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It would be really nice to attend a wedding in which the couple was made for each other and we as guests fully supported the union. It's sad to say that of the two I've been to (and one that I had to miss due to being out of town), none quite meet this benchmark.
"Non crazy chicks are boring" is a line I actually heard at the most recent one. Not surprisingly, this is a couple who thrive on drama – or at least, their entire relationship is built upon it. That, and the child they have together. But there's a lot to be said for stability, especially when you already have a family. And while a little craziness can be fun, abusiveness is never kosher.
Because objectively, that's what that relationship is. Abusive. While he's not the only guy we know to be in a seriously unhealthy relationship – my female friends thankfully all have good taste, apparently – the other three I can think of have at least had the sense to get out. This one decided to commit for life.
And somehow, I get the feeling that saying a few vows in front of a pastor is not going to magically fix things. Just an inkling.
Abusive = overly controlling (whether that's born of insecurity or something else, I don't know. I'm talking setting arbitrary curfews like a parent rather than a partner, taking all your partner's money, and so on), as well as physical abuse (manifested through blows, attempted choking, smashing of all your possessions, etc). Not all of these apply to the guy in question specifically, but these are all things that have happened collectively to the four friends I'm thinking of who've been in unhealthy relationships at one point or another.
Making things slightly more tricky is when mental illness plays a part. (To my knowledge, it was/is a factor in some of these cases, though I'm not of course saying mental illness is or should be a barrier to happy relationships. Please don't think that's what I'm getting at. What I am trying to say is that being a human punching bag, literally or figuratively, is not helping either of you). But it is not an excuse to put up with abusive treatment.
Guys (and gals). You deserve to be in a healthy and loving relationship, one that makes you feel good about yourself more of the time than not. When a restraining order is part of the mix (and you STILL go back?!), if you're being regularly thrown out of the house, if your possessions are being unceremoniously dumped on your best man's lawn while you hide inside his house, ALL IS NOT GRAVY.
Despite anything we say or do, sometimes they hang on in there – it's hard to watch and stand by but sometimes that's all you can do. Is there anything more frustrating than hearing a friend justify their partner's unacceptable behaviour?
Though of course you can never really know unless you're put in a situation yourself, these would be my dealbreakers:
- Lying about finances
- Prohibitive amounts of debt (subjective, I know)
- Other irresponsible money habits
- Not accepting you for who you are
- Being overly controlling OR dependent on you
- Doesn't put you first (or second. Sorry, I'm still putting on my lifejacket first if the plane goes down
- Violence of any kind. T is more than twice my size, so this would be an absolute non-negotiable. (The odd bruise caused by him picking me up with too firm a grip, – I'm delicate like an overripe fruit and was basically one giant walking bruise the year I played soccer – is excluded.)
And that's about all I have to say about that.


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When you write a blog about Mexican food and travel within Mexico, you're bound to be asked for recommendations by… well, EVERYONE. I'm talking family, friends, coworkers, friends of friends, blog readers, complete strangers—it really runs the gamut. But it's a true source of joy when you share Mexico travel tips with people, and they send you thanks in the form of a video, a photo, a tweet (or whatever else) to let you know they're thinking of you and appreciate a recommendation that has improved their experience while visiting Mexico.
In the last week, I've received two such messages that I wanted to share.
Several years ago, I mentioned to my friend Ramon and his wife how much I love El Globo, a bakery chain that makes one of my favorite kinds of pan dulce—garibaldi. They're a little upside-down poundcake-like treat that's bathed in (usually) apricot jam and rolled in white nonpareils. You can even make garibaldi at home with my recipe. A few days ago, while they were in León, Guanajuato, they sent this video while visiting an El Globo location there.
A few weeks ago, another friend told me she'd be traveling to Mexico City on business and needed some recommendations for places to go for breakfast and dinners when she was able to go out on her own. I sent her a list of some of my favorite places near where she was staying and she shared this photo when she visited Churrería El Moro.
- Have you taken my travel or dining advice in Mexico? I'd love to hear about it! Leave a comment below, tag me on Twitter or Instagram @MauraHernandez, or tag The Other Side of The Tortilla on Facebook with a photo and note to let us know where you went and what you ate!

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Inmarsat ELERA will be a catalyst for the next wave of world-changing technologies and is ideally suited for the Internet of Things and the billions of devices that are being connected every year
Inmarsat ELERA builds on the company's global leadership in L-band satellite services with breakthrough technologies that will deliver unparalleled L-band speeds and the smallest, low-cost user terminals, underpinned by Inmarsat's record for reliability, resilience and availability
Inmarsat ELERA will help ensure the world works better for decades to come, by delivering vital services already trusted by businesses and governments worldwide to drive operational efficiency and effectiveness, while protecting people, assets, data and our environment
ELERA will be a key component of Inmarsat ORCHESTRA, a world first network that will combine GEO, LEO and 5G into one harmonious solution
In its second major announcement in two weeks, Inmarsat is today unveiling Inmarsat ELERA; a global narrowband network that is ideally suited to the rapidly evolving world of the Internet of Things (IoT) and for global mobility customers, including aviation, maritime, governments and select enterprises.
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Inmarsat Takes Another Leap Forward With ELERA, The Global Network for IoT, Safety and Mission Critical Connectivity (Photo: Business Wire)
"ELERA is perfectly suited to the needs of the connected IoT world," said Rajeev Suri, CEO, Inmarsat. "Global reach, extraordinary resilience, faster speeds, smaller and lower cost terminals are all part of ensuring that we remain ahead of others in meeting the needs of our customers."
"ELERA is a further sign of a company with true momentum and one that is delivering new innovations and strong performance," continued Suri. "I expect that Inmarsat will grow strongly in 2021 compared to the previous year, and that growth will span most of our business units. Our progress was evident in the first half, where we saw strong growth in revenue and EBITDA and robust cash flow. We have sharpened our strategy to focus on driving growth, accelerate decision making, launch new innovations, and are creating a more commercially focused, customer-centric culture."
ELERA builds on Inmarsat's #1 position in Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) and will be a springboard for innovation, unlocking, accelerating and scaling pioneering use cases on land, at sea and in the air. Its foundation is Inmarsat's world class L-band network and incorporates new innovations ranging from higher speeds to smaller, low cost terminals and [the previously announced] Inmarsat-6 satellites, the first of which (I-6 F1) is scheduled to launch before the end of the year.
Coming just 14 days after Inmarsat announced ORCHESTRA, the world's first network to combine GEO, LEO and 5G into one harmonious global communications solution, ELERA underlines Inmarsat's strategic focus on the global mobility segment of satellite communications. It is also a signal of a company with momentum, delivering major technological innovations and growth.
The unique capabilities of ELERA, combined with Inmarsat's superior spectrum and the ideally suited orbital position of its satellite networks, will make it the essential catalyst for new IoT use cases, across everything from autonomous transport and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to industrial and agricultural IoT applications.
ELERA Innovation
ELERA is built on Inmarsat's market leading L-band network, which already delivers the world's most reliable and flexible global connectivity service with unique resilience in all conditions and full global redundancy. It supports everything from worldwide maritime and aviation safety services and humanitarian missions to IoT applications across agritech, transportation and utilities, among many others.
The new innovations that the company is investing in to bring to market in the near future include spectrum management technology to deliver L-band speeds up to 1.7Mbps, the smallest footprint, low cost L-band terminal and two new L-band satellites, which are the largest and most sophisticated commercial communication satellites ever created.
The new spectrum management capabilities (known as Carrier Aggregation) being incorporated into the ELERA network will deliver the fastest speeds globally available to L-band customers, far outstripping the capabilities of any other worldwide L-band network.
Live customer trials in commercial aviation are scheduled to start during the course of 2022 and this technology will be rolled out across a range of sector specific applications for Inmarsat's mobility, government and IoT customers over the coming few years.
ELERA will also see the creation of the smallest footprint, low cost terminal for L-band users, delivering the ideal framework for satcom IoT at scale, with supporting cloud-based management, for vertical sectors such as infrastructure, rail, logistics, mining, agriculture, government, maritime and aviation.
Inmarsat is launching two new satellites to enhance the ELERA network. The I-6 satellites, the first of which is scheduled to launch at the end of 2021, are the largest and most sophisticated commercial communications satellites ever built.
The L-band capacity on each I-6 satellite will be substantially greater than Inmarsat's 4th generation spacecraft and, among other enhancements, they will deliver 50% more capacity per beam; meaning that much more data can be carried over the same geographical area, in addition to unlimited beam routing flexibility.
ELERA will also deliver a major extension to Inmarsat's portfolio of voice-enabled devices, bringing new capabilities and innovations to hundreds of thousands of customers. This initiative represents our commitment to voice service innovation and underlines the company's long-term commitment to the handheld voice services over satellite market.
"ELERA is the exciting vision of how Inmarsat is planning to transform the capabilities offered to IoT and mobility customers for years to come and confirms our long-term commitment to L-band services. We will be sharing further detail on these innovations with our partner community in the coming months and continue our programme of announcements as we achieve major milestones." said Rajeev Suri, CEO, Inmarsat.
The investments in ELERA are already included in Inmarsat's current CAPEX plans and guidance.
Notes to Editors
Inmarsat is the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications. It owns and operates the world's most diverse global portfolio of mobile telecommunications satellite networks, and holds a multi-layered, global spectrum portfolio, covering L-band, Ka-band and S-band, enabling unparalleled breadth and diversity in the solutions it provides. Inmarsat's long-established global distribution network includes not only the world's leading channel partners but also its own strong direct retail capabilities, enabling end to end customer service assurance.
The company has an unrivalled track record of operating the world's most reliable global mobile satellite telecommunications networks, sustaining business and mission critical safety and operational applications for more than 40 years. It is also a major driving force behind technological innovation in mobile satellite communications, sustaining its leadership through a substantial investment and a powerful network of technology and manufacturing partners.
Inmarsat operates across a diversified portfolio of sectors with the financial resources to fund its business strategy and holds leading positions in the Maritime, Government, Aviation and Enterprise satcoms markets, operating consistently as a trusted, responsive and high-quality partner to its customers across the globe.
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The IAAF this week issued new Eligibility Regulations [English | French] for Female Classification (Athlete with Differences of Sexual Development) for events from 400m to the mile, including 400m, hurdles races, 800m, 1500m, one mile races and combined events over the same distances ('Restricted Events').
The new Regulations require any athlete who has a Difference of Sexual Development (DSD) that means her levels of circulating testosterone (in serum) are five (5) nmol/L or above and who is androgen-sensitive to meet the following criteria to be eligible to compete in Restricted Events in an International Competition (or set a World Record in a Restricted Event at competition that is not an International Competition):
(a) she must be recognised at law either as female or as intersex (or equivalent);
(b) she must reduce her blood testosterone level to below five (5) nmol/L for a continuous period of at least six months (e.g., by use of hormonal contraceptives); and
(c) thereafter she must maintain her blood testosterone level below five (5) nmol/L continuously (ie: whether she is in competition or out of competition) for so long as she wishes to remain eligible.
These new Regulations, approved by the IAAF Council in March, will come into effect from 1 November 2018 and replace the previous Regulations Governing Eligibility of Females with Hyperandrogenism to Compete in Women's Competition, which no longer apply anywhere in the sport.
– Explanatory Notes: IAAF Eligibility Regulations for the Female Classification [English | French]
"We want athletes to be incentivised to make the huge commitment and sacrifice required to excel in the sport, and to inspire new generations to join the sport and aspire to the same excellence," said IAAF President Sebastian Coe.
"As the International Federation for our sport we have a responsibility to ensure a level playing field for athletes. Like many other sports we choose to have two classifications for our competition – men's events and women's events. This means we need to be clear about the competition criteria for these two categories. Our evidence and data show that testosterone, either naturally produced or artificially inserted into the body, provides significant performance advantages in female athletes. The revised rules are not about cheating, no athlete with a DSD has cheated, they are about levelling the playing field to ensure fair and meaningful competition in the sport of athletics where success is determined by talent, dedication and hard work rather than other contributing factors."
Most females (including elite female athletes) have low levels of testosterone circulating naturally in their bodies (0.12 to 1.79 nmol/L in blood); while after puberty the normal male range is much higher (7.7 – 29.4 nmol/L). No female would have serum levels of natural testosterone at 5 nmol/L or above unless they have DSD or a tumour. Individuals with DSDs can have very high levels of natural testosterone, extending into and even beyond the normal male range.
There is a broad medical and scientific consensus, supported by peer-reviewed data and evidence from the field, that the high levels of endogenous testosterone circulating in athletes with certain DSDs can significantly enhance their sporting performance. These Regulations accordingly permit such athletes to compete in the female classification in the events that currently appear to be most clearly affected only if they meet the Eligibility Conditions defined by these regulations.
"The latest research we have undertaken, and data we have compiled, show that there is a performance advantage in female athletes with DSD over the track distances covered by this rule," said Dr Stephane Bermon from the IAAF Medical and Science Department.
"We have seen in a decade and more of research that 7.1 in every 1000 elite female athletes in our sport have elevated testosterone levels, the majority are in the restricted events covered by these regulations. This is around 140 times what you will find in the general female population which demonstrates to us in statistical terms a recruitment bias. The treatment to reduce testosterone levels is a hormone supplement similar to the contraceptive pill taken by millions of women around the world. No athlete will be forced to undergo surgery. It is the athlete's responsibility, in close consultation with her medical team, to decide on her treatment."
Female athletes who do not wish to lower their testosterone levels will still be eligible to compete in:
(a) the female classification:
(i) at competitions that are not International Competitions: in all Track Events, Field Events, and Combined Events, including the Restricted Events; and
(ii) at International Competitions: in all Track events, Field Events, and Combined Events, other than the Restricted Events; or
(b) in the male classification, at all competitions (whether International Competitions or otherwise), in all Track Events, Field Events, and Combined Events, including the Restricted Events; or
(c) in any applicable intersex or similar classification that may be offered, at all competitions (whether International Competitions or otherwise), in all Track Events, Field Events, and Combined Events, including the Restricted Events.
The regulations exist solely to ensure fair and meaningful competition within the female classification, for the benefit of the broad class of female athletes. In no way are they intended as any kind of judgment on or questioning of the sex or the gender identity of any athlete. To the contrary, the IAAF regards it as essential to respect and preserve the dignity and privacy of athletes with DSDs, and therefore all cases arising under these regulations must be handled and resolved in a fair, consistent and confidential manner, recognising the sensitive nature of such matters. Any breach of confidentiality, improper discrimination, and/or stigmatisation on grounds of sex or gender identity will amount to a serious breach of the IAAF Integrity Code of Conduct and will result in appropriate disciplinary action against the offending party.
Athletes, athlete support personnel and National Federation officials with questions about the application of the new Regulations or requiring advice or support is able to contact the IAAF Medical Manager. All contact will be treated in confidence and if additional support is required the athlete, or her representative, may agree on the appointment of an independent ombudsman to assist the athlete in understanding and addressing the requirements of the Regulations.
The Regulations also outline in detail the process by which an Expert Panel (made up of experts in the fields of endocrinology, gynecology, genetics and pediatrics) will assess cases in anonymised form.


text: Co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller reunite to bring Miller's visually stunning Sin City graphic novels back to the screen in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Weaving together two of Miller's classic stories with new tales, the town's most hard boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more reviled inhabitants. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is the follow up to Rodriguez and Miller's 2005 groundbreaking film, Frank Miller's Sin City.


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As summer cools down, the talk surrounding the poker and gaming world is heating up. There are various names that should look familiar in this week's N.V.G., and we're here to help you catch up on the latest scoop. Bellagio … Continued
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This article was written by Jeffrey Green and originally published at Activist Post
An increasing number of people are moving into urban environments and away from traditional agriculture. As a consequence, those who have a mind for self-sufficiency can find themselves falling short. Storable foods are of course an important part of every emergency prepper's pantry, but storable foods are not a sound long-term solution that contain optimal nutrition.
Even produce from farmers markets and store-bought organic food will lose peak freshness faster than one might imagine. Alanna Ketler from Collective-Evolution explains:
Most people do not realize that vegetables will lose about half of their nutrients within the first week of being picked. The food that you are getting from the supermarket will not be as nutritionally rich as the food you are growing yourself and consuming immediately after harvesting. Imagine how much more fresh and alive this food tastes. If you have or have ever had a garden I'm sure you have certainly noticed a difference. (Source)Nothing can beat growing your own fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers. But it is quite a challenge for those with limited space; not everyone can afford acres of land to become a full-fledged farmer. Then, of course, are the climate considerations that inhibit year-round growing in most places across the planet.
However, several high-tech solutions are becoming available for city dwellers, or those who have a less-than-green thumb. As food prices surge due to climatological and economic factors, there never has been a better time to find ways of becoming self-sufficient at a low cost. It's a movement toward becoming the ultimate locavore.
The following inventions offer an exciting way to have fresh produce year-round ... right in your own kitchen, while also presenting a potential reduction in overall cost.
1. Urban Cultivator - This is a hydroponic system that is currently in use both professionally and in personal homes. One model, as seen in the short promo below, is roughly the same size as a dishwasher and is set up in a similar manner, according to the site's design specs. By setting the perfect level of humidity and temperature, it's as simple as adding a 100% organic food solution to be able to grow a wide range of pesticide and chemical free produce in your indoor garden.
Visit the site here.
For restaurateurs, here is what the commercial model looks like:
2. GrowCubes - Using aeroponics, GrowCubes offer efficient indoor growing for a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, using 95 percent less water, with an added built-in resistance to diseases and pests. A software program underpins the system, offering a detailed Internet-connected analysis and customization platform to obtain and fulfill the optimal level of nutrients and maintenance. A coming Kickstarter program will focus on bringing this system to market later in the year.
3. Click and Grow Smart Farm - This is a another concept that is heavily invested in the ideas surrounding the Internet of Farming. The Click and Grow system is actually an expandable series of "smart pots" that can grow produce, as well as flowers. It begins by providing soil that remains in proper nutrient and pH balance throughout the growth of the plant. As they point out, the constant watering in traditional potted plants actually leaches away nutrients, so the addition of proper water management increases efficiency and production. This demo shows the process.
4. Kitchen Nano Garden - This is a concept being developed by Hyundai. It is roughly the size of a refrigerator and employs a similar method of hydroponic growing as seen in the Urban Cultivator. It controls the amount of light, nutrient supply and water to create the optimal efficiency for growing. The prototype won the 2010 Fast Company Idea Award and also doubles as a natural air purifier. While still only a concept, it is exciting to see a company with the resources of Hyundai working on this technology.
5. UrbGarden - While the 4 items above appeal to modern sensibilities, some of us still would like to retain a bit of the natural even if we can't get our hands dirty on a traditional farm. The UrbGarden is designed to be a vertical herb garden with an integrated worm farm for easy composting. The system produces a natural fertilizer which is then fed back through a drip system. Its open-window design offers an element of harvesting, as the grow trays are removed and re-potted as needed.
It is worth mentioning that in a grid-down situation, the four "high-tech solutions" offered here will become virtually useless as they rely on a power source. And none of these systems should be seen as direct replacements for developing a solid relationship with your local farmer, farmers market, or development of community gardens. However, these solutions do enable people to get away from commercial food and the toxic packaging that its often wrapped in, while making the act of farming as easy and hassle free for as many people as possible.
One thing is for certain: there is a movement to regain the self-sufficiency that has been lost within our modern world. If we are going high-tech, then we at least need to employ it the healthiest and most economical ways possible.


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These days, Des McAnuff may be best known as the artistic director of Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival, a post he assumed after a long stint running the La Jolla Playhouse. But Broadway audiences cherish him as a Tony-winning director with a special affinity for rock and pop music, from Roger Miller's score for Big River to the Who's Tommy to the Four Seasons (Jersey Boys) and now Jesus Christ Superstar. McAnuff's acclaimed staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera (first released in America in 1970 on a still-famous LP) opens on March 22 at the Neil Simon Theatre featuring Stratford stars Paul Nolan, Josh Young and Chilina Kennedy as Jesus, Judas and Mary Magdalene, respectively. Below, McAnuff reflects on how he developed his love of rock musicals and why Superstar is dear to his heart.
When I was around 18, I heard the original Jesus Christ Superstar concept album for the first time. I had just composed a musical myself called Urbania, and I remember feeling jealous of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's accomplishment. Jealous and intimidated! They took the notion of a rock musical 10 steps further than anyone before them had done. My friends and I would ride around the Toronto suburbs blasting "I Don't Know How to Love Him," a song that still chokes me up. In short, Jesus Christ Superstar is a show I've been thinking about for a very long time.
I'm often asked about the fact that I have directed several musicals that involve what I describe as an "electric" source, including Tommy, Jersey Boys and now Superstar. The reason is as simple as the fact that these shows feature my music. As much as I have come to admire the Gershwins and Richard Rodgers and Frank Loesser, I considered them more the composers of my parents' generation. I'm a guitar player and was in bands when I was young, so when I encountered Hair and a show called Your Own Thing, it occurred to me that the kind of music I listened to and played could also appear on stage.
Although Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar are quintessential rock musicals, the process of staging them was quite different. The Tommy orchestration was very much an expansion of that score. We had many, many layers musically that did not appear on the Who's original album, and Pete Townshend and I changed the song order substantially in order to craft the story we ended up telling at the St. James Theatre.
With Jesus Christ Superstar, we've remained true to the original recording, which Andrew and Tim envisioned as a theatrical piece from the beginning. Normally, orchestrators respond to my staging of a show—we have many long conversations with the composer and basically create a sound for the production together. In this case, I was so fond of the original album, I felt it was important to be faithful to the sound they created. I've treated it more as if it's an opera, and I'm fortunate to be working with classically trained actors from the Stratford Festival who also happen to have voices that can hit those piercing notes. Along the way, Andrew and Tim have been unfailingly supportive, helpful and insightful.
My approach to this show is a combination of three things: On one level, Jesus Christ Superstar presents an intimate love triangle involving Jesus, Mary Magdalene and Judas. Audiences respond strongly to that. We also wanted to allow events in the modern world to reverberate through this production. You can't turn on a television without seeing reports that combine spirituality and politics in the Middle East, whether it's in Egypt or Libya or Syria. Somebody compared our show to watching the events of 33A.D. in Jerusalem through the lens of CNN.
The third factor may seem obvious: The week depicted in Jesus Christ Superstar had tremendous importance to humankind. This rather small group of disciples, under the leadership of Jesus, actually manages to change the course of history. It's a story with universal appeal, with a sense of humanity that is endlessly surprising and moving.


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DC law requires that any child up to 16 years of age must be in a properly installed child safety seat or restrained in a seat belt. Children under 8 years of age must be properly seated in an installed infant, convertible (toddler) or booster child seat, according to the manufacturer's instructions. Booster seats must be used with both lap and shoulder belts. The District of Columbia does not have a law preventing children from riding in the front seat, but we recommend that all children ride in the back seat until the age of 13.
The penalties for child safety seat and adult seat belt violations are as follows:
For Child Safety Seat Violations
The penalty for violating DC's child safety seat law is a fine of at least $75 and two points on the driver's license. This applies to any person operating a motor vehicle in the District of Columbia. The police can stop a driver in the District solely for not having a child properly restrained.
Motorists may contest the notice of infraction through the Department of Motor Vehicles, Adjudication Services. The following penalties are possible:
- First Time: Offenders given choice of
- Paying a $75 fine
- Attending a Child Restraint Safety Class ($25 fee)
- Second Time: Both penalties are mandatory
- Paying a $75 fine and
- Attending a Child Restraint Safety Class ($25 fee)
- Third Time: Paying a $125 fine
- Fourth or more: Paying a $150 fine
For Adult Seat Belt Violations
Failure to comply with adult seat belt laws can result in a $50 fine and two points on the driver's license. DC's seat belt law requires the driver and all passengers to be properly buckled up at all times, in the front and back seats. This requirement applies to passengers in all vehicles, including taxicabs. As with child safety seat violations, District law allows police to stop a vehicle solely because drivers and passengers are not properly buckled.
For further information, contact the MPDC's Traffic Safety and Special Enforcement Branch at (202) 724-8008.


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Houston Gorilla Girls Records
Identifier: 2010-006
1985-2000; Majority of material found within 1988-1997
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This collection includes the records, written works, collected writings, and photographs that document the development of the Houston Gorilla Girls, an anonymnous women's art collective that protested sexism and racism in the art world from the 1987 to the late nineties. There are nine series, spanning from 1985 to 2000 which are entitled as follows: Correspondence; Organizational Documents and Photographs; Propaganda; Diverse Works Installation: Another Dead Horse; Rice University...
Houston Women's Caucus for Art Records
Identifier: 1999-001
1972-2004; Majority of material found in 1985-2000
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The papers for the Houston Women's Caucus for Art (HWCA) span from its founding in 1978 to 2004. Some items, however, pre-date this period. The largest portion of the records is devoted to photos and to art exhibitions sponsored by the Caucus. The next largest portion includes newsletters, grant applications and fundraising, financial records, and conferences. The remainder of the collection is devoted to information pertaining to the business of the Caucus, membership, and the visual arts...
Lynn Randolph Papers
Identifier: 2007-015
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The eleven series of Lynn Randolph Papers are housed in three boxes and contain documentation of her exemplary training and career in the visual fine arts including exhibits, shows, reviews, individual art projects, and collaborations. The documentation of her longtime feminist and human rights activism in Houston and abroad is also an important part of the collection just as it is her life. Lynn Randolph's collaboration, both visual and literary, with Donna Haraway is represented as is her...
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Teabags vs Loose Leaf Tea
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There's a lot of talk about why leaf teas (such as "loose-leaf tea" and "whole-leaf tea") are better than teabags. While some of it is true, most of it is made up of broad generalizations, like "Loose-leaf tea is always better than teabags." Learn what differentiates teabags from leaf teas, why leaf tea is usually better than teabags and how to make the switch from teabags to loose-leaf tea.
Whole-Leaf Tea vs. Teabags
"Whole-leaf tea" means tea that's primarily made up of whole, unbroken leaves. Teabags are usually made from the opposite – low tea grades1, such as dust and fannings. Dust and fannings are smaller pieces of tea, so they have a larger surface area than whole leaves. A larger surface area means more opportunities for the essential oils (what makes tea flavourful and aromatic) to evaporate, leaving the tea dull and stale.
Freshness can be a major issue with typical teabags for this reason, especially if they are packed in a paper box with paper wrapping.Some types of tea (including many steamed Japanese green teas2) are naturally broken during processing. They are not technically whole leaf, even if they are at the pinnacle of quality. They also face some freshness issues, but loss of flavor is magnified with very small grades of tea (like dust and fannings).
Some teabags are made with whole-leaf tea. However, whole-leaf teabags are the exception rather than the rule.
Loose-Leaf Tea vs. Teabags
Loose-leaf tea is tea that is not brewed in a teabag. When you steep loose-leaf tea, it has (or should have) room for tealeaves to absorb water and expand as they infuse. This allows the water to flow through the leaves and extract a wide range of vitamins, minerals, flavors and aromas from the leaves.
When you steep tea in a teabag, its infusion is limited by the size of the teabag. Packing full-leaf tea into a small teabag won't yield a very flavorful cup. For many years, the teabag industry adapted tea to the teabag. By filling teabags with smaller particles of tea (rather than whole leaves), the surface area and infusion rate of the tea were increased. A more flavorful (though not particularly nuanced) brew resulted. It was cheap, easy and good enough for your average "milk and sugar" tea drinker, so it was successful.
More recently, some tea merchants have decided to adapt the teabag to the tea. Instead of using flat-tasting grades of tea3 (tiny, broken leaves known as "dust" and "fannings"), they are opting for higher grades of tea with more sophisticated flavor profiles and aromas. They are getting better brews from these leaves than they would with traditional teabags by putting them into plus-size teabags, "tea pouches" and "tea socks," as well as "pyramid bags" (pyramid-shaped teabags). All of these teabag variations allow the leaves to expand more than traditional teabags, thus creating a better brew.
Standardization vs. Variety
Despite these innovations in teabags, many tea connoisseurs still snub them for two main reasons. The first has to do with adherence to tradition and the enjoyment of tea rituals that do not include teabags. The second has to do with a more seasonal, artisanal, foodie approach to tea.
Typically, teabags are blended for standardization. Year to year, a particular grocery store tea will taste the same. This is because it's blended with teas from around the world. Each year the quantities of teas from each location vary based on price and the final flavor profile the blenders are trying to attain. Often, a higher premium is placed on a tea's price and standardization than on its quality and character of flavor profile.
Loose-leaf tea is frequently the opposite. Loose-leaf tea may be from a single region or even a single portion of a single estate. Its flavor, aroma and appearance vary from year to year and season to season. Generally, estates, regions, processing styles and growing seasons are known for particular flavors and aromas, but there is a far larger range of flavors and aromas available from loose-leaf tea than there is from standardized blends. This breadth and depth of tea profiles appeals to foodies (people who are very interested in food flavors and politics) as well as other obsessive types (as evidenced by the recent trend of tech stars turning to tea).
How to Switch to Leaf Tea
Leaf tea can seem overwhelming at first, but with the help of a friendly teashop (on an online tea retailer with good product information) and a few easy tips, finding and brewing teas you'll love is easy.
First, think about what you like in tea and then seek it out in loose tea. If you prefer black tea, try black loose-leaf teas. If you like flavored teas, it's OK to transition to flavored whole-leaf tea. Ask your local teashop for recommendations or check out different companies' online offerings.
Then, figure out how you'll brew your tea. There are a lot of choices, and some are better for certain types of tea than others. I suggest keeping it simple in the beginning. Here's a list of five easy ways to brew leaf tea (including, yes, whole leaf tea in teabags).
Next, expand your horizons more. If you started with flavored leaf tea, be sure to try an unflavored tea every now and then, too. You may find you prefer it after your palate has developed a bit more! Don't be afraid to try new and different suppliers. Consider investing in better teaware. And, above all, follow your tastes! If you drink what you love and infuse in something that's beautiful and sensible for you, you'll never look at teabags the same way again.
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What if Baby Boomers Don't Live Forever?
What if the generation that once rocked out to The Who's "hope I die before I get old" line actually does?
Most retirement plans and federal budget projections assume baby boomers -- those Americans born between 1946 and 1964 -- will live significantly longer than their parents have. That is a logical assumption, given healthcare improvements, new drugs and the long 20th century experience of ever-rising life expectancies.
But there is a counter argument: boomers, beset by factors like elevated rates of obesity, cancer and suicide, could reverse or at least slow the increase in human life spans. A change in trend could have a bearing on everything from Social Security trust fund balances to the number of nursing homes and golf courses supported in the future.
"It does not bode well for the baby boom generation at all," says S. Jay Olshansky, a public health professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago who has been studying boomer longevity under a MacArthur Foundation grant.
One new study, led by Rice University professor Justin Denney, concludes that it would be a mistake to project the longevity gains of the last century throughout this one. Yet that is about what the trustees who estimate the future solvency of the U.S. Social Security retirement program have been doing.
Denney notes a "huge increase" of 30 years in U.S. life expectancy from 1900 to the 2000s. But he and fellow researchers see a mere three-year increase over the next 50 years, with improvements in longevity concentrated among the well-to-do, while poorer people will not share in the same benefits.
To be sure, the trajectory of American lifespans is stirring great debate among epidemiologists, actuaries and other experts. Most say mortality will continue to decline and people will live longer. But some experts believe that trend will slow.
"If you look at the health status of the baby boom versus the generation that just preceded them, they are in worse shape," says Olshansky.
"There is a whole suite of problems we are now seeing in the baby boom generation that we didn't see in their parents when they were that age," Olshansky said, citing greater frailty, increased risk for cardiovascular disease and declining cognitive function.
Baby boomers, now between 48 and 67 years old, have already shown a greater propensity to suicide than previous generations, according to a data analysis from researchers at Rutgers University and Emory University.
Male boomers had abnormally high suicide rates in their teen and early 20s, peaking for many boomers at 26 suicides per 100,000 lives at an age when the rate among next older generations were below 20 suicides per 100,000 lives, data showed. Patterns were similar for women, though their rates are lower, Emory epidemiologist Ellen Idler said.
Even more disturbing to Idler is the fact that suicide rates for baby boomers rose significantly when they were in their 40s, a time when those rates typically plateau or head down. "It's a troubling scenario all around." And suicide is not insignificant: Idler says it causes roughly as many deaths in any given year as breast cancer. In 2009, there were 11.8 suicide deaths and 12.5 breast cancer deaths per 100,000 lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Then there's cancer. The post-war baby boom generation does have higher rates of cancer at younger ages than the previous generation, the National Cancer Institute reported.
In 2009, people 45 to 59 years old saw roughly 570 cases of cancer per 100,000 people. That's up 7 percent from the 533 cases per 100,000 who were in that same age range in 1985.
Some of that increase may be due to better detection, which - along with new treatments - has resulted in fewer cancer deaths for boomers than for their parents generation. Yet epidemiologists also see baby boomer women falling prey to lung, skin and other cancers.
"Boomer women are about the heaviest smoking cohort in U.S. history and they are suffering big time," says Samuel Preston, a professor of sociology and demography at the University of Pennsylvania. Like many of his colleagues, Preston believes that a declining rate of smoking will eventually extend women's life expectancy; however, he isn't projecting that until today's young women turn 40 in 2020.
And what about obesity? It's still not completely clear.
By 2040, obesity will reduce life expectancy by 0.733 percent for men, and 0.677 percent for women, according to Preston. Those are trends that he believes will be offset by other gains as people stop smoking.
Richard Suzman, director of behavioral and social research at the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging, puts it this way: "Obesity is a little more complicated."
So far among boomers serious weight gain appears linked to rising disability and all the costs associated with that, but because of modern medicine's ability to treat complications like diabetes and heart disease, the impact on longevity is there, just not as much, he says.
Additionally, some experts say obesity's true impact on longevity won't be seen until current youth get older since they are more likely to have been obese as children than today's elders.
And Chris Ruhm, a professor of public policy and economics at the University of Virginia, sees another shoe ready to drop: severe obesity. He expects high rates of obesity to be a drag on life expectancy and severe or morbid obesity, even in the baby boom generation, to be a much bigger problem.
Even pessimists like Olshansky do not believe that all or even most baby boomers will die at younger ages than their forbears. But he sees a future in which the rate of improvement slows overall and some groups - boomers who are from lower socio-economic strata and are black or Latino - see actual declines.
"Rich people live significantly longer than poor people do," says John Bailey Jones, an associate professor of economics at the University of Albany, State University of New York. In the United States, the wealthy live nearly five years longer on average than do the most destitute, according to Denney's research.
NIH's Suzman sees a "very uneven" picture when it comes to U.S. mortality: "It's a combination of public health, lifestyle and medical treatments, and there are still very large gaps."
Furthermore, people facing economic stress seem to die younger than those who are comfortable, and job loss worries could push more boomers into that low-income, high-stress group with higher death rates than their well-to-do peers, suggests Rice University's Denney.
Many people in developed countries overseas outlive Americans.
Overall those in Japan, Singapore, Canada and even beleaguered Italy and Spain live longer than those in the United States, which ranked 50th in latest CIA World Factbook. Even with that gap, it's important to note that other countries fund their retirement plans differently and face unique distributions of age and wealth.
In April, the Social Security board of trustees predicted that the funds that finance the retirement, disability and survivors programs will be exhausted in 2035. At that point, benefits would need to be cut or new funds found. Over the next 75 years, the shortfall in the Old Age, Survivors and Disability (OASDI) fund would amount to 2.67 percent of U.S. payroll.
This projection has triggered much political infighting over whether the United States should be cutting Social Security benefits or raising taxes to pay for them.
But those calculations are based on the expectation that the constant improvements in mortality (fewer deaths at every age) would continue unabated. The trustees project mortality declining by roughly 0.77 percent a year for every year going forward as far as the eye can see.
"We're simply projecting that improvements will occur at roughly the same... (rate) as in the past," Stephen Goss, chief actuary for the Social Security Administration, told Reuters.
The agency's math relies on this assumption: the average 65-year-old in 2020 can be expected to live 19.4 more years if a man and 21.3 more years if a woman. By 2030, when the last baby boomer turns 66, the average 65-year-old woman could expect to live to 87.9 and the average 65-year-old man would live to 86.
What if the trustees are wrong? If mortality rates stopped improving, and remained constant over the next 75 years, that would cut the OASDI actuarial deficit by about 0.45 percent of payroll, about one sixth of the projected shortfall over the next 75 years, a Social Security spokesperson told Reuters. That won't completely save the trust fund from shortfalls, but it would help.
Medicare is trickier to assess, Goss and other experts say.
"The net effect (of slower longevity improvements) might not be large," agrees Ronald Lee, director of University of California, Berkeley's Center for the Demography and Economics of Aging. "There will be fewer elderly people to provide health care for... (but) those elderly people who are alive will be less healthy and have higher healthcare needs."
Some insurance companies selling annuities -- firms like Metlife Inc, Prudential Financial Inc, New York Life Insurance Co and TIAA CREF -- could also benefit.
For individuals planning their futures any surprising shifts in life expectancy really wouldn't change their course. Some children of boomers could inherit money earlier than expected.
Still, retirees will have to manage their money expecting it to last 25, 30 or even 40 years, because no individual could count on being one of the unlucky few dying younger. Keith Moon and John Entwistle - two of the four original The Who band members - did indeed die before they got old. But the others -Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey - are still going strong.


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Most recently, buyers have enjoyed more selection in the marketplace which has led to more open negotiations versus bidding wars. This is illustrated by an increase in average Days on Market and a decrease in the average Sold-to-List Price Ratios complete-year over year (the last 12 months over the previous 12 months). In King County, the average Days on Market increased from 22 days to 36 days complete-year over year, and the Sold-to-List Price Ratio decreased from 101% to 98%. In Snohomish County, the average Days on Market increased from 25 to 35 days complete-year over year, and the Sold-to-List Price Ratio decreased from 100% to 98%.
Buyers have had more selection to choose from which has tempered price growth complete-year over year. Median price remains even in King County and up 3% in Snohomish County. Multiple offers are not as commonplace as they were, but terms such as inspection contingencies and home sale contingencies are doable in some areas and price ranges. This balancing out has created some more normal terms for buyers, while sellers are getting close to full price on average and cashing out on the above-average appreciation we enjoyed from 2012 to 2018.
It is still a seller's market, yet we are heading towards balance. The months of available inventory based on pending sales (the amount of time it would take to sell out of homes if no new homes came to market) currently sits at 1.7 months in King County and 1.5 months in Snohomish County. Zero to 3 months is a seller's market, 3-6 months a balanced market, and 6+ months a buyer's market. In 2017 to early 2018, inventory levels were commonly under one month, which was a very volatile and constricted environment within which to purchase a home. The direction towards balance is welcome and providing much more comfort when making a move.
The inventory levels are an amazingly beneficial phenomenon due to the fact that buyers are simultaneously enjoying the lowest interest rates we've had since 2016! Currently, the 30-year mortgage rate is hovering around 3.6% and the 15-year around 3.07% according to Freddie Mac. Not only are rates the lowest we've seen in 3 years, but they are an entire point lower than they were a in Q4 of 2018. When rates crested 4.5% last year, we saw a marked reduction in pending sales. This highlights the recent opportunities that have come alive for buyers to secure such low debt service and for sellers to have a larger audience. When rates rise, folks reassess and sometimes step aside, which is why this current opportunity should be taken advantage of.
This is meaningful because the rule of thumb is that for every one-point decrease in interest rate, a buyer gains ten percent in purchase power. For example, if a buyer is shopping for a $500,000 home and the rate decreases by a point during their search, they can up their price ceiling to $550,000 and keep the same monthly payment. This is huge, especially in the wake of intense price growth over the last 6-7 years, which priced many buyers out of the market. Buyers that took a break and stepped to the sidelines in the past may want to consider their opportunities now. This is the most favorable buyer environment (inside of a seller's market) we've seen in some time!
This recent decrease in rate is helping the move-up market come alive. What is great about this, is that it opens up inventory for the first-time buyer and helps complete the market cycle. First-time buyers are abundant right now as the Millennial generation is gaining in age and making big life transitions such as buying real estate. According to Nerd Wallet, 49% of all Millennials have a home purchase in their 5-year plan. The rates are also providing very low debt service for investors, second-home buyers, and down-size buyers headed toward retirement.
Will these rates last forever? Simply put, no! According to Freddie Mac, rates should increase closer to the 4's as we round out 2019 and head into 2020. While still staying well below the 30-year average of 6.85%, increases are increases, and securing today's rate could be hugely beneficial from a cost-saving perspective. Just like the 1980's when folks were securing mortgages at 18%, the people that lock down on a rate from today will be telling these stories to their grandchildren. Note the 30-year average – it is reasonable to think that higher rates must be in our future at some point.
So what does this mean for you? If you have considered making a move, or even your first purchase, today's rates are a huge advantage in helping make a move more affordable. If you are a seller, bear in mind that today's interest rate market is creating strong buyer demand, providing a healthy buyer pool for your home. As a homeowner who has no intention to make a move, now might be the time to consider a refinance. What is so exciting about these refinances, is that it is not only possible to reduce your monthly payment, but also your term, depending on which rate you would be coming down from.
If you would like additional information on how today's interest rates pertain to your housing goals, please contact me. I would be happy to educate you on homes that are available, do a market analysis on your current home, and/or put you in touch with a reputable mortgage professional to help you crunch numbers. Real estate success is rooted in being accurately informed, and it is my goal to help empower you to make sound decisions for you and your family.
I am pleased to present the second-quarter 2019 edition of the Gardner Report, which provides insights into select counties of the Western Washington housing market. This analysis is provided by Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. I hope that this information will assist you with making better-informed real estate decisions. For further information about the housing market in your area, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Summer is quickly coming to a close, and it's time to think about prepping your yard for fall. Here are a few quick tips to get you started, and a full article here.
All summer long, plants and grass are using up nutrients in the soil. After months of growing, your soil's reserves become depleted, which is why a fall fertilizer is great to restore nutrients and give your grass, shrubs, and perennials a boost to help them make it through winter. It is recommended to fertilize once every season.
Stop Pruning and Watering
Late summer and fall might seem like a good time to prune dead flowers and branches, but several experts recommend waiting until spring to prune anything. Pruning stimulates new growth, but with the frost coming, chances are this new growth won't survive. Pruning also interferes with the plant when it is going dormant.
In late September, you should also stop watering your plants to help them go dormant as well.


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HP TouchPad first pictures emerge
Set for September UK release date?
UPDATE: Check out our Hands on: HP TouchPad review
The first pictures of the forthcoming Palm-powered tablet range have emerged, courtesy of a tipster to Engadget.
The first is codenamed Topaz and will be the 9-inch variant, while the Opal will be its 7-inch little brother.
As you can see, HP also sees the tablet market as slightly segmented between those that want the larger-screened experience, and those that want to be able to hold a tablet (sort of) easily in one hand.
Both will be running a single-core 1.2GHz processor, according to Engadget's tipster, and will be shipping to Palm in June ready for a launch later this year.
A year away?
Normally this would mean a Q3 release date, and it may well be for the US - but given Palm's relative anonymity these days in the UK, don't be surprised if these don't land until 2012 by which time the likes of Motorola and Apple could be on their second and third tablet iterations.
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HP has lent more than just a slight air of credibility to the rumours with a new advert, stating 'Think you saw the latest on Engadget? Think again' on an invite to a 9 February WebOS announcement - which either means there's more to come or the pictures themselves are wrong.
Either way, we're highly intrigued to see what this new announcement will be - especially as we're expecting an iPad 2 to surface in the next few months.
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Gareth has been part of the consumer technology world in a career spanning three decades. He started life as a staff writer on the fledgling TechRadar, and has grown with the site (primarily as phones, tablets and wearables editor) until becoming Global Editor in Chief in 2018. Gareth has written over 4,000 articles for TechRadar, has contributed expert insight to a number of other publications, chaired panels on zeitgeist technologies, presented at the Gadget Show Live as well as representing the brand on TV and radio for multiple channels including Sky, BBC, ITV and Al-Jazeera. Passionate about fitness, he can bore anyone rigid about stress management, sleep tracking, heart rate variance as well as bemoaning something about the latest iPhone, Galaxy or OLED TV.


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Closing costs are fees paid when the title of the property is transferred to the buyer making them the legal owner.
Origination Charges are fees collected by the lender for the loan process. They may including fees for handling the loan application and "Origination Fees", which are compensation paid by the creditor to the entity that originated your loan.
"Points" are fees paid to lower interest rates; points are considered prepaid interest for the buyer, and are usually tax deductible.
Finally, Underwriting is a payment to the lender for their assessing the risk that the loan might not be repaid, based on the loan specifics and your financial characteristics.


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Shackle suspension kits work best for someone who wants "looks," yet does not intend to go off-road. This kit is typically the most affordable, but does not offer the safety required for serious OTR (off the road) drivers. Lower cost comes with poorer steering and control.
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Snoop Dogg Is Cousin It in New 'The Addams Family' Movie
Snoop Dogg will be coming to a theater near you this fall. The veteran rhymer is among a cast of celebrities voicing characters in MGM's animated movie, The Addams Family.
On Wednesday (Aug. 7), Snoop shared on his Instagram account a snippet of the trailer which features him voicing Cousin It, a diminutive family member known for its thick mane that covers its entire body. The character also wears a bowler hat, sunglasses and walks with a cane. Cousin It also speaks in a high-pitched gibberish that only his family members can understand.
In the full-length trailer, Cousin It appears at the end being chauffeured to the Addams family's residence in a long Cadillac with the song "Drop It Like It's Hot" playing in the background. Snoop provides the squeaky voice, but the trailer isn't long enough for us to get a great idea of how he'll play the character.
Snoop joins an all-star cast of celebrities who are voicing characters in The Addams Family movie. Oscar Isaac is Gomez and Charlize Theron is his wife, Morticia. Fellow actress Chloë Grace Moretz is voicing Wednesday, while Finn Wolfhard is voicing Pugsley and Nick Kroll as Uncle Fester.
Directed by Conrad Vernon (Monsters vs. Aliens, Sausage Party), The Addams Family is about an unconventional family who moves to a spooky town in New Jersey. The family's goth lifestyle becomes a bit overwhelming for the people in the neighborhood and they want them out.
The Addams Family will arrive in theaters on Oct. 11. You can watch Snoop Dogg's snippet and the full-length trailer below.
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Join us for coffee/tea or beverage of your choice and fun discussions about how to overcome challenges we face or to share about Agile-inspired and other topics we agree or disagree with. This event is aimed at getting people in the North and NE areas of Portland and Vancouver together to facilitate discussions. It's not exclusive to people that live in the North and NE, just closer to those parts of the city to make it easier to come out.
We'll spend the first few minutes gathering discussion ideas, then roll right into the smooth easy cadence of the lively chatter.
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Parking: Use the Gotham Building Parking lot on the corner of N Page St and N Borthwick Ave.
Building Entry: Entry to the building is best through the door by Little Gotham Coffee. We'll have someone meeting on time attendees at the door. For those that run a few minutes late due to traffic or other reasons out of your control, there will be directions at the door on how to contact someone to let you in.
Weather Policy: Cancellations will be posted on MeetUp and Calagater 3 hours before event time. We will not have the event in ice, or snowy conditions.
Percipio Consulting Group is opening up their offices to host this event. Percipio is a business consulting firm that helps companies identify opportunities for improvement and successfully implement meaningful changes. That means more efficient processes, shored-up controls, a technology solution that really works for you, or all of the above. They have helped many companies, both Fortune 500 and mid-sized, navigate complex projects by truly understanding business needs and defining up front what success will look like.
New to Lean Coffee?
It's a great way to have real, focused dialogue and we often discuss matters of agile, lean and such - but anything goes. As far as the mechanics, here's the format we'll follow:
Step 1: Everybody writes down proposed topics on stickies, placing them in the center of the table. Take as much time as needed, but typically takes only 3-5 minutes (or whenever coffee is ready).
Step 2: Each topic is briefly described by its writer to get a flavor for the subject (15-30 seconds typically per sticky).
Step 3: Each person gets five votes which they indicate by marking the voted-for sticky with their Sharpie. Mark with a plus + if you agree with the topic and want to discuss it, or a minus - if you disagree and want to discuss it, mark it with a dot if you want to hear the discussion and maybe join in. You can put all votes on one, one across many, however you feel. Each mark counts as one vote.
Step 4: The top vote-getting stickies are placed in the ToDo column, ordered by the stickies with the most votes at the top. In an Agile fashion, we'll use groupings of ToDo, Doing, Done and Lessons learned.
Step 5: Each of these stickies are discussed for 5 minutes, most votes first. The facilitator takes a quick "Cesar" (thumbs up/down) vote at the five-minute timer, and she moves on for three more minutes if the discussion still has majority interest. When complete, move the sticky over to the Done column. Rinse and repeat.
Step 6: wrap-up thoughts at the end - what one idea or person did you most enjoy, then break for home/drinks/cover.


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34 powerful CRM reports you should be using
Use these reports to identify which parts of your sales process are working—and which aren't.
Por Josh Bean, Director, Marketing
Última atualização em March 14, 2022
CRM reports can provide valuable insights that can improve your sales process. But do you know which CRM reports can provide answers to which sales questions?
For example, are your cold calls and emails effective? Check your activity reports. Worried by the amount of time a deal is staying in a particular stage? Review your success insights.
CRM reports provide major value for your sales process IF you know how to use them correctly.
Leverage your CRM report insights
Your CRM automatically collects, organizes, and analyzes important sales data.
Certain CRM reports will depend on your platform, but the most helpful reports are standard.
Here are 34 essential CRM reports, from pipeline analysis to voice reports.
Pipeline Reports
Your pipeline analysis reports allow you to check the health of your sales pipeline.
You should be able to filter each CRM report by team and team member to review individual pipeline performance.
Sales Funnel CRM Report
Analyze a segment of leads or deals to determine bottlenecks in the funnel. The sales funnel CRM report gives you a snapshot of how sales are progressing overall.
Identify strengths and weaknesses over a specific timeframe.
Let's say that 80% of deals made it through to Qualified via Phone Call, 76.47% made it to the Face to Face Meeting stage. However, only 53.85% of the deals made it on to the Contract Negotiations stage. You then know there's a major problem with face to face meetings. Adjust your strategy accordingly.
Pipeline Development CRM Report
Check pipeline progression between different dates and review changes.
Select two points of time and gain a visual of the flow of your deals between these dates. How has your pipeline changed and progressed?
Stage Distribution CRM Report
Do you know how your current pipeline is distributed between stages?
Use this CRM report to find out and check the balance of your pipeline. Review the breakdown of the number of deals, the value, and a percentage-based distribution between stages.
Sales Performance Reports
Are you on track to close the number of deals forecasted? How many sales have your reps actually made?
Use the CRM reports below to find out.
Total Sales CRM Report
The Total Sales Report gives you a picture of the value of your won deals. Sort deals by Owner, Source, Customer, Team, and Product.
For example, maybe you filter by Customer. You discover you've sold $2,000 worth of deals to Customer X and $3,000 worth of deals to Customer Z.
Forecasted Sales CRM Report
How much revenue have you forecasted to bring in this month?
Check this CRM report to see what your expected sales are and how they compare to actual sales.
Forecasted Sales by Source CRM Report
Look into the sources of your actual sales and forecasted sales. Determine which deal sources are most effective based on this CRM report.
You can review whether deals are mainly coming from your lead provider, organically, by referral, etc.
Sales by Customer CRM Report
This report offers a picture of deal value distribution by customer.
Use this information to identify if you are selling to many smaller value customers or if are you selling to less larger value customers.
Sales by Owner CRM Report
Find out how much revenue each of your reps is bringing to the table.
This CRM report is excellent for identifying your best reps and reviewing their strategies that other reps can replicate.
Deal Loss Reason CRM Report
It's inevitable that some deals will be lost. The trick is to understand why and what you can do to improve.
Maybe too many deals are being lost by poor follow-ups or potential customers don't see the value of your product/service. Identify common loss reasons within your company and make improvements.
Sales Activity Reports
Whether you're a sales manager or sales rep, it's crucial to understand what sales activities are actually being accomplished.
Review numbers of calls, emails, and visits and analyze the success of these efforts. Are certain activities proving more successful than others?
Activity Overview CRM Report
The Activity Overview report provides an overall view of your sales activities such as calls, emails, appointments, tasks, notes, texts, and visits.
Sort this CRM report by sales teams or sales reps and find out if your team members are actively selling.
Experiment with the filters to discover insights around particular activities.
For example, you can sort and compare all calls that have been made by all your reps over a specific time period.
Call Outcomes CRM Report
Get a better idea of the trends around calls being made and the outcome of these calls.
Call outcomes need to be logged at the end of each session to ensure that this CRM report's results stay up to date.
Email Outcomes CRM Report
The overall goal of the Email Outcomes Report is to understand the effectiveness of your emails.
Track email communication for both team and individual reps and compare the number of emails sent with the number of emails replied to, as well as emails that haven't yet received a reply.
Visit Outcomes CRM Report
Similar to call and email outcomes, the Visit Outcomes Report provides insight as to how effective customer visits are.
Sort by interested, not interested, come back later, and no answer. You can also use this CRM report to identify optimal times to visit leads in the future.
Goal Reports
Hopefully, you set specific goals at the beginning of each quarter.
Review if you're on track to meet these goals with your Sales Goals and Won Deals Goals reports.
Sales Goals CRM Report
Sales Goals is a high-level CRM report to determine if your sales teams and reps are on track to meet their targets.
Once a rep has moved a deal into "Won," the value is recorded and this report automatically updates to show how close your team is to reaching the overall sales revenue goal.
The flagline in the report above indicates that it's almost the end of the month. The red line indicates that the "Care Bear" team is falling behind.
If progression is slow, you might need to review other reports to identify the problem and course correct.
Won Deals Goals CRM Report
This CRM report goes a step deeper and looks at the number of deals to close over a certain time period.
When a deal is added to "Won" in the pipeline, it will show up in this report and push you one deal closer to your goal.
Use this report to understand if your team is on track to meet their won deal goals.
Advanced Sell Drill Down
Dive deeper into lost deals and conversions with these CRM reports.
They answer why or why not certain deals were won or lost and what you can do to improve.
Deal Source Performance CRM Report
Is there a correlation between closing a deal from a certain source and individual reps on your team?
This CRM report provides insight as related to deal source such as referrals, website, visits, etc.
Loss Reason by Owner CRM Report
Certain sales reps might be losing more deals than others. Find out the reason why a deal was lost by a specific rep with this CRM report.
Use these insights as opportunities to talk with struggling reps and identify ways they can improve. Review your other performance reports to identify reps who are succeeding. Try pairing up successful reps with struggling ones as a learning opportunity.
Loss Reason by Source CRM Report
Discover if there is a correlation between why a deal was lost and where it came from.
Make sure that your reps have multiple loss reasons to choose from so you have a comprehensive view.
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Stage Conversion by Owner CRM Report
This report takes a deeper dive into individual sales rep stages.
Find out how many conversions each rep is completing in each stage of the sales funnel and compare with other reps and the team average.
Rep Performance Dashboard CRM Report
If you want to quickly review individual rep performance, this report gives you an overview that you can compare with other team members.
Identify individual strengths and skills that need improving.
Success Insights
Take a hard look at the success of your sales stages within these CRM reports. You can sort by team and by individual sales rep.
How long is it taking for deals to go through your pipeline?
Stage Duration Analysis CRM Report
Viewing the average amount of time a deal spends in each stage might not seem that interesting at first.
But take that data a step further to use past won and lost deals as guidelines for future deals.
You can use this report to identify the ideal time a deal should spend in each sales stage.
Adjust filters by timeframe and by individual team members to maximize this report's capabilities.
Stage Duration by Owner CRM Report
Combine the information from the Stage Duration Analysis with this report.
How quickly are your reps moving deals through the pipeline? Which stages are they spending the most time in?
If they are holding deals longer than the average stage duration, you might need to intervene.
Time to First Action by Outcome CRM Report
Are your reps jumping on a possible deal? Or are they sitting on it for a while?
Find out the time to response for each outcome (whether Won, Lost, or Unqualified). You can see how quickly a deal is moved as related to the outcome of that deal.
Time to First Action by Owner CRM Report
Which of your reps act the quickest on their deals? This report gives you a better idea.
Time to First Action by Time Buckets CRM Report
This report provides an overall view of your team's speed.
Review to know the number of deals contacted within a certain timeframe. You can view Won, Unqualified, and Lost down to the minutes.
Lead Source Analysis
These CRM reports give you valuable insights as to how well your sales and marketing departments are aligned.
Are leads qualified when they arrive from marketing? Identify touchpoints with marketing that could be improved based on this information.
Lead Status CRM Report
Easily determine the status of all of your leads within a specific time period.
For example, how many of your leads are unqualified? How many are on trial? How many are you currently working on?
This report helps you understand where leads are so you can plan how to move forward.
Deal Source CRM Report
Do you know where your deals are coming from? Use this report to find out if one source is better at generating deals than another.
Maybe you find that most of your deals are actually referrals. You then might focus your attention more on customer nurturing and conversations with current customers.
Total Incoming Deals CRM Report
How has your lead flow and amount of incoming deals changed over time?
Check this report to find out how many deals are coming from marketing and if this number has changed significantly during a certain time frame.
Voice Reports
Similar to the importance of the activity reports, voice reports let you specifically track the effectiveness of calls.
How many calls were made? How many of these calls actually turned into deals?
Call Log CRM Report
Never have to hunt for a certain customer conversation again with the call log report.
Not only are all calls organized into one location, but you can also review the recordings.
This approach can help refresh your memory on a customer's needs/wants before a big meeting.
Call Count CRM Report
Do you know how many calls your reps are actually making? Review the call count to find out.
Also discover if some reps are calling more than others (or if certain reps aren't calling at all).
Call Duration CRM Report
Longer customer conversations typically indicate that meaningful conversations are happening.
Check the average call time per rep. If a certain rep's sales numbers are behind, they might not be spending enough quality time on the phone to nurture the relationship.
Compare with successful reps and their call duration. Determine if there is a correlation.
Call Outcomes CRM Report
Are calls resulting in actual conversations? Check how many calls result in no answer, voicemail, or any other call outcome.
You can get a better idea of how successful your cold calling campaigns are and if you need to find another channel to contact customers.
Call Outcome vs. Time of Day CRM Report
When do your reps receive the most phone pick-ups? Find out the optimal time to contact customers and prospects based on past call information.
Based on this report, maybe you find that you are sent to voicemail in the early morning, lunch, and evening. Avoid these times if you want an actual conversation.
Call Length vs. Time of Day CRM Report
Again, an excellent report if you want to know what time is best for customer or prospect conversations.
If you discover that calls are typically shorter between 8:00-10:00 am as compared to afternoon calls, mornings might be the best time for quick conversations.
Your CRM should give you the ability to add filters to most reports, sorting by date and team member.
Combine all of these CRM reports to acquire a 360-degree view of your sales operations. Pinpoint areas that need improvement and processes that can be replicated.
Give the CRM reports above a try with Zendesk Sell. You can sign up for a free trial to gain valuable insights about your sales operations.
This post originally ran on the Base blog. Please visit www.zendesk.com/sell if you'd like to learn more about Zendesk Sell.


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