curator, the other speakers, and the Exchange host are adequately prepared for a smooth evening of talks. The critical and playful dialogic nature of LRLX is one of its best characteristics, we take this preparation very seriously as part of the conceptual mission of LRLX.
LRLX Season 6 Dates:
Tue, Sep 16, 2019
Tue, Oct 15, 2019
Tue, Nov 19, 2019
Tue, Jan 21, 2020
Tue, Feb 18, 2020
Tue, Mar 17, 2020
Tue, Apr 21, 2020
LRLX happens in living rooms around the San Francisco Bay Area. As a guest curator, you need to be local, and mobile. If you aren't local, we'll still welcome your application but please make a note of how you plan to be present and able to carry out the curatorial tasks.
Structure of the Light Exchange:
Curators arrive at 6pm to set up, and speakers at 6:45pm. Doors open at 7pm and talks start at 7:30pm. Each speaker present for 15 minutes each, with 10 minute conversation to follow. We take a short break between speakers two and three, and have a longer group dialogue at the end of the night. The event wraps up around 10pm, and both curators stay to clean up.
Responsibilities: Broad Strokes together with your Season 6 co-curator, Liat Berdugo
Plan out the season's speakers three months in advance
Plan out the host living rooms three months in advance
Invite speakers, and consult with them on their talk and the form it will take before they present, gather their bio + info for our website and newsletters
At each event:
Set up the living room
Tech check each speaker's presentation when they arrive
Introduce the evening
Facilitate so that a conversation amidst the community and speakers unfolds in a casual, thoughtful/critical, accessible, meaningful, and engaged yet not-too-formal way. Be prepared to respectfully and thoughtfully wrap up a dialogue that exceeds time, is too much of a monologue, has deviated too far off topic for too long, or is exclusive and does not provide an entry point for others
Bring snacks or pizza (reimbursed of course) and help lay it out
Help clean up the home after everyone has left
Thank everyone involved, by email
Why this open call?
Liat Berdugo and Elia Vargas have been co-curating LRLX since they founded it in 2014. Elia moved abroad in 2019 and we welcomed our first guest curator, Dorothy R. Santos, to the team as Elia temporarily shifted his role to our annual publication and our long-term strategic initiatives. We envision this position as a yearly, rotating position for a curator to work alongside Liat (or Elia, when he returns!) as a way to bring broader perspectives, interests, and viewpoints to LRLX as we change and grow.
Panelists are Liat Berdugo, LRLX co-founder and co-curator; Elia Vargas, LRLX co-founder; and Dorothy R Santos, LRLX Season 5 guest curator. Decisions will be announced in June 2019.
Please submit your application by May 15, 2019.
To Apply
Please send your answers to these questions along with your CV to email@example.com
Have you attended LRLX? (Yes/No)
Have you worked with LRLX in the past? If so, in what capacity?
Where are you based?
Why you would like to be LRLX Guest Curator?
Who are some artists / media theorists who you'd like to curate into Season 6?


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Red, White & CUTE
It probably comes as no surprise to you that HOLIDAY clothing pieces are some of my favorites to buy, curate, and hoard! Of course I'm a sucker for all of the fall and Christmas releases, but coming in at a close 3rd position are all the red, white and blue. To me, these colors scream summertime and are appropriate from Memorial Day through Labor Day. I didn't realize how many pretty patriotic pieces we had until I started digging through our collection. I wanted to share some of my favorites with you today and give you an idea of how I'm accessorizing them. I need to add a quick note— on our recent Disney trip, Holiday's entire suitcase was lost by the airline and never made it to our hotel. I had both her red and navy Mary Janes packed for that trip and haven't had a chance to replace those yet. At the end, I'll share some of my favorite shoe options not pictured. I LOVE knee socks and Mary Janes and I think they would be a versatile and fantastic match for every single one of these outfits! Because we wear knee socks so much, I've been stocking up on Jeffries from Amazon and have been super happy with them!
This dress was purchased very recently from Momi Boutique and is called The Land of the Free Platinum Party Dress. I think the fabrics have been slightly updated since I purchased this one, but I actually like the new fabrics even better, but the main ones remain the same. Momi Boutique has lots of great patriotic pieces and she generally always ships very quickly! SEE THEM ALL HERE
Styling/ Accessories: Have paired this with classic red Natives. You could also do white or red sandals or Mary Janes and white knee highs. I have the Really Big Ribbon Bow Headband from Hanna Andersson paired with this
This is the Nelly Madison Summer on the Farm Hannah Dress. If you can't find this dress, Nelly Madison has some other adorable patriotic pieces IN STOCK right now- SEE THEM HERE! This is from last year, but available on the BST Boards. I love the versatility of this dress and it just begs to be paired with Old West Cowgirl Boots! Again paired with the Really Big Ribbon Bow Headband
One of my MOST FAVORITE Nelly Madison pieces ever- Take Me Out To The Ballgame Hannah Dress with matching bloomers. This is also from last year, but available on the boards. See current Nelly Madison Patriotic Pieces Here. For shoes, you could go a myriad of directions with this— when wearing this last year, we did Mary Janes w/ white knee highs. I have pictured here the Livie and Luca for Matilda Jane Blue To Me Posey Sandal. Also pictured are classic white Saltwater Sweetheart Sandal in White. Again, paired with the Really Big Ribbon Bow Headband
I need to say that this Beaufort Bonnet Company Dress is much more adorable in person! This is called the Maerin Fitz Frock and TBBC has recently expanded some of their items up to a size 8. It's just classic. I didn't know if it was too young for Holiday, but when I showed it to her, she LOVED it— so I will buy this style for as long as she will wear it! She watches a lot of old-fashioned shows like Leave it to Beaver and Father Knows Best where the little girls still dress like little girls, so I think that helps! This BEGS to be paired with classic white knee highs and Mary Janes. I have Jeffries Knee Highs linked at the top and several Mary Jane options at the end of this post. Again paired with the Really Big Ribbon Bow Headband from Hanna Andersson.
If you haven't tried Wildflowers Clothing yet, you don't know what you're missing! This set (it comes w/ matching shorts) is PERFECT for patriotic holidays and all summer long. I think this would even be cute for early fall with a sweet cardi. This is called the Anna Claire Dress Set and retails for $56. I liked how this paired with the white Saltwater Sweetheart Sandals. Again pairing with the Really Big Ribbon Bow Headband from Hanna Andersson.
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Farm Days Pieced Skirt Hummingbird from Quinn's Closet. This was a limited release, but check the Quinn's Closet Resale page for it! I paired this with some super cute plain white bloomers I bought on Amazon. It hits Holiday just so you see a tiny bit of the cute, white, eyelet trim at the bottom— Find Them HERE. Again paired with the Really Big Ribbon Bow Headband from Hanna Andersson.
So- the Wellington Boots on the skirt, make me want to pair it with Wellingtons, of course. The red Hunter boots are a great match, but might be hot for summer, so I have also shown it with the super lightweight Crocs Kids Handle It Rain Boot. Of course the classic Saltwater Sweetheart Sandal would also work well.
Another dress that's actually new for this season is from Mustard Pie— it's called the Strawberry Field Isadora Dress. If you'd like to find this dress, I would search for it by name and see which retailers have your size in stock. In pictures I paired this with the Old West boot, but I think it could be equally as cute with simple sandals or Mary Janes with knee socks. As always, paired with the Really Big Ribbon Bow Headband from Hanna Andersson.
One more favorite Nelly Madison piece from last year. This is called the Land of the Free Christina Dress. You could find it on Nelly Madison Resale Boards (via Facebook) or check out their in-stock patriotic pieces HERE. Added the simple white headband bow from Hanna Andersson and the Saltwater Sweetheart Sandal in white.
The T-Strap Mary Janes from Mini Boden were in our lost Disney suitcase. I was sad to have lost these, but recently ordered these in navy. These run big on Holiday, so I size down in them somewhat for her. The one glitch I have with them is that, with rough play, I did notice some of the color fading on the toe with our mustard ones from last fall. See the Mini Boden T-Strap Mary Jane HERE. I expect these to be added in new colors for the upcoming fall collection.
We don't actually own these, but how can you not love these Halley Ballet Flats from Livie and Luca?!
Also in our lost Disney suitcase, these super classic Navy Ruches from Livie and Luca. These should be re-stocked in new colors with the fall release. These shoes are HARDY, super comfortable and look like new even after many wears.


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Our team members have been Creative Directors, Art Directors, Marketing Directors and Executive Directors. We've run our own businesses (including traditional and interactive agencies), helped others launch theirs, and worked inside national and multi-national companies.
Whether you're a small local business just starting out or an established national brand, rest assured, our team will understand your needs and challenges.
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In Theory: Creative Direction, Web & Graphic Design, Development.
In Practice: Blending Art with Science. Making ideas come to life.
Fav. Einstein Quote: "Hey, what does this button do?"
Periodic Element: Technetium
- Founder, nGen Works, Stockton Eller Design
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- "Go-to" guy for national businesses, brands & agencies for 20 years
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Fav. Einstein Quote: "Buddy, can you paradigm?"
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Fav. Einstein Quote: "Imagination is everything. It's the preview of life's coming attractions."
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- Founder, A Creative Difference
- Walmart, P&G, ABC Prime Time Live, Lifetime Network Movies, PBS


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Whoever said the city of DC was all work and no play? All politics and no fun? Well guess what my fashion mavens and aspiring style icons — we are totally #intheknow. Wonder where to get your local fashion fix you little trendy vogue fiend you? Well you're kinda sorta really most definitely in luck. We crawled the web for some of the hippest, trendiest fashion and style blogs in the DC area and came up with a list just for you. Thank us later.
District of Chic
IG: @districtofchic
So the creator behind this awesome fashion-y inspired blog can tell you all of the chicest and hottest spots in the area. Think this blog is impressive — well, honey that's because she's no spring chicken when it comes to running trendy platforms that just ooze style and cool. If you're looking for chic streetstyle posts, foodie love and recipes and neighborhood guides, then this is the place to head to.
Monling Lee of Color Index
IG: @monlinglee
OH. MY. GAWD. We are in total love and color lust with the absolute chicness of this vibrant blogger. This blog will give you a total eyegasm. If you're looking to stay up to date on the big, bold and beautiful of awesome fashion trends then this is the person to follow. Not to mention she's already been covered on several other publications for being a total fashion "it" girl in DC. So jealous.
Albert Ting
IG: @pootie_ting
Albert Ting is a local area photographer who will leave you breathless with the avant-garde and fashion forward looks of his high-contrast, in your face portraits. They have character, they have class, they radiate chic and this local "it" instagrammer has additionally been mentioned in several other publications for being the go-to instagram to follow for DC locals.
Meg Biram
IG: @megbiram
Local Meg Biram isn't just one of the top- bloggers in the area and one of the most prominent "it" girls as a result — she is a total "all-around media mogul", as Washington Post once described her. Not to mention an all-around adorable Martha Stewart meets Lauren Conrad. With her wonderful eye for fashion, style and beauty, this pro blogger details everything from fashion to interior design, travel and beauty tips and tricks. She's an absolute must-follow — not to mention her online shop is equally amazing.
Mel Burgos of Rock Yo Rizos
IG: @rock_yo_rizos
Oh my gosh. First off — can I just say that the natural locks absolutely just made us weak in the knees!? This gorgeous insta-celeb and self-described "DC / NY NuYOrican" will keep you fascinated with her colorful and vibrant photos and awesome lifestyle and fashion posts. This blogger it girl has also been featured in several other publications and online platforms including the Washington Post for her style and social influences. PS – Have you seen her recent ones at the Yayoi Kusama exhibit? To die for. End rant.
In My Bowl
IG: @tallulahalexandra
So, let's be honest here. There's kind of like no discrepancy whatsoever when it comes to how much us Washingtonians are in absolute "head-over-heels" love with our food. We are total food nuts and this DC bloggers photos will leave you watering at the mouth. Seriously. This "it" insta-chick's blog is full of heavenly recipes for items such as "sweet potato chili boats" and "apple & berry overnight oats" (one of our personal favorites). She also showcases establishments in Vancouver and Seatle in addition to our beloved locale. Definitely a must hit up.


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A bit more border and some more trees meas the bottom right corner is almost done.
I'm excited because I'm going to have 2 Christmas stockings to stitch next year. One for a work colleague, and another for my crafty friend's first grandchild. I've got one already to start when I finish this Wander design, and I'll find out what the other one will be later this week. So excited - the Dimensions Gold Christmas stockings are fairly involved, but they are SO worth it and look completely amazing when they're done.
Don't forget my pattern giveaway here.
A blog about my cross stitch and patchwork/quilting projects.
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Wander #10
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Alignment – What it is
Alignment is when districts review and amend, if necessary the alignment of the clubs, areas, and divisions within their boundaries.
This provides us with the structure and the capacity for our district to grow and for District Leaders, – Area Directors, Division Directors and the District Leadership Team – to best serve our Clubs and Members.
There are 4 – 6 clubs per area and clubs are assigned to areas:
- so that they are in geographical proximity to other clubs;
- so that there is ease of (Area Director ) support and management;
- based on current club strength;
- where there is potential for club growth.
Forms of Alignment
Alignment takes several forms, dependent upon its scale – it may be:
- moving a club from one area or division to another as it has relocated;
- splitting an area into 2, as it has more than 6 clubs;
- splitting a division into 2 or more, as it is more than 6 areas which are at or near capacity of 6 clubs per area.
The Benefit of Alignment
a key benefit is providing a structure for growth – This happened 2 years ago, when Division J, which at the time covered the district from just west of the M25 to South Wales and South West of England was aligned into Divisions A and J.
District Alignment Proposal 2018/2019 (Proposal)
This year's alignment is "Incremental". It is proposed that some clubs are aligned within areas and some areas are being aligned within the current Divisional boundaries in accordance with the guidelines above. The Proposal was presented to the District Executive Committee and was amended following feedback. It is now at consultation stage until 12th April and is below, preceded by the timetable for alignment.
Click on this link for further information on alignment and the current proposals, and clink this link for even more details, club by club.
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Tackling the New Format
Tackling the new Format:
The 2013 UMAT exam is less than one month away! It is now halfway through the semester break for High school students, and students partaking in the UMAT exam should be well under way with their preparations. Students should be doing a mixture of practice exams as well as drills for specific constructs. A common question that gets asked is, how should we attempt the new UMAT format? There are multiple ways you can now approach the new UMAT format. Two of those are discussed below:
Targeting certain constructs
A method students can use is doing the questions in order of their construct (eg doing 'Understanding People' type questions first). The 3 constructs each require a different mindset when attempting the questions. Switching or alternating your mindset between questions may tire you out and hinder your speed. While this method has an initial time cost when marking the questions (REMINDER you are NOT allowed to mark questions during reading time! That means you will have to mark the questions within the writing period), it has the benefit of the questions flowing much more smoothly. Another negative with this approach is that jumbling up the order you attempt the questions puts you at risk of marking down the answer for the wrong question.
Here's how you would do it:
During the writing time, mark all the questions relating to 'Understanding People'. You would mark this construct because the questions will often be grouped up as they would relate to a certain passage. 'Non-Verbal Reasoning' style questions are easily distinguishable so marking them would be pointless.
Attempt the 'Understanding People' construct either first or last. 'Problem Solving and Logical Reasoning' is quite similar to 'Non-Verbal Reasoning' therefore it would be much smoother to do one after the other.
Allocate yourself a time limit for each construct leaving 10 minutes to spare to go over your answers / reserve time for any construct you did not finish. Allocate the construct you have the most trouble with the most time and the construct you find easiest the least amount of time.
This method requires much more practice to become efficient but theoretically, it should be the faster and more comprehensive method compared to the second one.
Doing the questions in order
This is the approach most students will take when doing the UMAT exam, especially those who have done little preparation. The most obvious benefit is that there is no upfront time cost compared to the above method and you are much less likely to mark the answer for the wrong question. With this method, rather than identifying the difficult constructs, you would try to find the questions you have the most trouble with and attempt them last. There isn't much to say for this technique except that students who prefer this method should then try to attempt more practice exams. While drills are indeed helpful, don't become too accustomed to knowing which construct the next question relates to. Also, utilise the reading time to identify the questions you will struggle with. Always try to leave time to go over your answer.


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Amid all the talk about DC's treatment of non-white characters, it sounds like they're banking on a certain Latino teen superhero in a big way. Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns tweeted yesterday that the company is working on a live-action Blue Beetle series.
BLUE BEETLE NEWS from DCE!! We have a live-action test of Jaime Reyes' scarab activating his suit. It. Is. Awesome. Blue Beetle's going to appear in most of the Brave and the Bold's this year and we're hoping to develop a live-action show. Fingers crossed! If I can break it out of the vault, I'll bring it to SDCC. LIVE ACTION BLUE BEETLE!!
All caps and double explanation points indeed.
For what it's worth, I've thought for a while that the Jaime Reyes incarnation of the Blue Beetle was the legacy character with the most staying power for one reason: Instead of just being a new guy with the same basic look and power set, he's as different from his predecessor Ted Kord as the now-legendary Silver Age Flash and Green Lantern were from their Golden Age antecedents. It's nice to see that he's got some legs, no?


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Improved technology is coming to the banking sector in Barbados to tackle the growing problem of skimming, but that could be years away.
In the meantime, president of the Barbados Bankers' Association Glyne Harrison is warning customers to be proactive in the way they go about using Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) across the island.
His advice came a day after police reported a recent spate of unauthorized ATM withdrawals, which reportedly affected a number of residents.
Although he could not say how widespread the problem was, Harrison told Barbados TODAY skimming was generally an organized crime that was on the increase worldwide.
And he warned that the issue should be one to watch out more for as the Barbados economy becomes even more open to new markets and the movement of people was made easier.
He gave the assurance, however, that a special committee set up to deal with bank fraud was currently carrying out its own investigations into the recent incidents.
"From our end though we do have a process that has been in place since we had the last incident with the Bulgarians. We do have a bank anti-fraud committee that sits and reviews these types of incidents and that committee is currently working to identify the compromised customers as well as the compromised ATM locations. They are sort of working through that process to make sure that all those persons who have been affected have been identified," said Harrison.
The senior banker said the industry was moving towards "higher type of security" worldwide, and Barbados was already making headway with some of those technologies when it comes to the credit card market.
"It is relatively new technology so you are not going to see it rolled out in its entirety across the Barbados landscape in the short term, but it is certainly an area where it is moving in Europe and the US and North America it is something that you will start to see down here as well. But that is pretty much in the medium term. You are not going to see that happening right away," he said.
Harrison said in the meantime, however, there were a number of steps customers should take in order to protect their Personal Identification Number (PIN) and their banking accounts.
Among them, he said, customers should be aware of their surroundings and use an ATM inside a bank, business establishment or a busy location, as these areas were harder to be targeted by skimmers.
"The other thing is making simple checks. So look for things on the ATM. These devices they are meant to be temporary so they are usually put on with things like glue or tape. So you are looking to see if there are any signs of scratching around the ATM card slot [and] if there is any adhesive tape around the slot where you are pushing in your card. You should look if it looks nice and tight and firm or can you shake it and it sort of moves around. Things like that are red flags and you really should contact the bank if you are seeing those types of things and then go to another ATM to be safe," added Harrison.
Adding that customers should check the keypads before entering their PIN, Harrison advised Barbadians to be very careful about accepting assistance from anyone at an ATM, and to check their balances regularly, as well as use online banking whenever possible.


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Dino Manners
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A beautifully illustrated book to teach children how to be a good friend, stand up for themselves and have good manners with the help of some colorful dinosaurs with a lot of personality. We like it when our friends treat us nicely. We all have a better time when we use our good manners. Perhaps the dinosaurs would have lasted longer if they had followed some of these etiquette and friendship tips. Some of the reviews on Amazon: You will love reading this book to your kids! And your kids will love all the cute characters, beautiful scenery, bright and cheery colors, and inspiring messages to be well-mannered and still maintain your sense of fun. ---------------- Dino Manners is a great way to introduce kids on how they should treat others to get along in the world. Since adults forget their manners lots of times too, they should keep a copy of this book handy as well.
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Hope that these tips helped you to optimize your WordPress blog. If you have any troubles, feel free to share with us through the comments.
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15th January 2017
Rev. Judith Satchell
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Call to Worship
R&S 34 Holy, holy, holy
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Bible Reading 1 Corinthians 1: 1-9
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Archive for January 8th, 2014
USPS Pricing Finalized (for now)
From an Industry Alert:
The prices as posted on Postal Explorer are now final for the January 26, 2014 implementation. The prices can be accessed at pe.usps.com. They are listed under the "January 2014 Price Change Information" header.
Yes folks, it is January 8th. So code your software, and forgo any quality control processes, because there is no time to do it right. Just do it. We can fix it with patch releases and workarounds. Just cross your fingers.
Commissioner Mark Acton Named PRC Vice Chairman
Washington, DC- Effective January 1, 2014, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) voted unanimously to designate Commissioner Mark Acton as Vice Chairman of the PRC, succeeding Commissioner Robert Taub. PRC regulations provide that the Commissioners elect a member to serve as Vice Chairman for a term of one year.
SOX Makes Things Worse, Not Better
Something called the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 pretty much forced her to send your XBox One back to Best Buy if it lacked a box number. Like most every well-intentioned federal law, the SOX Act was intended "to improve corporate governance and enhance the accuracy of…" blah, blah, blah. What it actually does is cost the USPS more money because they foot the bill to make sure the package gets back to the shipper.