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With nearly 4K hits on our site this past month and rising we are very happy to say that this month has been a blessing for us and we'd like to thank everyone for getting involved, but it isn't going to stop there……………..
We at CutThroatLines have been expanding our promotional range from music and filming to journalism modeling and behind the scenes roles and we hope to keep growing more in the future. We are also in the process of promoting live events and even doing interviews with some of our acts and writers.
Following acts and writers we have promoted so far are
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Moses Ssebandeke : Director/Comedy/ Actor/Filming
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Tony Rogers : Journalist/Writer
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Even Luzi : Writer/Filming/camera assistance
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Heather McDonald: Music industry/Promotion/Music records
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Danny Indio / Danny Jiminian : Producer/Director/ Writer/Editor and Consultant
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With all these amazing writers and acts we have promoted so far we can't wait to see what November has to offer to us!!!. If you yourself would like to get involved and be seen globally whether its singing, writing, acting, comedy, modeling whatever please get in contact with us and follow us on Twitter http://ift.tt/18yHPCh
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Who have we promoted for far……
With nearly 4K hits on our site this past month and rising we are very happy to say that this month…
Hey its been a while since we've promoted anything here on CutThroatLines BUT in the past few weeks it has been quite hectic, lucky for us things has cooled down now and we can get cracking on again on what we do here. Which is PROMOTING.
Today we're going to be promoting the tips and ways on becoming a journalist. Now although we mainly focus on music and filming we thought that journalism has a very important role in the media industry, which is why thanks to Tony Rogers he has his own sites where he shares some of his past experience as well as advice for those who wish to enter this field.
Like many other people who go on to have a career in journalism, author of 'News writing on Deadline' Tony Rogers started his journalistic stint writing film reviews for his school newspaper, eventually gaining more than 25 years experience in the industry as a reporter, editor and journalism professor.
Some of his blogs he's written are "how to prepare for a journalism career", "choose the journalism school that's right for you", Why to get a journalism internship", "finding stories to cover" and many more.
Check out his expert advice form and if your still not sure check out his main website.
Hope this helps guys till next time……. p.s we'd like to thank Yasmin Jensen for helping us write this blog and we hope she will continue to keep writing for us
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Hey guys,
Another interesting blog site I found the other day by a man called Evan Luzi. He is currently posting his own views and personal experience on a site called theblackandblue.com ( I will add the link). His posts may interest for those who are wanting to get into the filming industry particularly the camera assistance side.
The particular blog I'm posting is the "7 unrealistic expectations of the film industry jobs", he does have more similar types of forms on his site but I thought this one in particular was very honest and realistic and can help you guys to understand that somethings are not as easy as they look or seem BUT you shouldn't get put off by it and give up. Instead by realizing the ups and down falls of the industry it can help you to understand more about it and be prepared just in case.
Quick summary about Evan Luzi of course if you want to find out more I will add the link below. Luzi is the founder of The Black and Blue which is basically a site which provides tips and advice on being a camera assistance. Evan Luzi himself has been working in the camera assistance industry for a long time. So for those wishing to know the ropes of this sector I'd recommend reading his stuff .
He has also written other topics such as " 20 rules you should never break on set", " how to use a camera you never used before" and advice on freelancing.
You can connect with him on Twitter (@evanluzi) or on Google Plus (+Evan Luzi).
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Hey guys.
I found this interesting blog post by a woman called Heather McDonald ( no I'm not talking about the actress lol ) who has written blogs and shares her experience within the music industry. For those who are wondering Heather McDonald has been working within the music industry since her teenage years. She has worked in many different aspects of the industry such as promotion, music tours, independent record labels etc. She has many many years of experience so it would be highly recommended to take notes!!!
On her blog sites she give many detailed tips and advice about working in the industry as well as giving pros and cons for each job sector. From what i have been reading so far they are a lot of key information which even i didn't know or realize how important they were. She also talks about "how to guide'' when starting a band, record, booking etc as well as advice on contracts and copyrights, music career guides and industry jobs.
I think this blog is well worth checking out especially for those who wish to break it into the industry and have a big passion for music itself. There is also a FAQ section and you can also email her to if you have any other questions you would like to know email@example.com
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Hey guys
I know its been a while since i posted anything but i have been busy these past few days with work and all but i'm still doing my thing with CutThroats.
Specking of that the other day i came across a blog site which was based on directing and production. Its from a man called Danny Indio / Danny Jiminian and well he's basically a producer, director, writer, editor and consultant. He lives in New York City. He enjoys working on offbeat projects and also collaborations with filmmakers you can also email him here : DJ@ filmstrategy. com
In this particular blog i found of his he talks about ways on how future directors must think like a lines producer at times and he also give great tips and advice on the subject. I will add the link below and if you want to follow Danny just use the external links given on the site
The site films stratergy itself has many different information based on working in the filming industry such as production, scrips and toolkit's. So check out the link below for more information.
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George Clooney brought not one, but two dates to the premiere of "The Ides of March" in New York City on Wednesday night – and he told Access Hollywood guest correspondent Jill Martin all about them.
"I do [have two dates] — my mom and dad," George said, referring to his father, newsman Nick Clooney, and his mom, writer Nina Warren Clooney.
"My mom — I don't want to say it, but she's really drunk, so try not to talk to her. She slurs and stuff comes out of her mouth — it's really bad," George added, joking, of course.
At his big premiere for his political film, co-starring Ryan Gosling, the actor opened up about all the time he's been spending in New York City, promoting his highly anticipated feature, which he also directed.
"What is your love affair with New York like?" Jill asked.
"Well, what's everybody's love affair with New York? It's one of the great cities in the world, literally," he said. "New York is one of those cities that belongs to the whole world. So I just love being here."
"The Ides of March" hits theaters on October 7. Tune into Access Hollywood on Thursday, October 6, for more with George.
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People at the college hope it will bring big business to the college.
Since the recession San Juan College has been looking for ways to generate more money for the school.
They recently founded four corners innovations research park.
The goal is to give faculty and staff a venue for their technology and business ideas.
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We're not just talking about scientific research if faculty or staff or even someone from the community had a product or patent they wanted to sell, four corners innovations could help them do that.
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Some people will always go the extra mile for charity but Gavin Griffiths, a 21-year-old from Kent, is going even further. He has created the 30/30 challenge – running 30 miles every day for 30 days – with Sir Steve Redgrave MBE, boxing champion David Haye and Sir Geoff Hurst MBE all showing their support.
Gavin starts his epic journey on Saturday 27 April, in support of Diabetes UK and JDRF.
The challenge will see Gavin travel the length and breadth of the UK, running for approximately seven hours a day. Starting in John O'Groats, Gavin will take in the sights of Scotland, touching on the North East, the North, running through the Midlands, then the South West, before completing his journey at Land's End.
Gavin was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in January 2000, at the age of eight. Over the past five years he has become an ultra-marathon runner, completing distances including the 77-mile perimeter of the Isle of Wight and running the 44-mile stretch from Hastings to Brighton.
Last summer Gavin was an Olympic Torch Bearer at Westgate-on-Sea, and will bring the torch on his 30/30 adventure.
Gavin said, "I've created the GBR 30/30 challenge, running 30 miles for 30 days, to prove that just because I have been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes it doesn't stop me achieving anything in life.
"Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong condition, but I'll continue to remain positive and live my life to the full. Please support me in my challenge and help raise lots of money for two great charities, Diabetes UK and JDRF."
The challenge is being supported by GBR Nutrition and GlucoMen, with support from the MyWhereAbouts app that will be providing Gavin a phone which will provide updates on his location, pace and miles covered each day through to supporters.
You can support Gavin's challenge by donating online at uk.virginmoneygiving.com/GBR3030, or via text donations. Text the code GBRD60 for Diabetes UK, followed by your donation, to 70070 e.g. GBRD60 £10.
You can find further information on the challenge at www.diathlete.org, and monitor Gavin's progress via Facebook and Twitter, @GBR3030.
Celebrity supporters include Sir Steve Redgrave MBE, who has Type 2 diabetes. Steve said, "I would like to wish Gavin the best of luck with this sponsored run for Diabetes UK and JDRF UK, charities close to my heart. This is indeed a huge challenge and I hope Gavin succeeds as I am sure that he will do."
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US worker output fell in Q1 by most in a year
FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2012, file photo, workers assemble freightliner trucks at a plant in Cleveland, N.C. U.S. workers productivity fell during the first three months of the year, the Labor Department said Thursday, May 3. The drop in productivity could signal that companies can't squeeze more output from their existing workers and must hire to meet rising demand. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
WASHINGTON - U.S. worker productivity fell from January through March by the most in a year. Stronger hiring at the start of the year was partly responsible for the drop.
While worker output rose, the number of hours worked increased by an even larger amount. That lowered productivity in the first quarter at an annual rate of 0.5 per cent, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Productivity is the amount of output per hour of work. It fell after increasing at an annual rate of 1.2 per cent in the October-December quarter.
The decline after lacklustre output last year could be a positive sign for jobseekers. It could signal that companies are struggling to squeeze more from their work forces and must hire to meet rising demand.
"One reason that employment increased at a faster pace in the first quarter is that firms are finding it harder to improve the efficiency of their existing work forces," said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics.
The bad news for workers — and good news for companies — is that hourly compensation increased just 1.5 per cent, Ashworth noted. That was a key reason labour costs rose at a rate of just 2 per cent in the first quarter, slightly slower than the 2.7 per cent increase in the fourth quarter.
Lower labour costs should eventually help push inflation below the Federal Reserve's target rate of 2 per cent, Ashworth noted. That would leave the Fed more room to stick with its plan to keep interest rates near zero at least through 2014.
Productivity grew last year at the slowest pace in nearly a quarter century after rising sharply in 2010. The main reason productivity soared in 2010 was that it followed the worst recession in decades, when employers laid off millions of workers.
Economists said the trend is typical during and after a recession. Companies tend to shed workers in the face of falling demand and increase output from a smaller work force.
Once the economy starts to grow, demand rises and companies eventually reach a saturation point. Many employers must add more workers, if they want to grow.
It was the first drop since a 0.3 per cent fall in the April-June quarter of last year and was the largest since a 1 per cent drop at the start of 2011.
Economists expect productivity growth will remain weak this year. Economists at JPMorgan are forecasting productivity will rise 0.7 per cent this year as companies add more workers.
Hiring slowed in March after a strong start this year. The economy added just 120,000 workers — half the monthly average from December through January.
The government will report on April job growth Friday. Economists expect employers added 163,000 last month, according to a survey by FactSet. The unemployment rate is expected to stay unchanged at 8.2 per cent.
Rising labour costs can signal inflation pressures. But economists have not expressed worries about the recent higher trend for unit labour costs. With so many people out of work and looking for jobs, there is little chance that wage pressures will get out of hand, they note.
That return to more normal hiring patterns is good for the economy because it reduces unemployment and provides consumers with more spending power. Consumer spending accounts for 70 per cent of economic growth.
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They discussed the ongoing civil suit against Robbie Bell.
She's the mother of George Bell III, who is spending life in prison for murdering his girlfriend, Heather Spencer, back in 2007.
Spencer's roommate at the time of the murder, Elizabeth Hall, filed a civil suit against Robbie Bell last year. Now, Bell and her attorneys want to quash a subpoena for her phone records. Hall was kidnapped by George Bell III after he murdered Spencer. Hall was taken to Robbie Bell's home and believes she could have stopped her son from leaving her home after the murder.
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The customer may not always be right, but that doesn't mean that they don't deserve stellar service. In fact, great service is not a question of whether the client is entitled to it, nor is it just a bonus—a nice thing to offer. It's a necessity, both for AV firms facing the ongoing and ever-increasing commoditization of technology and the shift from hardware to software (and thus, lower margins), and for the people who are using this stuff. As technology grows evermore sophisticated, your customers aren't just your customers; they're your partners, and it's through service that you can help them to grow—and you to succeed as well.
But in order for you to provide stellar service to your partners/customers, you need to receive the same thing from your partners/suppliers. Training, consultation, easily digestible resource materials, and an efficient way of bringing all of the different aspects of your business together are some of the things that you require in order to meet your customers' needs. Here's how several companies are striving to offer you stellar service so that you may do the same on the frontlines.
Your Business in One View
In order to provide stellar service, you have to have your stuff together— and everyone knows that's easier said than done. Aligning the massive amounts of information that professionals compile both on the front end and in the back office is a challenge that every business in every sector struggles with daily, and Solutions 360, a software solutions provider based in Newmarket, ON , Canada, is specifically helping AV integrators struggle a little less.
Offering what Solutions 360 calls "One View of the Business," the Q360 platform is an integrated suite designed to address the different aspects of an integration firm's business functions: sales, proposals, service and dispatch, invoicing, and accounting. This, according to the developer, provides immediate access to reporting and related information, boosting efficiencies in project management and business processes and thus, profitability.
|John Graham, Solutions 360
John Graham, executive vice president at Solutions 360, noted that the ideal AV integrator candidate for this solution is one that is either in growth mode or plans to be, and has determined that they need the structure and processes to support that growth. Generally, companies at this stage tend to have anywhere from 20 to 50 employees, although the software can support larger organizations boasting several hundred employees; Graham often meets new clients when they are in the 50 to 300 employee range.
"The greatest benefit we offer an integration company isn't really a feature or function, but a new mode of operating," he said, because his company's approach is to focus on its clients' business goals, and where its clients' organizations are headed. "It's how that feature set is deployed that makes the biggest impact on their business. We are providing one system, one database, with the full operations and accounting functions as part of the same fabric of the software, so our clients have complete visibility into every facet of their business." The result: users can make better decisions because they are up to speed, in real time, about what's really going on in their integration firm.
It's when integrators are equipped with this information that they are better positioned to provide the best service possible to their clients, Graham said. "Having a 360 view of their experience with your company helps everyone make better decisions that lead to both increases in customer satisfaction and profitability by customer," he said. "If you're making a sales call for a new product line, wouldn't it be beneficial to know what's happening with their service issues? Or perhaps they are in arrears on their account. Armed with this information, you are not only informed; you come across as being professional and you can offer real help to your customer. You become a valued partner, creating stickiness to that client."
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So if that is the universal goal of business, then why isn't every business viable and profitable?
In this six minute welcome video at the NSCA conference, hear from two successful NSCA members that have tackled the issue of predictable business growth and how they did it.
Once the right system is in place and you have access to the right information at the right time, the application of that data toward making prudent business decisions is where the magic happens.
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Never fund customer projects with your own money. It's great advice that can be difficult to heed, especially during large, long-term engagements, but ignore it at your peril.
Running projects smoothly and on schedule does not automatically make them profitable, and those that are large and lengthy can be challenging to scope out properly. If you're not set up for accurate job costing at the outset of a project or if you're under-billing for your services as the work progresses, you're bleeding cash everyday you're on the job, or worst case scenario, facing cash shortages that jeopardize being able to close out those jobs.
But inaccurate job costing and under-billing can be addressed by unifying your data into a real-time system that supports smart decisions and accurate, timely billing.
Even if you are tightly managing projects from an operational perspective, it's still possible they are not being properly managed financially. Inaccurate estimates of percentage complete, poor job costing or not capturing change orders on projects can artificially inflate your stated gross margins.
These unapplied costs paint a false picture of profitability. Large projects that initially appear to have large margins can turn into break-even engagements or money losers because costs creep into the project long after they have been incurred, and sometimes after the project has been completed, at which point it is obviously way too late to do something about it. These types of systemic leaks in your processes and project accounting can quickly cripple or worse, bankrupt a company that is in growth mode.
Forecasting and accounting for all costs that are relevant to the project is half of the battle; equally important is applying them and charging the customer as soon as possible including the net of all change orders.
If you are running multiple, large, long-term customer projects, all of which are under-billed, the unearned revenue can add up to significant un-invoiced amounts, drawn out accounts receivables and ultimately, insufficient money in the bank.
Both inaccurate job costing and under-billing can be traced to a lack of visibility into your data. More specifically, poorly organized and outdated or unsynchronized data.
It's not uncommon for organizations to have multiple databases for different departments, which means accountants and project managers are potentially looking at different information. Having several databases that are out of sync is often worse than working manually; you can't make decisions in real-time that might improve cash flow because poorly organized and out-of-synch data makes it impossible to analyze trends, properly forecast, or monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to make necessary changes now to alter negative outcomes.
Relying on the accounting system alone is not a viable way to measure KPIs as it's only an historical snapshot in time of what has happened in the business. What is required is a method where project billing can easily be seen and proactively done to have a positive impact on cash flow.
Integrating and unifying your data across departments, including marrying accounting and project management, can provide you with several benefits that improve cash flow:
Most of all, you are able to see if a project is over-billed or under-billed, based upon the true costs of the job in real-time. Regardless, under-billed projects can be quickly identified and action can be taken to get them into an over-billed position.
By improving job costing and addressing under-billing through a single platform, you not only gain a vastly improved view of financial data on ongoing projects, but a foundation for supporting better decisions and improving cash flow to allow your company to scale profitably.
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Decision-makers will discover how to make creative, influential decisions after learning the new meanings behind current trends, refining skills sets, and understanding the future of the electronic systems industry during NSCA's 16th annual Business & Leadership Conference (BLC). Address your business challenges and find out what your peers are doing to build stronger systems integration firms.
Create long-term business success through thoughtful vision and resourceful strategies on some of the hottest topics, including:
Best-selling author Daniel Pink headlines the 2014 BLC! Daniel's latest book, To Sell is Human is #1 on The New York Times,Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal best-seller lists, and was voted the best book of 2013 on Amazon. His session is sponsored by SYNNEX and VISUALSolv. Click below to see more…
Click here to download the BLC brochure and view the complete Schedule of Events.
For more information or to be set up with a foursome, contact NSCA by e-mail (firstname.lastname@example.com) or call 1-800-446-6722.
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November 18, 2013 | by D. Craig MacCormack Commercial Integrator Magazine
If you've been victimized by a profit-sucking job that spiraled out of control before you knew what had happened and had to resort to correcting your procedural mistakes before the next job rather than addressing them before the problem worsened, there is hope.
In his NSCA Best Practices Conference session "Job Costing: An Execution Guide for Operations," Solutions360 president and CEO Brad Dempsey taught attendees some of the ways to recognize and fix potential pitfalls before they become worse immediately.
Click here to read the article at Commercial Integrator
"You need to monitor your projects and make changes while there's still time to do something about it," he says. "It's not just about doing something different or better on the next project. Job costing is typically thought of as an accounting function, but margins are getting tighter, so moving some of those functions can increase efficiency.
"Job costing is about managing your gross margins and looking at how that affects your jobs. Accountants look at numbers in the rearview mirror, but managers need to use numbers to look ahead. The people who can make changes are the ones with feet on the ground."
All aspects of job costing can be tied back to four gross percentages: budget, current projection, invoicing position (actuals) and earned, he says.
"A project is a financial entity," says Dempsey. "If you don't do it well, there's no real point in doing it at all. You can look at your past performance to get sharper. If you watch these (four GPs), the job won't go sideways without you knowing when or why."
Dempsey advises an addendum to the long-held business principle of "bill early, bill often (BEBO)": bill accurately, which would make the acronym BEBOBA.
"Understanding gross margins per hour can help you understand if you should take the job in the first place," he says. "Your capacity for work is based on your labor force. Banks don't want to see revenue go up and down wildly from month to month."
Banks also keep a close eye on a company's backlog, he says.
It's important for installers to compare the current projection for a project cost to the budget for that project, says Dempsey. That can tell you what's changed, why it changed and how it affects the job. Most AV and construction jobs employ the cost-to-cost revenue recognition model, he says, which divides the actual cost of the project by the estimated cost to determine when the job is complete.
Managers should always err on the side of overbilling whenever possible because that means "we're using the customer's money and are in a positive cash position." Under-billing companies find themselves using their own resources and in a negative cash position.
Billing frequency is one of the first things you should discuss with a client, says Dempsey.
"Your overbilling and underbilling position is a good indicator of whether there are problems on the job," he says.
When it comes to material and burden, or other billing aspects, the most important thing is to make sure everyone in your company follows the same rules, says Dempsey.
"Other companies may calculate margins differently than you do, but it's important for you to calculate consistently," he says.
Click here to read the article at Commercial Integrator
About the author: D. Craig MacCormack
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Many organizations erroneously decide the return on investment for their ERP implementation is negligible because they've fallen prey to the common pitfalls that stymie ROI during the deployment phase. But there is plenty of potential for both tangible and intangible benefits that will significantly impact the business, as long as you establish metrics early on.
As I have said in previous blogs, it's imperative that new processes are developed and implemented correctly; this is critical for a successful ERP implementation and hence essential for deriving any meaningful ROI or achieving any business success.
Just as critical, however, is figuring out what meaningful ROI is for your organization: You must establish reasonable expectations and metrics before you even begin implementation. ERP deployments must ultimately be driven by your overall strategic objectives, which should include improved profitability.
Tangible ROI: Go by the numbers
It is possible to calculate ROI by taking into account the tangible, demonstrable benefits evident after deployment. First you must thoroughly calculate the total costs of the solution you are deploying, including software, hardware, maintenance, training, implementation and support.
You can then take these costs and determine your ROI by comparing them with tangible benefits based on previously established metrics. These may include improved efficiency, an increase in new customers, revenue growth and increased margins. In order to find these, you must establish baseline metrics by collecting data on various measures of operational efficiency, sales and financial data, sales per employee, days in inventory, days sales outstanding and accounts receivable, among others.
Intangible ROI: Beyond the numbers
It's obviously not easy to calculate intangible ROI because it's not about the numbers; an intangible benefit is usually something that is difficult to quantify in money. However, understanding intangible benefits are key to getting a full view of your ERP implementation's ROI; do not discount them. Major intangible benefits include improved customer satisfaction, better employee morale, increased capacity, reduced risk and faster time to market.
Both the tangible and intangible metrics can be established early in the process by asking three questions: How, how much and when. For example, how, how much and when will ERP shorten your time to market? Increase revenue? Improve operating expenses? Improve customer satisfaction?
In some ways, it's the intangible ROI that can vault your business to a leadership position in a competitive landscape. For example, a customer-focused company attracts profitable customers and selecting and carefully deploying the right ERP solution supports these types of companies. It also supports a responsive company that can improve customer satisfaction, which is something you can measure. These intangibles rarely appear as a hard number but they have a positive impact on your company's bottom line.
Getting ROI out of your ERP implementation is always possible, as long as you ask the right questions up front and understand what you are looking to achieve.
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Solutions360 is the Supporting Sponsor of this fall's NSCA Best Practices Conferences to be held in October and November 2013.
As a technology partner of the NSCA, Solutions360 looks to support integrators by helping them to improve efficiency and introduce best practices to enable growth. Solutions360 will be on hand exhibiting key growth strategies as well as leading a session on Job Costing for the Operations Department; what is it and how do you use it to run more profitable projects.
During this session Brad Dempsey CEO of Solutions360 will talk about how Job costing is critical for service companies providing new installation services and project management. Detailed instruction on tracking all the costs, comparing to estimates and altering course when elements of a project changes will be covered. Tracking job costs accurately and timely allows you to quickly discern your most and least profitable areas of your business. This allows you to focus on the profitable elements and try to make the less profitable job types more efficient. Having this information as it happens allows you to adjust existing projects and to alter your quoting practices to have them more accurately reflect the reality of the service or product delivery. In this session, Brad Dempsey, CEO of Solutions360 Inc. will discuss fundamental concepts behind using a job cost system including:
"We are very excited to be a part of this fall's regional events," says Executive Vice President John Graham. "Many of our NSCA member customers have seen significant improvements in profitability and control over their businesses using these concepts and practices, so it's existing to be able to share them with a broad number of members. Having events across the country will allow more NSCA members to have a better chance to attend and reap the benefits of the entire Best Practices Conference. I'm look forward to seeing and meeting more members at each event."
To register for one of the upcoming NSCA Best Practices Conferences, click below:
• September 30-October 1: Dallas, TX
• October 16-17: Anaheim, CA
• November 12-13: Boston, MA
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Solutions360 has developed an outstanding Professional Services Automation (PSA) software package called Q360 that is specifically focused on the complex needs of running Systems Integration businesses. PSA software is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software for technology service and product providers. The software is a single database solution that is highly intelligent, extremely flexible, and can be tailored to suit a wide range of individual business needs. Genesis adopted Q360 as its core business software four years ago in preparation for their planned growth. The improvements to internal processes, business and financial management, and project/service delivery were significant and have helped propel Genesis to its leading role among Systems Integrators in North America today.
In his new role as Business Consultant Randall will be working in a wide range of capacities. These include helping new customers leverage the software for increased Business Intelligence, process documentation, and customer training, as well as providing a firsthand perspective for the Solutions360 sales group. Although he will miss Genesis, he's excited to be joining a new team and working on the business side of technology delivery and Systems Integration. Randall would like to thank Kelly McCarthy for the nearly two decades of involvement with Genesis, and the fulfilling career that he had there. We believe that there are great things to come from his new role at Solutions360!
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Many organizations fail in their first attempt at implementing ERP software and erroneously conclude there's little return on investment to be had from their deployment. This false realization is due in part because they didn't take a step backward before the software selection process. They also didn't document what they expected to achieve: What were the metrics for success?
ERP software doesn't fail so much as it fails to meet your expectations. Before deciding your deployment was a waste of money and resources, you should consider the many reasons ERP solutions don't have a positive impact on your business:
This last point is the most critical. Bad processes automated by the best software in the world are still bad processes; if you've not addressed them before implementation you'll definitely feel as though you've wasted your money.
Ultimately, believing that ROI comes from the software is the biggest pitfall of all. Software is a not a silver bullet; any ROI reaped from deploying an ERP solution is the result of improving business processes. Some organizations, having decided there is little to no ROI to be gained by implementing an ERP solution, opt to focus on cutting costs, reducing inventories and shortening cycle times as a means to make their business more profitable and competitive.
Ignore the benefits of ERP at your own peril. If you front-load your implementation with preparation and planning, the ROI is there and can be measured, and in the long run it will position your organization for sustained growth and profitability.
Next: Finding tangible and intangible ROI with the right metrics
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As many as 20 households in the London Borough of Hillingon will be among the first to experience Ford's latest zero emissions technology. They'll get to drive a Ford Focus battery electric vehicle (BEV) for three months, taking part in research testing the technology's suitability for potential future application in Ford's passenger-car lineup.
These Ford Focus vehicles have been specially developed for the UK government's Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicles demonstration next year.
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The five vehicles will come from a fleet of Ford Focus BEV prototypes being produced for a consortium that includes Ford, Scottish and Southern Energy and Strathclyde University, as well as the London borough.
This new BEV demonstration fleet is being developed partly with public funding from the UK Government's Technology Strategy Board (TSB), which promotes innovative industry-led projects that reduce CO2 while benefiting the country's transport system.
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The Ford Focus BEV prototype is based on the current European Ford Focus and will use a new all-electric powertrain from supplier Magna.
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Thoughts on whole30?
Hi everyone!
I am day 4 of this strict 30 day paleo plan and was wondering if anyone had done it on here? the rules are no dairy, no grains, no alcohol, no artificial sweetners of any kind including stevia. you are allowed meats, preferrably grass fed, healthy fat (olive oil, coconut oil, ghee, avocado, etc) fruit and non-starchy veg (but sweet potatoes allowed), nuts allowed in moderation.
I am feeling great as it's really a super clean way of eating. I think the no alcohol rule and no dairy will help me acheive a good jump start on my weight loss. I have a tendency to overdue it with cheese. I am limiting my fruits and nuts but am enjoying some berries and 1/2 apple daily.
Just curious if anyone had done this program? I am doing it as a sort of cleanse/get back on track after a very indulgent holiday season not being on plan:)
Thanks for any input!
My brother and his wife did this last summer and restarted after New Year.
They love it.
They report excellent weight loss and a true sense of well being.
For me, I think it would be too restrictive and may lead to a reactionary binge.
Besides............in all honesty, I do enjoy a vodka gimlet now and then.
"clean" is so subjective. to me nothing as high in sugar/carbs as fruit or sweet potatoes would ever be "clean." it just depends on your body.
I'm in the middle of my second whole 30 (the first was last January) I feel great when I eat this way.
For me, this is a really healthy way to eat and a great way to shove me back to healthy eating habits after a few holiday indulgences.
Pop into the 30 day challenge thread if you want some ideas or need some support. There are a variety of paleo/primal eating plans going & everyone is really supportive.
Ravenrose, for me I can easily add the occasional sweet potato and a little more fruit eating this way. I dropped weight that wasn't coming off with an Atkins mindset when I started this last January. I really do think (for me) that I was overdoing dairy AND that artificial sweeteners were really messing up my metabolism.
This is basically how I eat all the time, for the last 8 months or so, except I don't eat sweet potatoes and fruit and I do eat organic dairy. This spring I plan to do a month without dairy, and see whether I lose weight faster or feel better without dairy.
I drink a glass of wine maybe once a month socially, so I guess that counts as a minimal deviation from whole 30.
thanks everyone!! I'm really loving eat fruit and sweet potatoes again (after giving nutritional ketosis a go...not for me!) I don't have a ton of weight to lose and am very active so I find I can get away with the extra carbs. I think cutting out dairy and artificial sweetners and alcohol is making all the difference for me!! You aren't allowed to weigh yourself until day 30 but I can already tell my pants feel looser after 5 days and my face less puffy. I highly recommend this plan so far!
Currently in the middle of my first Whole30 and it's really helping with the major carb creep I had on plain LC (20~30g/day) as well as getting rid of the cravings/binges I had with cheese and nuts. Haven't weighed yet as per the guidelines, but it feels pretty good so far!
I did a whole 30 in September and loved it, but went way off the reservation in October, so my goal with this one I just started is to complete or go further than 30 days and do the reintroduction by the book to see if dairy messes with me or if I can add it back in
Good luck!
I'm doing it and have a couple of days left... I feel great.. can't wait to weigh in even though I don't expect much because I started exercising also this month 6 days a week...
Those of you doing Whole30 - I checked out the site just a bit & got rather confused. They seem to have a few different versions.
At least one version includes more than nutrition with focus on things like getting enough sleep, etc. I'm not sure which version that is but was wondering if any of you are doing the all-inclusive program or just the nutrition?
From the Whole9 website: (Whole9 is the umbrella concept that is an entire lifestyle change, Whole30 is just the nutritional aspect of it)
Our Whole30 program, as outlined.
Eat real food – meat, seafood, eggs, tons of vegetables, some fruit, and plenty of good fats from fruits, oils, nuts and seeds. Eat foods with very few ingredients, all pronounceable ingredients, or better yet, no ingredients listed at all because they're totally natural and unprocessed. Don't worry… these guidelines are outlined in extensive detail in our free shopping list.
More importantly, here's what NOT to eat during the duration of your Whole30 program. Omitting all of these foods and beverages will help you regain your healthy metabolism, reduce systemic inflammation, and help you discover how these foods are truly impacting your health, fitness and quality of life.
Do not consume added sugar of any kind, real or artificial. No maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, Splenda, Equal, Nutrasweet, xylitol, stevia, etc. Read your labels, because companies sneak sugar into products in ways you might not recognize.
Do not consume alcohol, in any form, not even for cooking. (And it should go without saying, but no tobacco products of any sort, either.)
Do not eat grains. This includes (but is not limited to) wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, millet, bulgur, sorghum, amaranth, buckwheat, sprouted grains and all of those gluten-free pseudo-grains like quinoa. Yes, we said corn… for the purposes of this program, corn is a grain! This also includes all the ways we add wheat, corn and rice into our foods in the form of bran, germ, starch and so on. Again, read your labels.
Do not eat legumes. This includes beans of all kinds (black, red, pinto, navy, white, kidney, lima, fava, etc.), peas, chickpeas, lentils, and peanuts. No peanut butter, either. This also includes all forms of soy – soy sauce, miso, tofu, tempeh, edamame, and all the ways we sneak soy into foods (like lecithin).
Do not eat dairy. This includes cow, goat or sheep's milk products such as cream, cheese (hard or soft), kefir, yogurt (even Greek), and sour cream… with the exception of clarified butter or ghee. (See below for details.)
Do not consume carrageenan, MSG or sulfites. If these ingredients appear in any form on the label of your processed food or beverage, it's out for the Whole30.
Do not eat white potatoes. This is somewhat arbitrary, but if we are trying to change your habits and improve the hormonal impact of your food choices, it's best to leave white, red, purple, Yukon gold and fingerling potatoes off your plate.
In addition, no Paleo-ifying dessert or junk food choices. Trying to shove your old, unhealthy diet into a shiny new Whole30 mold will ruin your program faster than you can say, "Paleo pizza." This means no desserts or junk food made with "approved" ingredients—no coconut-flour pancakes, almond-flour muffins, flourless brownies, or coconut milk ice cream. Don't try to replicate junk food during your 30 days! That misses the point of the Whole30 entirely.
One last and final rule. You are not allowed to step on the scale or take any body measurements for the duration of the program. This is about so much more than just weight loss, and to focus on your body composition means you'll miss out on the most dramatic and lifelong benefits this plan has to offer. So, no weighing yourself, analyzing body fat or taking comparative measurements during your Whole30. (We do encourage you to weigh yourself before and after, however, so you can see one of the more tangible results of your efforts when your program is over.)
-----I am kinda sorta doing this plan. After doing low carb for so long (well, six months) it was a relatively easy next step to drop the dairy and the artificial sweeteners. I agree with Healthy for Life- I less puffy AND have lost weight- two pounds a week, two weeks in a row. (Yes, I weighed! That's why I say I am kinda sorta doing it...plus, I add a Stevia packet to my morning veggie smoothie.)
A friend of mine just finished and she looks AMAZING. And this was a woman who look amazing before. I am considering it starting March 25th. Would love a friend to join me:)
I did a whole 30 last summer. It was great, and I felt very healthy during it, so I plan to do another round once the weather warms up.
It was difficult in some ways though. There are virtually NO processed foods you can eat. Even though I eat pretty clean normally it was amazing to discover how many things contain banned ingredients. Standard seasonings I use like soy sauce, curry paste and sriracha (sugar!) were out, and I'd find myself flailing while cooking.
This time to make it simpler I'm going to set up a rotating meal plan of 4 or 5 main dishes ahead of time that I know work. I highly recommend planning ahead for a Whole 30 and reading every single label.
Sugar (and most every other nasty) seems to be in EVERYTHING. It often seemed that if it had a label it was out.
I'm finishing up my first week of Whole30! I thought I was eating well before, but I was noticing carb creep and definitely love my dairy. So far, the hardest thing about it is planning ahead. I have food sensitivities, so I can't eat a lot of foods that would be portable. I have to do a lot of cooking, and that takes up time especially when I'm a full-time student, mom, and wife along with volunteering! I feel smaller. Can't wait to weigh in 3 weeks!
I'm impressed that you all can do this! The no-dairy, no-alcohol rules are real stumblers for me. However, I love sweet potatoes, nuts, and berries, so maybe they'd outweigh the no-heavy cream and no-wine rules.
The wine is a tough one! Still doing my homework.
I wonder how much veggies a day and where do you buy Ghee from? I saw it at our local Indian store - it was not refrigerated. Is that right?
I like the idea of no calorie counting nor scale watching too.
Do you visit nom-non blog?
I eat meat, fish, fats (coconut oil, avocado, olive oil), veggies, fruit, and sweet potatoes. I like coconut milk whipped with coconut oil in my morning cup of coffee. I basically eat foods that contain one ingredient each. Lol!
I looked at my calendar and have a wedding early April. I am not sure how to manage a perfect wine free 30 days but the food part is not as difficult.We travel a couple of times this month. Thinking of just starting as close to the plan as possible when we get back end of the month.
Any tips Julie?
Hm. Wine free?? Maybe sparkling water with lemon or lime? Lol! Google the whole30 and you can find the website with tons of info and support. I just dove into it! I really miss dairy, tho. Lol!
I didn't whip it but next cup I will try it. Thanks for the tip.
Anyone else starting soon? I start Monday after a Food and Wine festival!
Stevie Renee, I will still be doing it...going to continue and do a Whole60, so I will be doing it right along beside you! Btw, I found ghee at my local co-op, but I also know it's something you can make. Supposedly not too difficult to do. Just google it! :)
Oh! Thanks!
A whole 60! Whoot! Good for you!
I was making my coffee this am thinking how attached I am to my Stevia Sweetleaf.
I think I will just pack it up, put in the garage so its out of site, out of mind.
Do you journal or do you usually post here?
Hi all. My name is Becki...I'm starting this in the morning. I just had a food allergy panel run and turns out I'm intolerant to...well...dang near everything. :( i cried in the doctors office when we reviewed the results. The naturopath suggested paleo minus the eggs for me, so now I'm trying to figure out how to live without cheese and eggs as those have always been staples for me when low carbing. I'm committed to getting through 60 days...and hope someday eggs and cheese can be part of my life again. Most importantly I just want to feel good again...
Hi Rajenki! Welcome! It's a little tough at first to make the change, but you can do it!!
Thanks Juliekaboolie...hey...I know Bellingham well. I'm from Mount Vernon and went to WWU. I live in tacoma currently.
Hey rajenki!!!
I'm currently a student at WWU! Cool!!!
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LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian kicked off their first holiday season as a public couple.
The country singer, 27, and the "CSI: Miami" star, 36, attended the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in L.A. Thursday. Rimes, wearing a sparkly gold mini dress, performed "White Christmas" on stage as Cibrian watched.
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Rimes (who filed for divorce from husband Dean Sheremet a week after Cibrian filed papers to end his 8-year marriage to wife Brandi Glanville in August) said she would be celebrating Christmas "with my family at my house" and laughed when asked if she'd be preparing the holiday feast.
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"I can cook, but I'm not cooking Christmas dinner!" she said.
After the tree was lit, she and Cibrian left together, hand in hand.
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"He would tell me and he would tell Brandi anything we wanted to hear," she said.
She said their relationship lasted for six months and that she didn't even know he was married until after they'd begun dating.
"I just wanted to believe what he was saying," she said. "I was just kind of like, 'Don't ask, don't tell.' Whatever, let's have a great summer. When you're with me, you're with me. When you're not, we'll just do our own thing."
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This was the perfect getaway for the two of us. It was our fifth visit to Delray, but this time stayed for a week instead of a long weekend. We normally stay in a hotel, but decided to try a condo. We're so glad we did! This place was so cozy and beautifully decorated. It was very clean and had everything you needed for the stay there. The location was perfect - an easy walk to the beach, restaurants, shopping, etc. The pool was very refreshing too! We also loved the courtyard area. We, along with other tenants, would sit out there for breakfast or happy hours. We would originally sit as strangers, but by the end of the week we were new-found friends! The room was exactly how it looked in the pictures and made you want to do just what that pillow said... "RELAX"! The owners were very responsive from the time we signed up until the time we left. They even checked in with a quick text message making sure we didn't need anything. They certainly knew how to make you feel comfortable and they also anticipated your needs while away from your own home. I would definitely recommend staying in any of their properties!
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Anne Hathaway has turned to humor to explain how she is doing following her split with jailed ex-boyfriend, Italian businessman Raffaello Follieri.
"The worst thing that happens to you can be the best thing for you, if you don't let it get the best of you," she told Britain's Independent newspaper, quoting humorist and cowboy, Will Rogers.
Hathaway split with Follieri almost two months ago, shortly before he was arrested and charged with fraud. Authorities have claimed the Italian, whose New York City residence was in Trump Towers, posed as a rep of the Vatican to dupe wealthy investors in a real estate scheme.
The actress suggested she has moved on since the split, and even hinted to the paper, while promoting the British release of "Get Smart," that she is still hopeful to one day find love.
"The goal is to find someone you can be yourself around, who makes you laugh, who challenges you in a good way, and where you just spark off each other," Hathaway said. "My parents have been married more than 25 years, with all the glory and all the pain you can imagine, but they've stayed together. I want a strong marriage like that. I've always wanted a family. I'm not one of those people who says, 'What's the point of marriage?'"
But don't expect her to start dating any of her leading men. Though she's appeared on-screen with Adrian Grenier, Jake Gyllenhaal and Chris Pine, she hinted that on-set romances might not be on the cards.
"I try not to date where I work. It makes life easier," she said. "Besides, the possibility has never really arisen. I don't say no to anybody, because I'd hope that people wouldn't say no to me just because I'm an actor – but they'd have to be pretty extraordinary."
Though she lit up the screen in films like "The Devil Wears Prada," and two installments of "The Princess Diaries," 25-year-old Hathaway also revealed that she has struggled with insecurities about her looks as a young woman.
"Growing up, there's a lot of pressure on young girls. You just want to be cookie-cutter beautiful. And sometimes you think, 'Oh, maybe I could change something about myself to fit that mould,'" she said. "I'm no exception. When I was growing up, I wanted a nose job, but now, my nose is what lets me change my face a lot, and I can be glamorous as Agent 99, then look rough as a drug addict for Jonathan Demme. Your face needs to have character if you're an actor, otherwise you're just a face."
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Wallenda to cross gorge near Grand Canyon on wireBy TAMARA LUSH
The Associated Press | June 22,2013SARASOTA, Fla. Nik Wallenda, the Florida-based daredevil, acrobat and heir to the famed Flying Wallendas circus family, is afraid of only one thing.
I would say the only thing I fear is God, said the 34-year-old Wallenda.
He certainly had no fear of walking across Niagara Falls on a tightrope, riding a bike on a high wire 260 feet above the ground or hanging from a hovering helicopter by his teeth.
On Sunday, Wallenda will attempt an even more ambitious feat, even for a man who was born into a family of risk-takers.
He will bid to walk on a tightrope stretched across the Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon. The event, which will be broadcast on live television at 8 p.m. on Sunday with a 10-second delay, will take place on the Navajo reservation near Cameron, outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park.
Wallenda will walk a third of a mile across a wire suspended 1,500 feet above the river. (In comparison, the Empire State Building in New York City is 1,454 feet high).
I respect deeply what I do and realize theres a lot of danger in it, he acknowledged on a recent day in his Florida hometown of Sarasota.
Wallenda, who is married and has three children, always says a prayer with his family prior to stepping onto the wire.
The 34-year-old is a seventh-generation high-wire artist and is part of the famous Flying Wallendas circus family a clan that is no stranger to death-defying feats and great tragedy.
His great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, fell during a performance in Puerto Rico and died at the age of 73. Several other family members, including a cousin and an uncle, have perished while performing wire walking stunts.
Nik Wallenda, who was born a year after his great-grandfather died, began wire walking at the age of 2, on a 2-foot high stretched rope. He grew up performing with his family and as a teen, had an epiphany.
Its an honor to be carrying on a tradition that my family started over 200 years ago, Wallenda said during a news conference on a recent day in Florida. When I turned 19, I told my family I was going to set out to make sure everyone in the world knew who the Wallendas were again.
Over the years, Wallenda has performed some dangerous stunts, but his walk across Niagara Falls in June of 2012 placed him firmly in celebrity territory.
Wallenda became the first person to walk on a tightrope 1,800 feet across the mist-fogged brink of the roaring falls separating the U.S. and Canada.
Other daredevils had wire-walked over the Niagara River but farther downstream and not since 1896.
Niagara Falls, Wallenda said, was a dream of his. So is the Grand Canyon.
But heres the difference between the two stunts: ABC televised the walk and insisted Wallenda use a tether to keep him from falling in the river. Wallenda said he agreed because he wasnt willing to lose the chance to perform the walk.
On Sunday, the Discovery Channel will televise the walk, but Wallenda wont wear a tether. There wont be a safety net, either.
He anticipates it will take him about 30 minutes to cross the chasm.
Milton Tso, president of the Cameron community, has mixed feelings about the event. While hes praying for Wallenda to succeed, he questions why the tribe is promoting a man who is gambling with his life for the benefit of tourism. He said hell join a group of people over the weekend that is protesting the event and raising awareness on other issues facing Navajos.
We dont need to put anybodys life in danger to promote tourism, he said. There are other ways to do it. I would probably be a little more comfortable if the Navajo Nation implemented this safety harness for him.
For the last two weeks, Wallenda who has a boyish face, strawberry blonde hair and a muscular build has been practicing in front of crowds in his hometown of Sarasota.
Each morning and evening, he glides across a two-inch cable strung on the banks of a river. Hundreds of his local fans show up every day to watch, and talk Wallenda usually will stop and sit on the wire and take questions from his fans from high above.
Im just fascinated by the movement, the way he walks, said Loy Barker, a Sarasota resident who watched one of Wallendas practice sessions. Hes just an amazing athlete.
Wallenda has tried to simulate different conditions he might face while crossing the gorge.
Its very important that I train on a cable that simulates the weight, the feeling, the movement of the cable, the way it will move under my feet, he said. We have also brought wind machines out. Ive walked in 52 mile an hour gusts during Tropical Storm Andrea, with a torrential downpour. And we also brought out wind machines where we simulated 45-55 mile per hour gusts. Then I also walked in 91-mile an hour winds that day.
Only one thing could halt the planned wire walk, he says: lightning detected within a 15-mile radius of the wire.
In the meantime, hes training physically and mentally. Wallenda said the adrenaline has kicked in and that hes anxious to be suspended with only a 2-inch-cable below his feet.
I absolutely will look down, he said. And Ill enjoy the view.MORE IN Wire NewsWASHINGTON Attorney General Eric Holder was just months into the job when he announced plans to... Full StoryTOKYO Finally reaching the ash-covered summit of a still-erupting volcano in central Japan,... Full StoryLOCRI, Italy First Italy fought its mafia mobsters by confiscating their wealth. Full Story
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