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Find and keep people with the right values to work in adult social care
Recruiting people for their values and behaviours ensures that you get the right people to work in your organisation, who know what it means to provide high quality care and support and are more likely to stay.
This approach involves establishing strong workplace values and ensuring that your workforce matches them. Doing this will help to reduce time and wasted resources in recruiting the wrong people.
Our values based recruitment and retention toolkit (below) has practical tools and templates to help.
Use this checklist to identify the aspects of values based recruitment that you already have in place, and the areas that you need to develop further.
If you want to know how to get started with this approach, come to our free workshop - launching again in Spring 2019.
If your organisation already has established workplace values, we can come and deliver a bespoke seminar.
Finding the right people for your organisation - This practical seminar will help you identify your 'ideal candidate' and design methods that help you get the most out of application forms, interviewing and selection process.
Values based interviewing - This interactive seminar will explain what values based recruitment is and gives delegates the skills to conduct values based interviews, which can help you recruit the right people for your organisation.
This new seminar introduces a 'values-based' method to effectively communicate with staff to get the best outcomes for everyone. The seminar pulls on popular theory's and real-life examples to equip delegates with a new approach to having constructive conversations.
To retain staff, employees need to know that they're valued, and their contribution is recognised. Communicating in a meaningful way helps staff feel heard, supported and empowered, which in turn, increases loyalty and retention.
During the seminar delegates will:
For more information or to book a seminar, please contact: your Skills for Care Locality manager or email: firstname.lastname@example.com
ADASS's national workforce development group endorse this approach and say:
Values based recruitment has the potential to unlock new pools of candidates to work in social care - essential if the sector is to meet rising demand for care and support in an increasingly competitive labour market.
The right values, behaviours and attitudes are the raw materials for quality care and support - good induction, training and management will do the rest.
Values based recruitment has the potential to unlock new pools of candidates to work in social care - essential if the sector is to meet rising demand for care and support in an increasingly competitive labour market.
The right values, behaviours and attitudes are the raw materials for quality care and support - good induction, training and management will do the rest.
A study published by Skills for Care in April 2016, suggests that employers taking a values based approach to recruitment and retention are reaping the rewards. Read the key messages here. You can also view our infographic and read the full report.
This toolkit contains practical tools and templates to help you find people with the right values.
Follow the steps below to identify, embed and check your workplace values. If you already know what you're looking for, here is an A-Z of all the resources in the toolkit.
Before you can recruit people with the right values and behaviours, you need to identify and agree your own workplace values.
Once you've identified and agreed your workplace values, it's important to have a process for embedding them. It's vital they are integrated into everyday activities so that everyone is responsible for embedding them.
Don't assume candidates know about your workplace values. Be clear about what's expected of them and check that their values match your workplace values.
Advertising your job role and promoting yourself
Applications and short listing
Interviewing and selecting candidates
It's important that you ask the right questions to assess a candidate's values and behaviours.
Should I just focus on the values of the individual?
The values of your employees should always be an important part of your recruitment process.
However, some roles require specific qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience which should also be considered.
Here are some example standard interview questions you could ask, in areas such as commitment, motivation, flexibility, organisational skills and self-motivation.
Pre-employment checks
Any job offer should be conditional based on satisfactory background checks.
Research shows that people who feel valued and supported in their job are more likely to stay in their role and remain working for you as an employer. Reinforcing and communicating your workplace values during induction is an important way of achieving this.
How can I include values in the induction process?
From day one it's important to be clear about your expected workplace values and behaviours.
It's important to integrate values in supervision, appraisal and progression reviews.
How can I include values in the supervision and appraisal process?
Leaders and managers are vital to help workers understand why values matter and how they fit into their day to day work. If you're a leader or manager, you should encourage your employees to take responsibility for upholding positive workplace values.
Why do we need to involve leaders and managers?
Embedding values is not a tick-box solution. It's a continual process of development which needs 'buy-in' from everyone.
How can I include values at leadership and management level?
The Leadership Qualities Framework supports leadership at all levels and explains what good leadership looks like in different settings and situations. It's important that leaders and managers reinforce values.
It's important you have a process to check that your workplace values are understood, being upheld and are having a positive impact.
How do we know whether our values are working?
Supervision provides a formal setting for reinforcing individual and workplace values. It should encourage two-way discussion which will help you to find out on what is working well and where positive changes can be made.
How will we know if we need to change our workplace values?
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27 Oct The Happiest Place on Earth
I remember the first time I visited Bishop, CA for my first big outdoor climbing trip. Though I had been to Bishop many times when I was young, I had little memory of the town or surroundings, so to me it felt like the first time. I remember driving up late that afternoon as the sun was setting. The sky was a cathedral of pinks and oranges and reds, supported by the White Mountains rising up to my right and the Eastern Sierras to my left. Taking in that landscape, I was instantly in love and I knew Bishop would be a place to which I would return time and time again!
And I have! Several times a year for the past five years, I have driven out to Bishop to climb or paraglide and every trip has been just as magical as that first moment. It was in Bishop that I onsighted both my first 5.11a and my first 5.12a; It was here I did my first big hike and fly off Mt. Tom and celebrated my 200th paragliding flight; in Bishop I learned to drive a stick shift, took my first solo climbing trip, and slept under the stars for the first time in my life. Bishop has been a place of milestones and incredible memories, so I was understandably super excited to spend four days there this past week. And I was absolutely not disappointed!
My long weekend started out in Pine Creek Canyon, where my partner Micah and I, climbed our hardest trad route yet, Chips Off The Ol' Block, 5.10a. Though a late start kept us from completing the 6th pitch, this was still an incredible route that offered a bit of everything; hand cracks, finger cracks, squeeze chimneys, slab, etc. With bolted anchors for easy belaying and rappelling, and fun, challenging moves on every pitch, I would absolutely rate this a five star route!
The next morning we took a quick stop off to enjoy the views at Lake Sabrina, before heading down to The Buttermilks, where we would spend the next two days crushing boulder problems. I had an amazing run and was feeling super strong! My sends included: Birthday Direct V3, Funky Tut V3, Boy/Girl Boulders Unnamed V4, Go Granny Go V5, Milk the Milks V6, and my hardest boulder yet…Junior's Achievement V8.
After two days of hard bouldering, on Sunday we were all pretty tired, so we spent a fairly easy day in the Owens River Gorge climbing 10s and 11s. I mostly repeated climbs I had already done, but was happy to onsight one new route, Crash Landing 5.11a. This is a short, beautiful line up an arete, chalk full of crimpy, technical moves.
All in all, Bishop was amazing and I felt like every day was a success in its own right. Overall though, I think the one thing I was most happy about was just how clear headed I felt on every climb. I've been struggling these past few months to overcome some fears and doubts and this trip really seemed to be a breakthrough in that respect. Every time I found myself growing nervous or panicked, I tried to re-focus on breathing and taking the route one move at a time, being very deliberate and incremental in my climbing. This approach helped me get through some big runouts while trad climbing and kept me focused and calm on some scarier highball boulder problems.
I realized that when I stopped thinking about the moves below and above me or all the things that might go wrong, I was better able to focus, wasn't making panicked decisions such as poor gear placements or rushed movements, could better negotiate falls while bouldering, and better navigate tricky climbing as I was thinking much more clearly. I think this kind of clear headed climbing is not only safer, but also more enjoyable, and definitely helped me get up some of my most difficult routes to date!
I'm really proud of the mental gains I accomplished on this trip and after being home only a few days I'm already aching to get back to Bishop! Hopefully soon, but in the meantime I'm also super motivated to get back to training and see where this great mental streak might take me next!
I hope everybody out there had a great weekend as well!

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Set your calendars for Nate G's Upcoming Events.
September 2017
- Bikini Calendar Shoot on Part II, August 10 at 4001 NW 122nd St., Oklahoma City, 73120.
Nate G's Modeling Boot Camp 2018 Swimwear Calendar Shoot Part II. (Please RSVP for address by private message or email firstname.lastname@example.com)
This event is closed to only staff, male models, female models. If you are a model attending and under the age of 18, you must have a parent present. Location is to be announced.
September 10, 2017 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Both male and female models are invited.
**Note: If you attended the last bikini shoot, you are welcome to attend. We would love the opportunity to work with you again.
- Next Modeling Boot Camp is September 16th
- Boot camp is from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
October 2017
- Swimwear calendar signing Party (TBD)
- Models who attend will get a FREE calendar at the end of the event.
Past Events
August 2017
- Bikini Calendar Shoot on August 12 at a private pool (Address to be announced in private message. Location McLoud, OK).
- Nate G is putting together a Swimwear Calendar for 2018. Calling all male and female models.
- Putting together an 18-month calendar
- Shoot begins from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Refreshments provided
- Drawing at the end of the shoot
June 4, 2017
- Part 2 of the Modeling Casting Call at a bar in Bricktown.
- Location is Fuel bar, 222 East Sheridan, Oklahoma City
April 23, 2017
- Nate G's Modeling Boot Camp is looking for real women and real men of all ages, ethnicity and body types to be featured in our upcoming commercial and boot camp. We have decided to have an open casting call and contest on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at the Eagle Lake (3701 SE 15th Street, Del City, Oklahoma 73115) from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM. (See what you missed!)


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ABC News Radio
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|United States
|National, through regional affiliates.
|Trusted. Credible. Complete.
|KGO 7 Studios
San Francisco, California
United States
(distributed through Skyview Networks)
Launch date
|January 1, 1968
Former names
|ABC Radio News
Official website
ABC News Radio is the radio service of ABC News, a division of the ABC Television Network in the United States. Formerly known as ABC Radio News, ABC News Radio feeds, through Skyview Networks with newscasts on the hour to its affiliates. ABC News Radio is the largest commercial radio news organization in the US.
ABC Radio aired the first broadcast report of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas at 18:30 UTC and Don Gardiner anchored the initial bulletin at 18:36:50 UTC, minutes before any other radio or television network.
Beginning in the late 1950s, ABC fed hourly newscasts to affiliates at 5 minutes before the hour until January 1, 1968, when the singular ABC radio network was split into four separate and distinct programming services. The American Contemporary Network, on major-market music stations like WABC New York, aired news at 5 minutes before the hour. American Information Network news ran at the top of the hour on major-market stations like KGO San Francisco. The American FM Network carried news geared toward adult FM listeners at 15 minutes past the hour, while the American Entertainment Network had news at the bottom of the hour.
Before the split, ABC reached an understanding with the FCC concerning the "Chain Broadcasting" rule, which forced the sale of NBC's Blue network and enabled ABC's creation in 1943. Each of the four networks could be cleared only when no other ABC network was on the air in a particular market. Though each of the four new "networks" were distributed to all member radio stations nationally over the same broadcast-quality telephone line, the move allowed ABC to have as many as four affiliates in one city — a major competitive advantage and a dramatic turning point in the history of network radio. Two additional news networks, ABC Rock and ABC Direction, were added on January 4, 1982 after the network became a satellite-delivered service. The network was strict in its insistence that there be no simultaneous broadcast of more than a single network in a market, except during crisis or special event coverage.
After the sale of most of ABC's radio assets to Citadel Broadcasting in 2007, the ABC Radio Network was operated by the broadcaster as part of the Citadel Media Networks division, and still distributed ABC News content. Citadel Broadcasting was later acquired by Cumulus Media: in July 2014, Cumulus announced that it would end its partnership with ABC News, and begin a new partnership with CNN to syndicate news content for its stations beginning on January 1, 2015. In turn, ABC announced that it would take the syndication of its radio content in-house under a revived ABC Radio, with distribution handled by Skyview Networks.[1][2]
Of the six networks, only Information, Entertainment and ABC FM News remain as separate newscast services today, with their programming delivered via satellite. The "Information" network newscasts clear on major-market stations. "Entertainment" network news airs mainly on small and medium-market stations. ABC FM News newscasts air on a small number of FM music stations. These ABC News Radio newscasts originate from the news division's bureaus in New York, Washington and Los Angeles and air exactly at the top of the hour. The standard format is the same for all three, with the Entertainment network having shorter stories and the Information network having slightly longer stories and more global coverage.
Individual soundbites and reporter packages are fed to stations via satellite and an affiliate website. In addition to the top-of-the-hour newscasts, ABC News also provides its radio affiliates with headlines, briefs and "status reports" that air at :30, :50, :10, and :20 and :40 past the hour, as well as special reports, special event coverage and longform programming.
News & Comment
ABC News Radio also produces "News and Comment", which originates from Chicago and began in 1951. On January 1, 1968 Paul Harvey became a part of ABC's American Entertainment Network, although the program was also heard on stations affiliated with all four ABC Networks, if the "Entertainment" affiliate was not as powerful as another ABC affiliate in a given market. After Paul Harvey's death on February 28, 2009; Gil Gross took over the "News & Comment" program less than a month later. The "News and Comment" time slot is currently held by Doug Limerick.
Notable current on-air staff
Information Network
- Doug Limerick – weekday mornings
Notable former on-air staff
- Charles Gibson – anchored the Information Network newscast; retired in 2009
- Ann Compton – White House Correspondent; retired September 10, 2014 after 41 years at the network.[3]
- New York: Aaron Katersky
- Los Angeles: Alex Stone
See also
- ↑ "ABC News radio deal with Cumulus to end, but there's an upside". Capital New York. Retrieved 12 December 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Cumulus taps CNN for Westwood One news service". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved 12 December 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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Meet other PJCC supporters, find community… perhaps even pass on the spirit of volunteering to the next generation. We have many fun opportunities for you to make a mark.
Please contact the Volunteer Manager for more information or complete our Volunteer Application.
In addition to financial support, we rely on many volunteers who give selflessly of their time and talents to enable the PJCC to continue its valuable work. We welcome your contribution as a volunteer, both short term and ongoing.
If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Volunteer Manager at 650.378.2780 or email@example.com. Please take a moment to fill out our Volunteer Application form so we can best match your talents with the opportunities at the PJCC.
On the first and third Fridays of the month from 8:30-11:30 am, volunteers are needed to help distribute food to low-income seniors at Foster City Parks and Rec. For more information, contact 650.378.2780 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or register online.
One in four individuals in our community will be at risk of hunger—and our PJCC will be part of the food justice equation. The mission of the PJCC's Justice Garden is to grow organic produce to help feed local families at LifeMoves. We will also provide social action, learning activities, educational workshops, gardening instruction, and much more. By practicing the Jewish value of repairing the world, tikkun olam, we will literally sow the seeds of justice for people in need.
You can be a part of it by volunteering at one of our Garden Service Days. Sign up!
Volunteer to be on one of the teams supporting Get Up & Go, the PJCC's award -winning transportation and socialization program for no-longer driving older adults. We have doubled our transportation program and we need your help to make it work for the isolated elder population.
Call 650.378.2698 to help a senior!
Volunteer to drive for Get Up & Go, an award-winning transportation and socialization program for older adults. In the comfort of your own car, drive someone to medical appointments or to the supermarket.
Requirements: clean driving record, reliable car, ability to commit to a regular schedule each week.
Help frail seniors who need a supportive arm at appointments or help getting on and off the bus. Assist reading labels and with bags while shopping.
Assist with a critical part of the program – setting up and running a tracking system that helps Get Up & Go reach its target goals and allows us to get and keep our funding. For someone with data base management skills, this volunteer position can be divided into two tasks and you may volunteer for either or both: 1) creating a data base; 2) entering data on an ongoing basis.
Volunteers who have been social workers, nurses, or other human services professionals will contact interested seniors and check in with elders who may be alone and isolated. 3-5 hours/week on work that can be done from home.
Help the Program Manager reach out to other organizations, families and care providers to let them know how we can help elders with our expanded service. Largely phone work that can be done at home 3-4 hours/week
Help the Program Manager identify and contact interesting and entertaining speakers/musicians for the semi-monthly programs held for the seniors at the PJCC. Largely phone work that can be done at home 1-2 hours/week
For just one hour a week, you can make a difference by helping a child learn to love reading. In response to the overwhelming number of Bay Area School children reading below grade level, the Jewish Coalition for literacy trains, places, and supports volunteer reading tutors working one to one with students in grades K-3.
The Jewish Coalition for Literacy (JCL) recruits and trains volunteers to become reading tutors in the San Francisco Bay Area's under-resourced PUBLIC elementary schools. Tutors are matched with a K-3 grade student, and the pair spends the semester or school year developing a strong relationship while building literacy skills. JCL engages our volunteers in tikkun olam, healing the world, and welcomes all members of the community—students, seniors, parents and professionals—to participate in the lives of at-risk children, providing the confidence and the strategies that will enable them to become successful readers. The ability to read is a vital tool to participating in our economic mainstream.
To learn more and register for a training session, go to www.jclread.org or call 415.977.7436.
Consider volunteering for one of the PJCC's upcoming events or programs! Contact the Volunteer Manager at 650.378.2780 or email@example.com.


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Jamaica, represented by Tourism and Entertainment Minister the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has been elected first Vice-Chairman of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Executive Council (EC) for 2013. This is a historic first for the country which has previously served as second Vice-Chair. Jamaica was elevated following a successful bid during the elections at the 94th meeting of the UNWTO EC held in Campeche, Mexico, recently.
The UNWTO EC deliberates on policies and strategies that affect tourism worldwide before making recommendations to the General Assembly for action. As a member of the EC, Jamaica represents the interests of the Americas region. Jamaica will continue to serve as a member of the EC through 2013 after assuming the position of Second Vice Chair for the first time in January 2011, and is one of two Vice Chairs for the Council.
Minister McNeill, who represented Jamaica at the meeting said, "it is a proud moment for the nation, especially bearing in mind that we are a small island state." He added, "it is a strong testimony of the far reaching impact of Jamaica on the other nations of the world, which we expect to be further strengthened by our projected positive short and long term growth and performance."
Twenty-six countries from the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe attended the meeting, with sessions chaired by Kenya, the then Chairman of the EC; Romania, the then first Vice-Chair; and Jamaica, the then 2nd Vice-Chair. As second Vice-Chair Jamaica chaired several sessions, including the selection of the venue for the 95th EC meeting, scheduled for May 28-29, 2013, the Committee for the Review of Applications for Affiliate Membership, and the application of the new UNWTO institutional image in the official languages.
Visa and travel facilitation was among the issues discussed by the EC, with Minister McNeill stressing the need for in-transit visa facilitation to be included in the topics for discussion at the UNWTO Ministers' Summit at World Travel Market, held in London on November 6, 2012. The meeting was held under the theme Open Borders and Open Skies: Breaking Barriers to Travel.
The other countries rounding off the chairmanship of the UNWTO Executive Council for 2013 are Romania – which was successful in its bid for Chairmanship and Mozambique – 2nd Vice-Chair. The 95th EC meeting will be held in Belgrade, Serbia.
For further information contact:
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Melbourne photographer James Smart wins National Geographic 2015 photo contest
- Best of National Geographic on Instagram
- National Geographic magazine goes for-profit
- A career underwater: Nat Geo's Brian Skerry
A Melbourne man who picked up a camera just five years ago has won the National Geographic 2015 photo contest.
James Smart, from Balwyn, beat more than 13,000 entries to take out the prestigious competition with his photo of a tornado in Colorado.
The 30-year-old said he entered the competition not even knowing what the prize was – a handsome $US10,000 and a trip to National Geographic's headquarters in Washington.
Smart, a freelance satellite operator, picked up a camera just five years ago while on holiday in Europe and said he couldn't believe he had won.
"I was surprised, that's for sure. I didn't think I'd win at all to be honest. I didn't even know what the prize was," he said.
"I got an email saying I was a finalist and I thought 'Oh, that's cool', but didn't think it would go anywhere from there.
"I think it was about four or five years ago when I was doing a trip of Europe, I picked up a camera and just started snapping away and thought I'd try and make something out of it."
When asked how he felt beating thousands of professional, well-established photographers, Smart laughed.
"I'm sure there's a lot of people hating me right now."
The photographer said he and his brother, a cameraman, had always been interested in extreme weather, and started travelling annually to America three years ago to chase storms.
The winning photo, called DIRT, was taken earlier this year during a two-week storm chasing trip.
The pictured cyclone, which was one of two on the ground at the time, is apparently very rare.
"It was actually rotating anti-cyclonic. It was going the wrong way," Smart explained. "It was going right to left instead of a left to right rotation, which is rare."
So does danger ever factor in?
"Adrenalin kicks in and you don't realise until the storm's dissipated and you relax and go 'Wow, that was pretty amazing'."
Smart said the pair always travelled with their meteorologist friends to make sure they were in safe hands.
He is leaving on another storm chasing adventure in a few weeks and hopes to visit the National Geographic headquarters in April.
When asked how he will spend the money, Smart doesn't hesitate.
"It will go towards storm chasing, that's for sure," he laughed.


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Others are more expert, but for me, I just turned the question around. The Quark is a self-contained H-alpha filter as long as you don't fry it. So if you have a scope with an ERF it should work fine with a Quark. The fact that you have another etalon in series in there too should be fine without the blocking filter. It might be dark with a small sweet spot, but should be high contrast as long as they are both centered on band.
I think the combo Quark comes without the collimating assembly, so getting that one avoids removing anything. I suspect it will be superior because the original Quark has only a 12mm blocking filter (don't need any bigger because a magnifier follows it) and when you remove the internal magnifier, it means you have just constricted your 21mm Quark etalon to 12mm instead of 21mm. I don't have one to measure, but I am guessing that the combo Quark comes with a 21mm blocking filter. (I.e., the original and combo Quark cost the same because one comes with a bigger blocking filter and the other comes with a magnifier.)
Can a good quark replace blocking filters?
Frankenscope? Let's see it!***be advised that NOTHING in this forum has been safety tested and you are reading and using these posts at your own peril. blah, blah, blah... dont mess around with your eyesight when it comes to solar astronomy. Use appropriate filtration at all times...
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But it doesn't work the other way around, ie you can't use the Andover blocker for Coronado or Lunt as there finesse is lower and the comb frequency distribution is narrower on air spaced etalon.
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Then Animal Planet is the place for you this Super Bowl Sunday. Watch kittens romp during The Puppy Bowl IX Kitty Halftime Show Feb. 3, 2013. You will see adorable, adoptable kittens from Animal Care & Control of NYC, who were total naturals. According to It's Caturday, folks. A great reason to dip into the Boing Boing Flickr pool and check out some of the best cat photos shared by Boing Boing readers. We do this semi-regularly around here; if you'd like to contribute your own for a future post, just add The next time you receive a company-wide email at work that includes images of kittens often with the use of kittens. "We always recommend they start with cute cats," says PhishMe co-founder Aaron Higbee. When employees get caught by the fake email Goldstein calls the blog "Because Finance Is Boring" and gets her message across by posting cute cat pictures or videos with sardonic and witty captions. For example: Goldstein uses a photo of a cat sitting in a paper bag with a hole cut out How to submit your own Travel Cat photo to be featured: · Have a pic of a cute cat in an interesting world location. · Tweet it to us @Jaunted with a few words on where you took the snap. · OR Instagram it to us by posting the pic and The felines, who are not really available to eat If you wish to purchase one of the cute cat food pictures, Tange & Nakimushi Peanuts have made them available online. The Sushi Cats also star in their own iPhone and Android game apps. .
The is a sure fire way to gain a following and win at the Internet. When all else fails, post cute cat photos. Lots and losts of cat photos. Dogs are cool, too, but the Internet loves them some doe-eyed felines. Because, you know, only a truly evil person This could be the greatest sentence ever published in the history of Internet research: "The results show that viewing cute images improves behavioral performance on a non-motor speeded task." Just as you suspected, world. Adorable kitten pictures do make (Photo : Screenshot) Cute little two-faced kitten was rejected by her mother. But the owner is going to take care of the cute kitten. Two-faced kittens are often known as 'Janis cats'. A two-faced kitten was born this week in an Oregon home. Two-faced A Yale University study claims that looking at cute things, like cat videos and puppies, invokes not just an urge towards gentleness and care, but also a response dubbed "cute aggression," in which people respond to cuteness in a physical way, reports .
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I spent $1592 a month last year. My Challenge savings are the difference, $1592-$1026 (see below) = $566 times 10 months = $5,660.
Add to that $263 in "savings" and $24.48 in my emergency fund, I've saved $5,947.48. If I take out what I spend in Europe, $1809.64, which is not part of my Challenge, I've saved $4,137.84 living on CA Minimum Wage for 10 months.
* My income is calculated as follows: CA minimum wage of $6.75 for 40 hours a week, at 4.33 weeks in a month, $1178 total. I've taken FICA and SDI (CA State Disability Insurance) out for a total of $1073. I had $9.27 in extra income from recycling this month.
** When I originally began the Challenge March 2006 I assumed no federal or state tax liability, but I'd actually owe $47 a month, so I have to budget $95 a month (for the last 6 months of the Challenge) to catch up. So my actual spendable income averaged over each month is my original calculation of $1073 less $47 for $1026.
***$703.82 is the amount I have banked and unspent for non-monthly expenses; this does NOT include my savings and emergency funds. It is obviously not what was budgeted less what was spent. Each month I budget for non-monthly purchases; for example, I budget $55 for auto insurance every month, but only spend it twice a year.
My Challenge Total So Far: $4,137.84
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January 2nd, 2007 at 12:57 pmTerrific! What an achievement!
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I'm not a photographer. But while traveling, I do have a rule about not photographing people whom I don't either talk to or ask permission first. People aren't statues or scenery for tourists to dehumanize like inanimate objects. I passed almost 100 farmers and Berber families along the road from Chefchaouen to Akchour whom I would have loved to photograph but didn't. Maybe that's out of respect, but maybe that's out of fear: fear that I would've botched the photo, fear that my camera wasn't good enough, fear of sticking out like a tourist.
After family number 100, I broke my rule after letting so many good scenes pass without taking a picture. For breaking my rule, karma laughed at me, and the picture turned out blurry and unusable. Being that I'm not Jimmy Chin or Steve McCurry, any pictures I take won't be captured to share with the world; I'll just be one of the millions of tourists who go on vacation and take mediocre pictures of the same blocks of stone for their own personal collections.
Hassan II Mosque, Stonehenge and The Pyramids have already been photographed, and photographed by people with better skill and a better camera than a 5 megapixel point and shoot. As a foreigner, I already have one tourist label slapped on my forehead; there's no need to slap several more on by walking around with a camera in front of my face the whole trip.
It's easy to become so focused on capturing the perfect postcard photo (with said 5 megapixel point and shoot) that a tourist only looks at the scenery through a viewfinder instead of taking it in with his own eyes. What's the point of waiting to get back home to look at your trip via pictures that you don't remember because you never really looked around where you were while you were there? Might as well watch a travel show filmed in HD and save the money on a trip that you never really experienced. Just as baffling, what's the point of going through 1,000 pictures, 900 of which involve you, the tourist, posing in front of something, as though the only thing that matters in (insert country you're traveling to) is you?
And yet, for that group of 21-year-old tourists riding on their first train, maybe gleefully taking pictures of every farmer walking along the countryside outside the window of a train is a part of the experience. Even if no one else cares, it's not quite the same looking at a professional photo of Marrakesh in National Geographic as a camera-phone picture of you standing in front of a camel. Travel pictures are souvenirs, for some, even more valuable than an actual handmade souvenir. It's really no one's place to tell someone what they should or shouldn't photograph, or that the proper way to experience travel is with your own eyes, a tour guide's eyes, or through a viewfinder.


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BlueCross Blue Shield of South Carolina, a 2010 Business Committee for the Arts awardee, is supporting Southern Lights, a signature, long-term public art project set to open August 19th, starting just a few days before the total solar eclipse.
The installation's design will use soft blue and green lasers to connect the cities of Columbia, West Columbia, Cayce and Richland County - celebrating the work of Charles Townes, a native South Carolinian whose research led to the development of laser technology.
The art work itself will take place in "a beautiful dark natural environment in the middle of three bustling cities," says project artist and USC Beaufort Art Department chair, Chris Robinson, who has worked with light and lasers since the 1970s. The beams would pass both over and under viewers to make the work more personal.
The installation could create a new sense of place for the region – designating cities as being "just across the river and through the lasers."
"The beam is very small and coherent, doesn't spread out like ambient light, and tends more toward quiet and contemplative," Robinson said. "It should help draw attention to aspects of the night environment that people haven't noticed or focused on before."
The art installation will span the Conagree River between Blossom and Gervais street bridges as a part of Columbia's Total Eclipse Weekend celebrations. Columbia, S.C. is designated as one of the best locations on the East Coast to observe the total solar eclipse, which has not been witnessed in the continental United States since 1979.
The work is set to be on display every evening for three hours and will remain in place for the next decade, thanks to the support of BCA10 2010 awardee BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina (BCBSSC) and other project sponsors.
As one of the state's leading supporters of non-profit organizations, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has made a long-term commitment to supporting the arts in South Carolina. The 2010 BCA10 awardee recognizes that the arts help create thriving and dynamic communities that in turn contribute to South Carolina's economic development. The company acknowledges that a culturally rich community contributes to economic development through tourism, can be a major factor in attracting new industry to the area, and helps attract and retain young professionals in the state.
BCBSSC demonstrates its strong commitment to the arts not only through monetary donations but also through in-kind gifts and employee involvement programs. Employees at all levels are engaged in supporting the South Carolina arts community, from a workplace campaign to support the Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties to board service at numerous area arts organizations. Since 2004, BlueCross Blue Shield has donated over $4.7 million to South Carolina arts organizations.
The Southern Lights project is organized by business and cultural districts, community-action hubs and arts organizations such as What's Next Midlands, Conagree Vista Guild, S.C. State Museum and One Columbia for Arts & History.
Photo: Mock-up of "Southern Lights," a laser art installation designed by artist and USC Beaufort Art Department chair, Chris Robinson


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I am beginning to suspect I may have depression.
I feel hopeless pretty much all of the time.
I have changed jobs so many times because I get to a stage where I feel like they are expecting to much of me and treating me badly, this can't be true of 4 different employees could it?
I have little to no motivation to do anything, cooking, cleaning, exercise. I can't sleep so I am so tired all the time.
I worry about everything all day. I get like a rock in the pit of my stomach alot.
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Thursday, August 03, 2017
A good start
By pretty much anyone's reckoning, Jacinda Ardern is off to a good start as the new Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. The Party's Facebook video, above, talks about some of that, but the media chatter has also been positive. I can see why.
I've watched Jacinda talking to reporters as any party leader does, and she's always poised and confident, as you'd expect a party leader to be, but she's also warm, friendly, and jokes appropriately with reporters. It's like a breath of fresh air. Where former leader Andrew Little and National Party Leader (and prime minister) Bill English sound dry and even boring when talking to reporters, Jacinda sounds engaged and energetic. Where Winston Peters sounds like a smart aleck (and too often a bit of a jerk), Jacinda is genuinely funny. Where leaders of the minor parties further to the right can sound way too earnest and dry, Jacinda sounds passionate and committed, but escapes the dry over-earnestness of the other leaders with her warmth and humour.
The only party leaders who are in the same league in this regard are the leaders of the Green Party, who come across as similarly human. This is particularly fortunate because if Labour gains enough votes, Jacinda will become Prime Minister and lead a government in coalition with the Greens. Imagine having a government that's fun again, as ex prime minister John Key could be on his good days, but a new government that restores the fun while putting ordinary Kiwis first. For the first time in years, this suddenly seems like a real possibility.
So, yeah, a great start for Jacinda Ardern, and real boost to the New Zealand Labour Party. Hopefully it's the start of a trend leading to a change in government next month. This story has a lot of life in it yet.
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Treat your skin with this gently exfoliating facial cleanser. This gentle blend helps calm and soothe skin by reducing redness and irritation. It removes dead skin cells with finely ground oats and flowers to reveal clean, healthy, rejuvenated skin. Made with pure and simple ingredients, this water-activated floral blend will leave your skin feeling ridiculously soft and smooth.
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Pamela Anderson Uploaded Bizarre Lingerie Video To Mourn Hef
News of Hugh Hefner's passing yesterday has shocked everyone.
The 91-year-old meant a lot to so many people, and left his mark on the world in ways that others will never be able to achieve.
One of his longtime friends, Pamela Anderson, took to instagram to upload a heartfelt tribute, and her words were incredible.
"I am me because of you You taught me everything important about freedom and respect. Outside of my family You were the most important person in my life," she wrote.
"…You said the magazine was about a girl like me. That I embody the spirit you fantasized about. I was the one. You said."
"… You were a gentleman charming, elegant, chivalrous And so much fun. Goodbye Hef ... Your Pamela 💋"
But what accompanied the words, was a bizarre video of Pamela, in her bed in Paris, weeping.
After rubbing her mascara-stained eyes, she then panned the camera downwards, towards her feet, where you could see her body laying on the bed in lingerie.
It was kind of a... different take on a tribute, and not really in theme with the message… a message of heartbreak and honour.
She then whispers to the camera, 'Goodbye Hef'.
But hey, it IS Pammy we're dealing with here, so maybe it's spot on, and a cheeky boob shot, like Hef would have wanted.


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Dundalk boss hits out after Mons defeat
DUNDALK manager Sean McCaffrey came out fighting in his post match interview following his side's 2-1 defeat to bottom of the table Monaghan United on Friday night.
The Lilywhites led through Michael Rafter's goal after just 20 seconds of play only to see Monaghan United fight back and record just their second win of the season thanks to a Jordan Keegan double.
The result leaves Monaghan just one point behind Dundalk at the foot of the table and speaking afterwards, McCaffrey displayed signs of a man feeling the pressure.
"I'm certainly not going to walk away or quit and I won't let the verbal abuse that we're getting annoy me. I know what I'm doing and I'll stick at what I'm doing and hopefully things will turn."
Verbal abuse
When asked by LMFM's Gerry Malone if was he getting verbal abuse, McCaffrey became agitated.
"Are you deaf?", he asked. "Are you deaf? You can't hear what's going on?."
When Malone said that he couldn't hear any verbals being thrown from his position in the press-box, McCaffrey replied: "I don't want to talk about it. All I can say is that I am getting it. There is three or four constantly shouting abuse but maybe they'll do us a favour some night and cross the wall. That'll end the abuse."
McCaffrey then said that he expected the board to give him time to turn things around.
"I don't see why they won't. The budgets been halved. We've about 25 or 30 percent of the budget that the top teams have and when you have so many young inexperienced players, you need time. I said that before a ball was kicked and that's what I firmly believe. Whether they give me time is down to them, I can't change that."
When this reporter put it to him that the club's supporters were unhappy with Dundalk's position in the league table, sitting below teams with lower budgets than the Lilywhites, McCaffrey started to lose his cool, going on to suggest that Bray Wanderers, Monaghan United and Drogheda United all had bigger budgets than Dundalk.
"We have a bigger budget do we? They (fans) know that for definite do they?"
When it was remarked that Bray Wanderers Director of Football Pat Devlin wasn't getting paid for his role, McCaffrey hit back and said he believed in his methods.
"I'm sure nobody is getting paid cash", he said.
"When you have a young side you need time. Ours is about trying to build a structure in the club where we have a good side and a good system of young players coming through and trying to push players on and take their place.
"If you want short term success, take out the cheque book. With all due respect to short term success, we have seen it at Shels and Bohs and Drogheda and other clubs and we seen the end result of it. All those clubs nearly went out of business because of it.
"You can't pick a strategy at the start of the year, decide on how you're going to develop the club and then as soon as there is some sort of mini crisis you are out the door and changing it. I know we have good players here and I know they'll come good. I don't think we'll be relegated."
When it was remarked that at this juncture, 12 months ago, Dundalk were in a Setanta Cup final with a budget of p1.5k to p2k more than what he has at his disposal, McCaffrey let rip.
"It was p2.5k more", he said. "Ian Foster was on about p1000 a week. I'm not on a quarter of that. You're putting out stuff about the budget, he had a car and his house paid for. Jason Byrne was taking home p875 a week."
McCaffrey admitted he did not know what Byrne was on with Bray this season and refused to say whether he offered him a deal to stay at Oriel Park this year.
He was then asked about Simon Madden and Keith Ward, two more of last year's squad who were keen to stay at the club this year.
"Simon Madden's not good enough in my opinion so I'm happy that he's gone. Keith Ward is a decent player. He wanted to go to Bohs. We made him a better offer but he wanted to train in Dublin. But I'm not going into all that with you".
When I replied that they were questions that the club's supporters were asking, McCaffrey lost his cool.
"It's not what fans are asking", he said. "It's what you're asking. I can f*****g hear you, it's what you are asking. You always maintain that you know what is going on with the fans, that you're representing the fans. Well I get plenty of calls on the phone and I talk to plenty of fans."
The Dundalk boss then rounded on last season's squad, asking how many points they picked up in their final 11 games. When I replied it was around 12, McCaffrey repeatedly said, "check your facts, it wasn't a name on 12".


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Body care: the naked truth
Belief: You get the best sleep in the period before midnight
Wrong: What's important is that the phases of deep sleep – the time when the mind and body recover – take place primarily in the first five hours after going to sleep. It makes no difference whether that's before or after midnight.
Belief: It's impossible to drink too much water
On the contrary. Too much water can actually harm the body. Especially when you sweat a lot, the body is deprived of salt. A very rough recommendation is to drink around 2–3 litres a day. This may vary depending on your body weight and amount of activity.
Belief: Sweating gives you a great figure!
Not really. Sweating increases our well-being, but it does not make us slimmer. Whether during sport or in the sauna: the water we lose by sweating is immediately restored when we have a drink afterwards.
Belief: Underarm sweat always smells bad
Not at all! Underarm wetness is odourless. The unpleasant smell only develops when the body's own bacteria start decomposing the sweat.
Belief: Varicose veins are caused by crossing your legs
Forget it. Although varicose veins do usually start at the back of your knees, crossing your legs has nothing to do with it. Vein disorders primarily occur due to genetic weaknesses of the connective tissue.
Belief: Shaving makes you hair grow back thicker
Not true. When the shaved hair grows back, the stumps only look thicker because they are all the same length.
Belief: Bathing for too long causes dry skin
This is true in principle, but if you observe a few basic rules, you can enjoy your bath without any worries. Temperature: 38 degrees. Duration: no more than 30 minutes. With moisturising and rehydrating bath additives, you can provide your skin with extra protection.


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Do you think it is likely that in the next 10 years the UK will vote to leave the EU?
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"Which of the following things do you think are LIKELY to happen in the next 10 years? ...The UK will vote to leave the EU"
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Imagine a place where oriental scents reign: Iparie. From its walls exposed to the burning sun emanates the intense perfume of an opulent Orient, expanding like a perfumed gift. Transported along the ancient incense road to the eastern Mediterranean countries, these rare and powerful scents are reunited to create the sensual and mysterious wake of the Eau d'Iparie. Eau d'Iparie Eau de Parfum is a warm, enveloping and sensual scent which combines the opulent scent of patchouli, incense and myrrh with a bouquet of peony and rose.


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Wednesday, 16 October, 2002, 09:37 GMT 10:37 UK
Ashes History: 1903-38
Having failed to recover the Ashes for four series, England were guided to a 3-2 tour success in 1903-04 by Pelham Warner.
A seesaw period ensued, with neither side dominating before the First World War.
England won again in 1905 (2-0), but Australia claimed a 4-1 Ashes win over the tourists in 1907-08, and won 2-1 on foreign soil in 1909.
England then notched up a 4-1 win in Australia (1911-12), with Jack Hobbs hitting 662 (82.75 av).
They retained the Ashes 1-0 that summer before hostilities curtailed the contest until 1920.
When it resumed, England endured the only 5-0 series defeat in Ashes history on their 1920-21 tour, with Australia in rampant form with both bat and ball.
The tone was set when the visitors were set 659 to win in the first Test. England suffered an innings defeat in the second, lost the third by 119 runs, the fourth by eight wickets and the fifth by nine.
The Aussies continued in a similar vein in England, winning the first three Tests to retain the Ashes before drawing the last two.
A three-year gap before their next tour to Australia did little to restore English fortunes as they went down 4-1.
But they regained the Ashes in 1926. Four of the five matches were drawn but, with Hobbs in fine form, England won the final Test at the Oval by 289 runs.
England gained further ground on their old rivals in 1928-29, winning 4-1 in a tour dominated by performances with the bat.
Don Bradman made his debut in the first Test in Brisbane, where the visitors won by a record 675 runs.
Dropped for the second match, he returned to hit the first of his 29 Test centuries in the third.
The Don came into his own on tour in 1930, making 974 runs (139.14 av) as Australia won back the Ashes by a 2-1 margin.
His feats included a 131 at Trent Bridge, a flawless 254 at Lord's, a first innings 334 at Headingley, and 232 at The Oval.
Clearly, stopping Bradman was key for England, and new captain Douglas Jardine devised a plan to do just that for the 1932-33 tour.
Using the pace and accuracy of Harold Larwood, backed by Bowes and Voce, England employed short-pitched "bodyline" bowling to deadly effect.
The Don's return in the second was short-lived, out first ball, but he hit an unbeaten second innings 103 as Australia levelled the series.
England's bodyline tactics caused such a furore in the third Test that the crowd had to be restrained. Even diplomatic relations were tested as the tourists won by 338 runs.
They took the fourth match by six wickets, and the fifth by eight. Bradman was restricted to a 56.57 average - good by other standards, but not his.
Larwood took 33 wickets (19.51 av) but never played for England again.
Australia regained the Ashes in 1934, winning 2-1 on tour, with the Don making up for a slow start with two superlative innings.
The final two Tests were drawn, but the first innings of the fourth at Headingley saw Bradman (304) and Ponsford (181) share a fourth wicket stand of 388.
In the fifth at The Oval they surpassed that in the first innings with a 451 second wicket stand, Ponsford hitting 266 and Bradman 244, as Australia won by 562 runs.
In Bradman's first Ashes contest as captain, Australia took a close 1936-37 series 3-2.
England won the first Test by 322 runs, dismissing the Aussies for 58 in the second innings.
Australia won the third Test in Melbourne by 365 runs, having left England chasing 689 for victory. Bradman hit 270 in the second innings.
The fourth was closer, but another Bradman second innings double century (212) anchored a series-levelling victory.
In the fifth Test, a rain-affected pitch left England following on 365 behind, and Australia won by an innings and 200 runs.
The final pre-war Ashes series saw Bradman pass Hobbs' record of 12 Ashes centuries totalling 3,636 tour runs, but England's Len Hutton stole the limelight.
A high-scoring first Test at Nottingham was drawn, and the second at Lord's ended the same way despite a first innings of 240 from Hammond.
Rain led to the Old Trafford match being abandoned, but a win - by five wickets - was finally secured by Australia at Headingley, where Bradman top-scored with 103.
England squared the series at the Oval, and the match belonged to Hutton, who batted for over 11 hours for his record-breaking 364.
The home side notched up a record 903 in the first innings and went on to win by an innings and a massive 579 runs.
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Happy Valentine's Day cheese lovers!
Whether you're sharing today with your significant other, your family, or your best friends, I wish you all an amazing day filled with lots of love. And what could be greater than adding some cheese into the mix?! Nothing says "I love you" better than a piece of artisan cheese...
Today I'm going to talk about an old favorite that we recently started carrying again at our cheese counter - Beecher's Flagship Reserve.
Cheese: Beecher's Flagship Reserve
Producer: Beecher's Handmade Cheese
Location: Seattle, Washington
Milk: Pasteurized cow's milk
Rennet: Vegetarian
The Flagship Reserve is a clothbound cheese that is aged for over a year in open air. The cloth is continuously rubbed in butter during the ageing process to add more complexity of flavor. You can see in the picture above the cheese is on the dry side in terms of texture, but the taste is anything but. After letting the cheese come to room temperature, I took my first bite... At first it was slightly salty, but as it warmed up in my mouth it developed an earthy, nutty, buttery flavor. It was heavenly.
I had the opportunity to visit Testarossa winery yesterday in Los Gatos and got to try some incredible wines. I knew that I would be writing about the Flagship Reserve, so I went into the tasting trying to find a white and a red that would pair nicely with the cheese, and boy, did I find some good ones! The white wine I chose was the 2013 Sierra Madre Vineyard Chardonnay. I'm not typically a Chardonnay drinker, but this particular one was very fruit forward with only a hint of the oak and butter that I associate with Chardonnay. When paired with the Flagship Reserve, the wine tames the bit of salt in the cheese and brings out a wonderful, buttery flavor. This is an example of a pairing where both the cheese and the wine benefit from each other. The cheese got less salty and more buttery while the wine seemed to be a touch more acidic and bright. Quite a combination.
The red wine that I chose was the 2013 Tondre Grapefield Pinot Noir. I have to say that I absolutely LOVE this Pinot. It's full bodied and slightly tannic while being extremely fruit forward. It is incredibly easy to drink... be warned! When pairing this with the Flagship Reserve, the wine maintained its fruitiness with notes of cranberry and pomegranate and the cheese became earthier and even more toothsome. So tasty!
The Beecher's Flagship Reserve is a very versatile cheese. You can use it in your cooking, shave it on a salad, make macaroni and cheese or just feature it on your cheese plate! You can also use it like I did today and experiment with pairings. I probably would have chosen beer to go with this cheese at first, but since I was heading to a winery, I wanted to find some wines specifically for this cheese and I'm so pleased with what I found! If you'd like to try a sample of the Beecher's Flagship Reserve, swing on by the cheese counter at Whole Foods Market in Los Altos and we'll give you a taste. I'll also point out the Testarossa wines we carry at my store if you're interested. I don't have every wine they make, so if you're in the Los Gatos area, be sure to swing by their tasting room and try some for yourself.
I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day - until next time, eat, drink and be happy!


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We're smart business owners, right?
So we're sharp when it comes to selecting the best resources to help us run our business… Aren't we?
I've been thinking a lot at the moment about the breakneck pace of business and marketing. Every week there are new technologies, channels, and techniques that (we're told) we need to be looking at. And if we don't keep up, we're leaving money on the table.
You know who's telling us that stuff? Marketers, whose job it is to instil three things into us. These three things are proven to help separate honest people from their money. These three horsemen of the profit apocalypse are, of course… fear, uncertainty, and doubt.
Want to know what I think? I don't think that everything we're told is the latest and greatest actually IS. I like to dig a little deeper.
Let's take the current darling of software, "the cloud."
Cloud… Woo!
We're all supposed to go glassy-eyed whenever "the cloud" is mentioned. But hold on a minute.
Of course, there are lots of great advantages of this new model, where you access your application through the web browser, over the Internet.
- You don't have to install anything new on your computers. This saves you time and grief.
- The cost of distribution is practically zero, because the app is delivered in real time over the Net.
- Updates can be rolled out to all customers instantaneously.
- You can access your app from multiple locations.
- And everything is backed up in a central location.
Sounds great, right? Well, it depends.
There is usually a flip side to every benefit. In the case of cloud-based apps, there are two that stand out, but which people tend to avoid mentioning: the browser environment, and data security.
The Browser Issue
But… as an application environment, the browser is still constrained compared to native client-server apps.
We don't need to go into details, but it is simply more difficult to show the data and the input controls on screen within a web browser. You don't have the range of options, and you don't have the control. And more difficult equates to more costly.
That means developers have to compromise between functionality and cost. The end result is that web-based apps are either simple (and often cheaper), or complex and powerful (but eye-wateringly expensive). We'll see some examples later.
Data Security
On one hand, it's great that we don't have to worry about backing up our data. We can rely on our application service provider to do that.
On the other hand, do you really want to hand over your sensitive data, including your customers' contact information, and even your financial records, to a third party?
Remember, being able to access your app from any location means that anyone can try to access it from any location.
If it seems that every week there's another high-profile hack, where customer details are compromised, it's because there is. Just check out Bloomberg's rolling summary of the most serious data breaches.
Also, Internet-based apps require an Internet connection! So if your Internet connection goes down, your data is unavailable for a period of time.
Additionally, we should bear in mind that most web-based apps are NEW. Yes, new is cool, but new also means unproven, and often untested. In the race to beat competitors to market with the latest functionality, who knows what back doors may be left unlocked?
So, before we rush to embrace everything cloudy, we need to be really pragmatic and ask serious questions.
How Is Your Software Really Going To Be Used?
Cloud apps are perfect for situations where you want to connect a lot of people and share data or functionality…
- Dating sites
- Online auctions
- Uber, AirBnB etc. etc.
As a business owner, you need to ask yourself,
How often am I likely to need to access this from anywhere other than my office?
What about business apps that are only ever going to be used in one location? Should we go cloud? Will the cloud deliver the functionality, security, and value-for-money that we need?
Let me share one example with you. (First, and for reasons of transparency, I'll give you the background. This is a client project that I'm working on right now.)
Case Study: Small Business CRM
Recently, I took on a client, RedHorse, who develops CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software, which they sell to small and medium-sized businesses, mainly in the United States, through a network of resellers.
First, Assess the Market
From a marketing strategy perspective, this is a tough gig. Why? Because the CRM space is super-crowded, and RedHorse is a small player.
Check out the cost-per-click suggestions for phrases related to "CRM for small business" provided by the AdWords Keyword tool. (£15 is about US$23.) There are players who can afford to pay serious money for clicks in this space. Paying double figures for clicks means they're making thousands in profit.
What about organic search? Are there opportunities to rank for similar terms? Forget it! Here's the chart of domain authority and page authority from Moz's keyword difficulty report.
No doubt about it, this is a very competitive sector. There's no way of winning this game by pitching RedHorse toe-to-toe against the big, well-funded players in the market (Salesforce, Infusionsoft, NetSuite, Zoho etc.)
Flipping Positives
Whenever I come across a situation like this, I always look to see what potential perceived negatives I can flip into positives. And, in this case, the results were quite remarkable.
You see, RedHorse is not a cloud-based CRM solution. It's a Windows-based client-server deal, which companies install on a server, usually at their premises, and access via installed clients on PCs. (Doesn't that sound almost quaint and old-fashioned?)
But the deal is, RedHorse's clients are small and medium businesses. They're manufacturing firms, financial advisers, realtors… (You know, the businesses that really power the economy.)
They aren't hipster types sipping flat whites in Starbucks while doing business over wifi on a MacBook.
They're a team of people in an office, usually alongside a workshop or a warehouse.
In marketing, we should always do real research to understand the people who will use what we're selling, and how they use it.
What I realized after talking to RedHorse's boss and resellers is, these guys don't need the cloud!
(In fact, they positively don't want the cloud! One of their customers told how one day their Internet was down and they couldn't access their CRM system. They were so furious they ditched it and bought RedHorse! Other customers have rightly voiced concerns about data security.)
Let that sink in. We may be fluent Facebook users, with our smartphones and wireless laptops running the latest browsers. But we are not our customers.
Our customers may fear the things that we're attracted to. And they may be right.
What About Price?
(Here's where I got the biggest surprise.)
One of the biggest advantages of cloud computing is the near-zero distribution cost, which delivers massive savings, which are surely passed on to customers. That's the idea anyway.
I used to run design agencies. And in that time, I used three online CRM systems: Zoho, NetSuite, and Infusionsoft. Here's a potted history.
- I used the free version of Zoho CRM, about 7 years ago, and found it incredibly restrictive. It just couldn't offer the flexibility I needed to run my business the way I wanted to, so it was no good, and I ditched it.
- So we upgraded to NetSuite. That was extremely powerful, and unbelievably complicated to use. Plus (get this), we were paying around $1500 per month for it! That was for a team of 5 people, all working in the same office!
- Later, when I was more concerned with marketing automation than CRM, I took on InfusionSoft. That was quite a bit nicer than NetSuite (what isn't?), but still carried a $2000 setup fee, and was costing me about $379 per month in license fees.
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Pricing Pages for Comparison
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- Salesforce: Up to $500 per user per month, only billed annually (i.e. $6000 per user per year)
- InfusionSoft: Starting at $299 per month, including sales automation, for up to 4 users. That's from $75 per user per month.
- NetSuite still costs a fortune, so it's clearly aimed at the enterprise. "Costs start at $999 to $14,999 per month depending on the Edition with users normally priced at $99 per month list price each." (source)
- Zoho CRM's Enterprise edition is $40 per month (if paid monthly), but is still pretty thin on functionality and notoriously inflexible.
Here's just one thing that none of these systems can do at any price (to my knowledge), because they're constrained in the browser sandbox.
The Windows-based RedHorse will let you scan a document and store it on the database against a client record, with one click. That may not sound glamorous, but for businesses who get a lot of printed mail and documents that need to be recorded, something like that could save an employee hours per week. (Just above that, you'll also see that RedHorse will integrate with a digital phone system, letting team members call contacts with one click.)
RedHorse's CRM platform, which offers a breathtaking range of functionality, costs only $29 per user per month!
And their "Business Manager" suite, which includes most business modules a small or medium firm might ever need, is only $44 per user per month. (That's comparable to Zoho, which, being a browser-limited system, only has a fraction of the functionality.)
You have to ask what justifies the additional costs of the cloud-based CRMs!
- Maybe it goes into their advertising and marketing budgets (someone's paying $23 per click after all)?
- Maybe the costs of testing for different browsers are far higher than they are for developing a .Net app?
- Maybe it's shareholder profits?
From experience, and from listening to hours of interviews with RedHorse's customers, I know one thing. There is NO cloud-based CRM system or business management suite that comes close to its flexibility, or certainly value-for money. (Here's their pricing page for comparison.)
Of course, if you need to access your business-sensitive information from an Internet café in Mogadishu, maybe you need to be on the cloud.
But, for the majority of small businesses, access-anywhere is not a huge benefit. In fact, it's an added risk. They value flexibility, stability, and the knowledge that they're in control.
So don't expect traditional client-server apps to disappear overnight. And, if you're buying for your own business, don't get swayed by the hype, and really look at the facts before making up your mind.
Footnote (Disclosure)
I've shared this article with you for a few reasons:
- I want to encourage you, in everything you do, to look at the facts, not just follow the fashion. Success in anything comes from making the right decisions for your context.
- To share the strategic principle of flipping potential perceived negatives into positives. In the case of RedHorse, as I explored what it means NOT to be a cloud-based system, I discovered it delivers some compelling benefits for the right kind of customer. That gave me the key to the marketing strategy with this project. Instead of competing head-on with the cloud-based competitors, I needed to find a way to change the rules of the game. So I'm going directly for the anti-cloud approach.
- In order to sell RedHorse on that ticket, it is first necessary to reframe the problem. I need to derail the prospect's "cloud is best" thinking before I can set RedHorse up as a preferable solution.
- That strategy directs the marketing activity. RedHorse's website and marketing copy could be written around the anti-cloud angle, but I also need to reach out beyond the people who have already heard about the product. So this article itself is actually an initial PR piece in which I have worked out the argument.
- If this article has achieved what I set out to do, and if you're a CRM user, I hope I've reframed your thinking. You may even be considering looking into RedHorse as a viable solution for your business.


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Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Kes (1969) - Directed by Ken Loach
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It's a brilliant movie. The scene with the Physical Education teacher is a classic of English cinema. The teacher is played by Brian Glover, who was a real-life teacher at the same school as Barry Hines, the writer of the screenplay and the original book on which it was based. He taught English and French. At University, Glover had augmented his student grant by working as a professional wrestler 'Leon Arras-The Man From Paris' and some of his later appearances in the wring are available to be seen on Youtube.
Hines suggested Glover for the role to Ken Loach. Although he had no acting training, Glover was something of a character in real-life, and his experience in the ring had taught him how to play to an audience. After KES there was no stopping him, and he enjoyed a distinguished career on Stage, Screen and TV
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Thursday, August 20
Toddler Activity: Matching Object to Picture
I have seen great matching sets available, but I made this one easily with my printer. I gathered some of our animals from around the house and found the pictures on-line from retailers advertising. I then laminated it.
I tried to make the photos as close to the size of the actual animal figure as possible. I opted for four pictures on a paper to make it a little more manageable for my daughter, but individual cards would also work as a floor activity. To introduce the activity, I put out only one set. I chose an animal and said "Where is the dog?" (knowing my daughter would know this animal). She touched the picture and I set the figure on the picture.
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- Montessori Beginnings said...
That is a very cool activity. I love anything you can make yourself. I was wondering if your daughter found it challenging or easy? I have a daughter around the same age and am not sure if it would be worth all of my effort if she didn't find it challenging after the first time.
- August 20, 2009
- Amy said...
I wasn't sure what type of challenge it would be for my daughter- 22 months now- but after I showed her one match she matched the rest easily. I thought it would be more of a challenge actually. She does continue to use it at least once a day, even though she has mastered it.
- August 21, 2009
- lisa keegan said...
I really like this activity, I am a contributing artist for a blog http://www.kiddingabout.com, writing a lot lately about toddler art so interested in all the good stuff out there!
- August 28, 2009
HI this is really good thank you. But can you tell me why you would do this. Is there a reason for doing this with children, for example do they need to have poor vocabulary? Sorry, just wondering why. Thanks
- February 24, 2011
- Amy said...
In a Montessori classroom this activity falls under the Language area. It is used for pre-reading readiness. All children would benefit from the activity, so it is introduced to everyone. The purpose of the activity is to develop visual discrimination, familiarity with one dimensional print, and it also encourages the important one-to-one correspondence (used in math). Mostly, it is important for the child to make a connection between real objects and objects in print. Thanks for your comment!
- February 25, 2011


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Africa-focused oil and gas exploration and production company Lekoil and partner Green Energy have secured approvals for well re-entry on the Otakikpo Marginal Field in OML 11, offshore Nigeria and adjacent to the eastern part of the Niger Delta
Lekoil is the technical and financial partner in the Otakikpo project with 40 per cent.
The explorer has also commenced a phased re-entry plan, fully funded with cash on hand, to reach production.
Earlier this year, Lekoil had announced that it expected to begin production at the well in the second half of 2015.
"Based on the updated phased approach, we are pleased to announce that production is now expected in the first half of 2015, six months ahead of the previous schedule," it added.
Under the terms of the acquisition of the interest in Otakikpo Marginal Field, Lekoil will fund costs to first oil and be entitled to recover this expenditure preferentially.
Lekoil CEO Lekan Akinyanmi said, "We are now ahead of schedule to achieve our target of first production from Otakikpo Marginal Field, which is value enhancing despite the depressed oil price, during the first half of 2015.
"Based on our internal analysis and assumptions, which incorporate the AGR TRACS CPR data, the company will breakeven at an oil price of less than US$30 per barrel (life of field basis) with the lifetime unit costs being in the mid to low double digits. The indicative costs to first oil are substantially lower than expected due to more favourable service costs in the tenders received so far. Contracting has commenced for the rig, well services and production facilities construction. Rig mobilisation is initially expected within Q1 2015 at the same time as construction and the subsequent commissioning of production facilities."
In September 2014, the company had announced a significant upgrade to 2C oil reserves estimates for Lekoil Nigeria's 40 per cent. Lekoil holds 90 per cent of the economic interests in Lekoil Nigeria.
AGR TRACS carried out a comprehensive review of the surface and subsurface data provided by Lekoil. Following the review, AGR TRACS reported that the gross unrisked 2C contingent resources for Otakikpo Marginal Field were estimated to be 56.75mn barrels.
This was more than the 36mn barrels of gross oil resources in the most recent 2C resource estimates available at the time of the company's acquisition of the interest in the field in May 2014.
In addition, stock tank oil initially-in-place (STOIIP) ranges have been estimated by AGR TRACS for four exploration prospects within the onshore part of the Otakikpo acreage and, in total, have been estimated (on a P50, unrisked basis) to contain potential gross aggregate oil-in-place volumes of 162.8mn barrels, Lekoil added.
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Friday's raffle raised $341 for The Wanda Alston Foundation. Thank you everyone for your generosity, especially the winner of the $100 who donated it back to WAF!
Friday's "Celebrate DC" Raffle Raised $341 for The Wanda Alston Foundation
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|Craft Creations - New Die-Cut 3D Decoupage Designs.
These include 5 humorous 'Life Smiles' designs and some terrific designs for men; a steam train, motorbike and vintage racing cars.
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Last year, we saw brides taking a break from heavily adorned mehendi hands to minimal and intricate mehendi designs. We saw a change in bridal mehendi trend, from hashtags to Ganesha motifs to jali trend. However, this year bridal mehendi has evolved as more and more brides are opting for a personalized mehendi specially for them. Read on as we tell you what the trend is all about!
The Trend
The trend is getting your marriage proposal or the most memorable date night adorned in your mehendi filled hands. The world is going crazy for this latest trend to tell your lovestory. We love how brides are actually sporting it and adorning it for their wedding day, it creates a more personal touch.


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After making its official debut at the 2016 Beijing International Auto Exhibition, the 2017 Lexus IS will soon be making its Philippine debut. Bearing subtle exterior and interior revisions, Lexus said that the 2017 IS is set to deliver a bolder and sportier sedan while retaining the brand's distinct luxury.
Beginning with the exterior, the front fascia of the 2017 IS gets a slight redesign. The headlights now have a more aggressive finish while the LED daytime running lights (DRLs) now resemble the ones used on the RC coupe.
The F-Sport variant's grill, on the other hand, gets a 3-dimensional F-mesh pattern and is finished in Jet Black Metallic. Beyond that, the grill also gains functional brake ducts that improves the car's aerodynamic properties according to Lexus.
The 2017 IS will also get updated ten-spoke 17-inch alloy wheels that will be available in new bright machine finishes, retouched LED taillights, rectangular chrome exhaust pipes and two new paint finishes: Deep Blue Mica and Black Glass Flake.
Like the exterior, the cabin relatively carries over apart from some key updates. For starters, it has a larger 10-inch infotainment screen, replacing the older 7-inch display. The center stack audio and climate controls have been repositioned as well to provide a seamless look with the knee bolsters. Also, the Remote Touch Interface (RTI) now has an 'Enter' button for better ergonomics.
New interior colors also make their way inside the 2017 IS including: Nuance Black and Noble Brown. Rounding off the interior revamp are the new cup holders and a large leather wrapped palmrest for the RTI.
Powering the 2017 Lexus IS is the carried-over 3.5-liter V6. It puts out 316 PS at 6,400 rpm along with 375 Nm of torque at 4,800 rpm. Both the standard 350 and 350 F-Sport are mated to an 8-speed automatic gearbox.


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Rage Sign Robert Redd
October 12, 2012 - Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) - Owensboro Rage News Release
The Owensboro Rage have signed former Cleveland Gladiator WR Robert Redd for the 2013 season. Redd has spent time in the NFL with the Colts and Eagles. Played 3 years in NFL Europe including playing in the 2005 World Bowl where he caught 7 passes for 102 yds and 1 Td. Played in 2009 with the Billings Outlaws,2004,2007 with the Colorado Crush and 2008,2011 with the Cleveland Gladiators.
Redd played his college football at Bowling Green.
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How to benefit from executive coaching in 2016
February 8th, 2016
At this time of year, many of us will planning how to improve our own performance, reassessing our goals and wondering how we can also help our colleagues. Executive coaching can help with all these different areas. A recent report entitled, 'Coaching: A Global Study of Successful Practices – Current Trends and Future Possibilities 2008-2018'[i] commissioned […]Read more →


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The risk of developing blood clots while undergoing breast cancer therapy can be dramatically increased due to a gene found mostly in women of Scandinavian origin, according to research.
Scientists have found that patients treated with breast cancer drug tamoxifen are five times more likely to develop blood clots if they had the Factor V Leiden (FVL) gene.
Conditions that can occur as a result of the blood clot include deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, a potentially fatal clot on the lung.
FVL, which is passed down through families, is most common among people of Scandinavian or northern European ancestry, and around 5% of the UK population have the mutation.
Previous studies have shown that tamoxifen doubles the risk of a blood clot, or thromboembolism, in women overall.
The new research shows that it has a much bigger impact on patients with FVL.
Scientists in the US looked at 412 women who were treated with tamoxifen after undergoing surgery for breast cancer.
A total of 141 of the women, whose mid-range age was 64, developed blood clots.
The researchers, led by Dr Judy Garber, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, wrote in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute: "These data may prove useful to women who must decide between tamoxifen and an effective, essentially non-thrombogenic, alternative adjuvant therapy for breast cancer."
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