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Starting up a venture is probably the easiest part of the entrepreneurial odyssey that you have chosen to undertake. Conceiving an idea, developing a product and launching it in the market is an exciting fun play. But the real game only begins with the initiation of the process of scaling up i.e, systematically accelerating the growth of your enterprise with a confidence that the resources you have put in will yield measurable results. However, many a time, even the sincerest of efforts go futile, thereby putting your expectation to ruin. Nevertheless, you can always slim the chances of failures by learning from the experiences of your predecessors. So, here are 5 entrepreneurs, each sharing a piece of advice on scaling up, drawing from their own entrepreneurial journeys. Take a read-
Naveen Tewari, Founder and CEO, InMobi
Adding his inputs on the subject, Tewari maintained, "I would like to quote Mark Watney from the movie Martian to answer this question as this is the most simple and powerful way to put my message across-
"At some point, everything's gonna go south on you and you're going to say, this is it. This is how I end. Now you can either accept that, or you can get to work. That's all it is. You just begin. You do the math. You solve one problem and you solve the next one, and then the next. And if you solve enough problems, you get to come home".
So, basically it is all about grit and perseverance. Just stay on it. And don't give up."
Amit Jain, Founder & CEO, CarDekho
Amit throws light on the positive facets of unsuccessful attempts. He says, "before CarDekho, I started multiple portals, which failed to make the impact that I wanted to create. With each and every failure, I learnt 'how not to fail,' and found new ways to improve user experience. The main challenge and opportunity for CarDekho is to build consumer trust, as buying a car is one of the expensive purchase decisions. So giving consumers comfort that the tools, information, and listings provide fair and objective advice helps in bringing many more car buyers online. Today, CarDekho is drawing close to 33 million visits per month and is among the heavily funded startups. The "never give up" spirit helped me leave no stone unturned."
Suchi Mukherjee, Founder & CEO, Limeroad
Mukherjee lays impetus on the fundamentals. She says, "you need to start off with basics and device a plan to deal with teething issues. To begin with at the very start, finding great people for the team: the combination of skill and real can-do can be hard. Next on cards is dealing with people. A happy team is the most productive team, people have adult modes and child-like modes. Spotting those modes, learning to deal with them, I think is imperative for anyone aiming at scaling the business. Prioritizing your efforts to build a trustworthy and conducive relationship with your investors. This is a journey which has to be embarked upon with mutual understanding and agreed objectives".
Shashank ND, Founder & CEO, Practo
Shashank is of the opinion that the foundation of every startup should be the vision to solve an existing problem in a specific industry. He says, "the problem arises, when founders lose focus of that vision. Another problem is that some entrepreneurs fail to pay heed to the importance of hiring good talent and employees who share the same level of enthusiasm in taking the company to the next level. Fund raising is something that will follow if the product is good and the customer base is loyal and content with the product offerings. The ultimate aim should never be to make money, but to solve problems, build great products and follow a remarkable culture within the organisation".
Sameer Parwani, Founder and CEO, CouponDunia
And last but not the least, Sameer Parwani reasserting the importance of hiring the right talent states, "don't take shortcuts when it comes to hiring. It will bite you later. Make sure all your managers have the same hiring criteria that you do".


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Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki dislikes being the country's leader and wishes he could leave his job. "I wish I could be done with it even before the end of this term. I didn't want to take this position," he told the Wall Street Journal.
Iraq's Shiite-led government said it has ordered an investigation into the "battery of taunts" and video taping of Saddam Hussein's execution. One witness reported the individual who took a cell phone video of the event was Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraq's national security adviser.
The Justice Department said in a letter it "was not in a position" to provide documents on the CIA's detention and interrogation of terror suspects that were requested by Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT), the incoming chairman of the Judiciary Committee.
The Pentagon is increasingly relying on "emergency" supplemental funding requests, using them "to acquire future weapons that normally would be funded through the regular Pentagon budget." An army official involved in budget planning says "It's a feeding frenzy."
House Democrats have finalized ethics reforms that "ban all travel paid for by lobbyists or organizations that employ lobbyists, require the ethics committee to pre-approve travel paid for by outside groups, enact a total gift ban, …require lawmakers to pay the market cost of flying on a corporate jet," and "prevent the new majority from holding votes open to change the outcome."
Lawmakers in Massachusetts, "the only state where same-sex marriage is legal, took a first step toward banning it" yesterday, "when legislators voted to advance a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union between a man and a woman."
"Only six of 75 U.S. metropolitan areas won the highest grades for their emergency agencies' ability to communicate during a disaster, five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks," according to a new Dept. of Homeland Security report.
Six months ago, U.S. forces in Diyala province "hoped security would improve" with the death of Abu Musab Zarqawi. "Instead, security has collapsed" in the area and "attacks have more than doubled in the last year." "Violence has devastated the provincial police force and brought reconstruction to a virtual standstill."
Incoming House workforce chairman George Miller (D-CA) is set to "undo a controversial vestige of the Jack Abramoff era" by raising wages on the Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory where sex slavery and sweatshop factory conditions have been documented. Abramoff worked with conservatives to block better working conditions for years.
"The New Jersey Legislature will move to abolish the death penalty after a report released yesterday found that capital punishment is costly to taxpayers and serves no 'legitimate… intent.'" "A 13-member commission, established last year to study the issue, recommended in its report that the death penalty be replaced with life in prison without parole."
And finally: Pat Robertson makes his annual predictions. Evangelist Pat Robertson said yesterday that "God has told him that a terrorist attack on the United States would result in 'mass killing' late in 2007." "I'm not necessarily saying it's going to be nuclear," Robertson said. "The Lord didn't say nuclear." In 2005, Robertson predicted Congress would approve Bush's Social Security privatization plan. "I have a relatively good track record," he said. "Sometimes I miss."
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Thanks to the constantly dropping price of color laser printing, the Konica Minolta MagiColor 1690MF now has a list price that is less than many black and white units that are somewhat similar. Unfortunately, its color print speed is painfully slow and its monochrome speed is not much better, meaning that the unit should only be considered by those without time constraints as this printing will definitely keep you waiting.
With the ability to print, copy, scan, and fax with network support, the Konica Minolta MagiColor 1690MF is an easy way to spread color document handling abilities across a small office. Despite its horrible color print speed, the unit does include a few time saving features such as its 35 page automatic document feeder that is crucial for those large volume fax or copy projects.
With a color print speed of only 5 pages per minute, users had better make sure they are not in a hurry to receive their color print and copy output before they consider the Konica Minolta MagiColor 1690MF. The device relies on the older 4 pass color laser print system which makes a printing pass for each of the four colors and, understandably, takes four times as long to complete. Black and white printing is executed at the rate of 20 pages per minute which, though much faster, is still sub par for the current state of multifunctional laser devices.
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Before He Picks Up the CFDA's International Award, We Punched the Numbers on Alessandro Michele's Gucci
Alessandro Michele has been the creative director of Gucci for 497 days. That's not even two years' time, and yet, it's all Michele needed to grow profits, thrill critics, and costume Beyoncé. In all honesty, it barely took him more than one day to get on the good side of the fashion industry. His Fall 2015 men's collection, shown at Milan Fashion Week in January 2015, was the kind of pivotal affair that left people in and out of fashion buzzing. Boys in pussy-bow blouses? Margot Tenenbaum furs? Backless, fur-lined takes on the Gucci loafer?! Maybe RuPaul, the 6-foot-tall glamazonian drag queen with a penchant for electric-hued suits, put it best in a #twitter: sent out the day of the show: "Didn't see this coming!"
Michele followed up his paradigm-shifting menswear collection with a bit of magpie mania for his Fall 2015 women's collection. The collection birthed the sheer, frilled dresses and patterned suiting that have come to be house signatures and cemented the furry loafer as the It shoe of the mid-20-teens. Since then, Michele has continued to imbue the house of Gucci with an eclectic spirit, cycling through motifs like Roberta di Camerino trompe l'oeil ruffles and Christiane F. bomber jackets with a Road Runner–like speed and agility. No wonder the brand has become a celebrity favorite—everyone from Nicole Kidman to Harry Styles loves the stuff—and a street style hit, too.
The American fashion world has caught on to Gucci mania as well. Michele is set to receive the International Award at the 2016 CFDA Awards on June 6. In advance of the ceremony (and today's Gucci Resort show at Westminster Abbey in London), we count the ways he's revitalized and invigorated the 95-year-old Italian brand.
459,000: The approximate number of Google search results for "Alessandro Michele"
Since becoming Gucci's main man, Michele's personal star has risen—as have his Google hits. Today finds him nearing the half-million mark on the Internet's favorite search engine.
1953: The year the Gucci loafer was introduced
It was Aldo Gucci, son of founder Guccio Gucci, who created the Gucci loafer in 1953. The shoe style was already a popular choice among the jet set, but Gucci's version, with horsebit detailing, became something of an instant hit. Fast-forward to 2015 and Michele's take on the loafer—backless and lined in kangaroo fur—gave the shoe a new life. It's positively everywhere in the front rows, and no fewer than seven Vogue.com staffers own a pair.
3: Number of species of live birds in Gucci ads and lookbooks
It all began with a peacock. Gucci's Spring 2016 ad campaign, inspired by Uli Edel's 1981 film Christiane F., starred the bird in the arms of a male model on a skateboard, rolling around Berlin's Underground. That was followed up with a parakeet in the house's Pre-Fall lookbook, perched on Caroline Brasch Nielsen's shoulder, only to be topped by a flock of flamingos in the house's recent Pre-Fall campaign.
12: Number of times Beyoncé has worn Gucci since the release of "Formation"
As Beyoncé herself puts it in her "Formation" lyrics, "I'm so reckless when I rock my Givenchy dress." Even so, Gucci looks outnumber the French house in Bey's music video. The superstar chose a variety of Gucci pieces, from a red logo skirt and blouse to a sheer pastel dress, for "Formation," and has continued to wear Gucci on the streets. Her most popular Gucci look? Matching custom denim jackets for herself and Blue Ivy.
49,900: Number of followers Alessandro Michele has on Instagram
Michele keeps a relatively low profile on Instagram, using the almost anonymous handle @lallo25, and favoring shots of Baroque interiors over runway snaps. Still, since becoming creative director of Gucci, his follower count has shot up from a mere 600 to almost 50K. His most popular selfie, with 3,621 likes, shows him en route to the Oscars with Jared Leto.
25,248,141: Total number of page views of Alessandro Michele's Gucci shows on Vogue.com
In eight seasons, Michele's Gucci collections have racked up more than 25 million views on Vogue.com. The most popular is Spring 2016, with over 8 million clicks.
13: Number of years Alessandro Michele worked behind the scenes at Gucci
It was 2002 when Michele joined Gucci, working with then-creative director Tom Ford out of London. After Ford's departure, Michele remained during Alessandra Facchinetti's and Frida Giannini's tenures, rising through the ranks to become head of accessories at the house. On January 21, 2015, two days after his Fall 2015 menswear collection was presented, he was named creative director of the brand.
177.8: The height, in millimeters, of Gucci's Fall 2016 wedges
Gucci's red wedge sandals for Fall will take you higher—literally. The shoes offer wearers a 7-inch lift, promising even the tiniest Gucci gal a height advantage over her date.
3: Number of 2016 Academy Award attendees in Gucci
Oscar presenter and longtime Gucci fan Jared Leto not only wore a red-piped Gucci suit to the Academy Awards this year, but he also brought Michele as his date. The dapper duo were overshadowed by Best Actress winner Brie Larson, though, who chose a marine blue Gucci gown with crystal detailing for the evening.
5: Number of philosophers referenced in Alessandro Michele's show notes
"Those who are truly contemporary are those who neither perfectly coincide with their time nor adapt to its demands . . . Contemporariness, then, is that relationship with time that adheres to it through a disconnection." This Giorgio Agamben quote came courtesy of Gucci's Fall 2015 show notes, accompanied by another quote from Roland Barthes. Michele's love of the philosophical has continued in his written documents, with Giordano Bruno quoted for Spring 2016 and Deleuze and Guattari referenced in a piano piece that was printed on the Fall 2016 show notes. His favorite deep thinker, however, is of the cartoon variety. "Snoopy was a philosopher in a way," said Michele at his Fall 2016 men's show.
9,755: Cost, in USD, of Look 6 from the Gucci Fall 2016 collection
The knit tee, culottes, bag, shoes, hat, belt, and six rings worn by model Rhiannon McConnell in Gucci's Fall 2016 runway show will set you back nearly $10K. That estimate doesn't include one ring—a tiger head motif in 18-karat pink gold, diamonds, black diamonds, and emeralds—or the earrings, which feature a feline head in metal with aged gold finish and glass pearls. Both are "price upon request."
2: Number of Jared Leto Snapchat takeovers
How much does Jared Leto love Gucci? So much he's taken over the house's Snapchat account two times, sharing selfies, doodles, and behind-the-scene looks at life chez Gucci. His first takeover announced him as the face of the Gucci Guilty fragrance; his second was for the Academy Awards.
6,820: Number of tweets about Harry Styles wearing Gucci
Former One Direction frontman and fey stud Harry Styles has a special place in his heart—and wardrobe—for Gucci. Since Michele's appointment, the singer has worn a number of the house's printed suits, each time causing an uproar on Twitter. As user @AllyshaLogan puts it, "Gucci never looked so good."
2: Number of dogs Alessandro Michele owns
Michele's black-and-white Boston terriers are the unsung stars of his Instagram account. They even have their own official portrait, done by Michele's preferred artist, @unskilledworker.
1654: The year the Carte de Tendre map that was used as a print in the Spring 2016 collection was created
Michele is known for mining history books for references. Spring 2016 saw him dig into Madeleine de Scudéry's 1654-61 novel, Clélie, which features an imagined map of Tendre—read: "map of love"—as an illustration inside. Michele and his team redesigned the map, keeping the geographical regions similar, and used it as a print on dresses, blouses, and skirts that season.
10: Estimated number of rings Alessandro Michele wears on an average day
That's one per finger, excusing the thumb, with the occasional double stack, and most feature a gemstone flourish.


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Darling hubby bought me some nail polishes a few weeks ago, one of them was this gun grey colour (yes, he is very well trained. One day if you ask me very nicely I might share how I do it…) and it's quickly becoming one of my favourite colours ever to wear.
I'm not a fan of plain black nails, even though mine are now getting very long and can handle the dark colour, I've just never been one for the goth-shades and prefer my pinkies painted in pastel hues mostly. However, this is a far cry from your basic black. I don't know if you can see it in the photos properly, but it's a shimmery, charcoal/silver shade which catches the light brilliantly and sparkles prettily in the sunshine (not that we ever get that much of it oop norfff)
Typical, brilliant, MO coverage - two coats will do, three is completely unecessary. I'm wearing it here with Model's Own 3-in-one base, top coat and gloss polish - however I normally prefer a Nails Inc. base coat as it goes on a bit thinner (do love the topcoat tho).
In short: gorgeous colour, a deviation from my normal diet of pinks and pastels but definitely worth it for a bit extra va-va-voom on a night out - and if you are a fan of dark polish, this makes a lovely change from black.


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The global market for interactive voice response (IVR) systems is projected to reach $2.78 billion by 2017, according to new research from Global Industry Analysts (GIA). The growth, which is expected to be most robust in the United States, will be primarily driven by a growing prominence of outbound IVR, increasing opportunities in the small and midsized businesses segment, innovative pricing strategies, technological advancements and development of open standards. Growing opportunities from developing markets, especially Asia-Pacific, also augurs well for the market, GIA concludes.
As stated in the report the U.S. continues to represent the largest and one of the fastest growing regional markets for IVR systems, waxing at a compound average growth rate of about 10.32 percent per year through 2017. Growth in the U.S. IVR systems market will be especially driven by robust demand from domestic financial services firms, which are undergoing significant restructuring after the recession, and the presence of several leading players with advanced proprietary technologies. Although the large enterprise segment (with more than 65 IVR ports) has been the traditional revenue contributor for the IVR systems market, future growth will largely stem from small and medium businesses with 25 to 46 ports.
Although growth in new orders slowed during 2009 due to recession-induced cutbacks on technology spending and investments, the global IVR market staged a quick comeback in the year 2010, led by companies re-focusing on customer retention, new customer acquisition, and customer satisfaction ratings. A growing focus on benchmarking customer experiences and the ensuing emphasis on IVR optimization also helped bring in fresh opportunities for product replacements and upgrades.
The market in the future will be driven by growing prominence of outbound IVR as a cost-effective solution for delivering important notifications, providing proactive and personalized customer service, and expediting collections. Also, companies that had shied away from hosted/managed service IVR offerings are now investing in these solutions. As hosted IVR services storm into the limelight, an influx of new hosted/managed service providers is expected to translate into increased demand for IVR systems.
Another key factor for growth is quality monitoring and recording solutions that play an important role in helping boost productivity. QM/Recording solutions are now made available via software-as-a-service or hosted models instead of conventional, premises-based licensed product delivery modelc. In their effort to tackle the IT budgetary issues, companies are displaying greater keenness on the SaaS subscription-based model. With this hosted/SaaS arrangement, call centers can implement new solutions without significant capital investments in installation and license fees.
Major players in the marketplace include Aspect Software, AT&T, Avaya, BCE, Cisco Systems, Convergys, Dialogic, Enghouse Systems, Syntellect, Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Healthcare Technology Systems, IBM, Mitel Networks, Nuance Communications, Philips Speech Processing, Verizon Communications, Voxeo, and West, among others.


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As part of their first ever headline tour, Mic Lowry take to the stage at EVAC in their hometown of Liverpool. In light of the release of their debut E.P 'The Show' they have played sold out shows in London and Birmingham. so best to catch them quick – Mic Lowry are set to blow up.
Support Koby Onyame, hip hop artist, producer and songwriter, filled the stage with popping beats, catchy hooks, and contagious energy in anticipation for the headline act. From slow, inviting songs such as 'Hello World, Goodbye' causing the crowd to sway, to high energy boppers like 'Yoyo', the crowd was well and truly warmed up and ready for the headliners.
Mic Lowry received a grand introduction followed by the screams of their fans eagerly awaiting their arrival to the stage. As they began to sing they lifted the roof with their flawless harmonies. Their voices have an effortless quality, blending cleverly and fooling us all into thinking we could do the same.
With the accompaniment of Micheal's guitar and Kaine, Akia and Delleile's harmonies, Ben introduced the track 'The Chase' which appears on their debut E.P 'The Show'. Original songs didn't make up the entirety of their set, however. The band have a high YouTube presence and record a number of covers and mash ups, and know how to choose them well. Performing a mash up consisting of Luther Vandross' Never Too Much, Miguel's How Many Drinks and Mario's Let Me Love You, everyone in the crowd was dancing and enjoying the opportunity to sing along.
After this, things took a turn for the emotional. Returning to play in their hometown and towards the end of their first UK headline tour, the band took a moment to acknowledge the faces of those who have been with them since the start, leading them neatly to their next song 'You've been with me from the start'. It was a nice touch, and clear to see these boys have a heart of gold and meant every word.
And of course no gig is complete without an emphatic encore encouraged by the booming cheers from an energetic crowd. I know leaving the gig that it won't be the last time I see Mic Lowry on stage, and I will be downloading their E.P 'The Show' as soon as it's released. With singles like 'Tuxedo' picking up national recognition, it's likely many others will be doing the same.
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When you are faced with sub-zero temperatures in mid-April and are thoroughly convinced that winter is a year round affair, like we are here in Toronto, nothing improves your bleak outlook like a bowl of warm and creamy POTATO AND LEEK SOUP!
As a member of the alliumfamily, leeks are close cousins with the likes of onions, garlic, and shallots. So it shouldn't come as any surprise that their health promoting properties mirror each other so closely.
EYE HEART LEEKS – Translation: I LOVE LEEKS!
Chock-full of Vitamin A, antioxidants, and a source of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, leeks can play a protective role in visual health. A region of the retina called the macula which is largely responsible for central vision, is also the most sensitive to blue light. Lutein and zeaxanthin filter these harmful blue wavelengths and protect the integrity of healthy eye cells. Wearing sunglasses and consuming high amounts of leafy green vegetables, including leeks, protect the macula from macular degeneration. As lutein is something that our bodies don't produce on their own, it must be obtained through consumption or supplementation. Who needs pills when soup can taste this good!
Leeks are also a source of kaempferol,a compound associated with protecting the lining of blood vessels from damage via increasing the production of vasodilating NO (nitric oxide).
Do you remember when this was the slogan for milk? We now know that the notion that dairy consumption is associated with increased bone health has taken a back seat to the whole alkalize your system movement! Eating green allows your system to stay basic, thus keeping calcium in your bones rather than pulling it out to buffer acidic blood and thinning your bones. Add to that, the rich Vitamin K component of green leeks and you've got the perfect recipe for good bone health!
So on a cold spring day, be optimistic that the weather is going to change for the better. And if your outlook is still bleak, perhaps a bit of leeksoup will brighten you up!
- 1 leek
- 2-3 cloves garlic
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 carrots
- 2 sticks celery
- 6-8 red baby potatoes
- Nutritional Yeast to taste
- 1 box of low sodium organic chicken or vegetable broth
- Oregano to taste
- Fresh ground black pepper
- Cilantro for garnish
- Coconut oil
- Cut the bottom of the leek and remove the dark green upper end and discard. Wash the leek thoroughly as dirt gets stuck between the stalks. Slice the leek into rings.
- Cut all of the remaining vegetables.
- Warm coconut oil in a pot and add the onions and garlic. Allow them to fry until the onions are clear in colour.
- Add the remaining vegetables, stirring constantly to allow for even cooking.
- Sprinkle with oregano and black pepper.
- Add 1 box of chicken broth or vegetable broth and allow to cook on low for 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are cooked through.
- Stir in the nutritional yeast.
- Allow to cool and blend in your high speed blender until you have reached a creamy consistency.
- Garnish with a sprig of cilantro and serve!
**A note to the stone formers: If you have a tendency to form kidney or gall stones, please limit your consumption of leeks as they are high in oxalates which can lead to stone formation!
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Numbers Game: Answer
A large Dunkin' Donuts mocha coffee (black coffee with mocha syrup) contains 11.5 teaspoons of added sugar.
Context time! If this is your morning coffee order, that means you are drinking:
- An additional teaspoon and a half of sugar than you would from a 12-ounce can of soda
- As much sugar as in nine Oreo cookies
- As much sugar as 44 mini marshmallows
- The equivalent of a large cup of coffee sweetened with eleven and a half packets of sugar
Even a small mocha coffee contains two tablespoons of added sugar in the form of flavored syrup.
What truly disturbs me is that these preposterous sugar levels are considered "normal".


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Massage is Medicine
Welcome to the virtual presence of Medicina Massage & Healing!
I strongly believe that Massage IS Healthcare and is an important part of lifetime well being! I deeply enjoy helping align the body through mindful and therapeutic touch. Whether you are rehabilitating from injury or are looking for a way to improve your health and stamina in your active lifestyle, I am here as an ally! Massage Therapy gives the body an opportunity to release stress, pain, and emotional fatigue.
I trust my hands to find the areas of the body that most need attention. I use my 13 years of technical experience and lifetime of having an active body to tune in to the different layers of the tissue. I deeply appreciate feedback and it is of great importance to me for my clients to feel heard and respected in the way I address the body. I bring forth reverence for the purpose of providing a space for healing and deep relaxation.
I am passionate about working with caregivers and healthcare providers. It is known that when we are taken care of, we can take better care of others. We offer such beautiful gifts to our community, and when we give ourselves the time to rejuvenate, we operate in the world with greater passion and integrity.
With bodywork being such an intimate time together, I would love to take the time to learn about you and your relationship with your body. This is a good time to connect and see if we are a good match. Please feel free to call and ask questions. I would like to invite you to start enjoying a deeper breath, now…


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general comments re SRFI-114 David Banks 04 Jul 2013 22:42 UTC
Overall this is an amazingly rich API and I look forward to using it when it is standardized. I hadn't ever clocked the existence of the previous SRFI, so this is a nice surprise. A few miscellaneous comments: I find it strange initially that I'm forced to specify the various arguments for 'make-inexact-comparator'. I would like to have optional arguments that simply use the default behaviour of the = operator (for instance) if I don't specify the argument for 'epsilon'. I guess the intention is that if I want a less specific behaviour I can use the numeric comparators under the 'Standard atomic comparators' section, or 'default-comparator'. Why not let the user specify the actual rounding procedure to use for the rounding parameter of 'make-inexact-comparator', instead of using a symbol? Performance? I don't really see the need for the procedures under 'Primitive applicators'. They are just sugar, I guess, unless the results of the accessor procedures are intended to be totally opaque. (except for comparator-check-type which has additional semantics). i.e. can the semantics of (comparator-hash comparator obj) differ from ((comparator-hash-function comparator) obj) in any way? I'm a little worried that the binary comparison predicates look too similar to the existing base comparison predicates. (=? c x y) is fairly visually similar to (= c x y). Also not sure of the use case for allowing ((=? cmp) x y) as part of the same procedure, I see that this is useful for expressions like (<? cmp) where the resulting procedure is not identical to the result of 'comparator-compare-procedure', but maybe bundling this neat currying behaviour under general comparison is muddying the waters. Nice work! Cheers, -- David Banks <firstname.lastname@example.com>


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Old School Baptist Church Records Now Online
What was lost is now found and on the web, thanks to a collaborative project between the Warwick Historical Society and Albert Wisner Public Library. The original record books of the Old School Baptist Church had disappeared for several decades, but were returned recently to the Society's archive by a church clerk to whom they had been entrusted.
The first book, which begins in 1764, was carefully photographed under the direction of archivist Cathryn Anders by volunteer Vicki Braidotti, who then painstakingly edited the several hundred images. The final step was to load the files into the library's new digital collections portal.
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It's our Blogiversary. One year ago today, after looking at and critiquing one too many mediocre blogs, I decided to put up or shut up. It was very easy to sit on the couch and think I could do better. A year ago I decided to see if that was actually true, and I sat down with Wiley to get to work.
If you've read Wiley's Rescue Story, you know I was and am suffering from clinical depression. Creativity can be an important part of treating the depressed mind, and so I knew I needed to write again. I had been avoiding writing for some time because I knew at that point in time the only topics I could write about would be sad and awful. After all, the famous axiom for writers is "write what you know." And not to be melodramatic, but everything I knew for a period of time was sad and awful. However, after I took a step back from my own pity I realized there was one thing in my life I had nothing but positive feelings about, and that was my cozy little family.
Hubs and Wiley were and are blessings beyond what I deserve.
I figured if I enjoy looking at countless adorable animal pictures online and I prefer to read about rescue success stories I couldn't be the only one. So one year ago I released Wiley into the internet ether with no idea what direction the blog would take. I knew if I waited until I had a solid plan I would never get started. Eventually the blog settled into what it is now, and I can't believe I've stuck with it this entire year.
Some of my friends, co-workers, and my husband and sister-in-law have been a constant source of support.
I am humbled by how many people have been a part of our first year. There have been well over 50,000 visits to the blog in the past year. Our Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts all continue to increase in traffic. And our family has even grown by one foster failure of a cat, Jennyanydots.
Since so many more people have come to know the blog since we began, I'm including links to five of my favorite Wiley posts since our inception.
CRIME REPORT: I'm including this one because it was the first time I decided to try something a little silly for a post. Plus it showcases Wiley's naughtiness.
SHERLOCK WILEY: This post was from a "Literary Week" on the blog; I was staying true to my English teacher roots. I couldn't believe how cooperative Wiley was for these pictures, and that's when I knew that carrots were going to be the magical currency.
SPOILED SILLY: This is the way all dogs should live.
PLAY BALL: Wiley was a pretty good sport when I put him in Kutztown Baseball gear so he could support his daddy's baseball team.
TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED: This story is only related to Wiley in a loose sense, but it is the most miraculous thing I've ever been a part of, and I urge you to read it because it has more than one lesson for all of us.
The past few years every time a major landmark would pass, like from one birthday to the next or each new year, I would look back at the previous year and think about how much I had hoped things would change for the better in a year, and how little they actually did. I would look back on the previous year and lament over how little I had to show for it. That's a terribly ungrateful way to look at a year of life, I know, but sometimes the depression has a louder voice than the gratitude. Now when I look over this past year I have 320 posts on a site I'm proud of.
I have 320 examples of outreach and a connection to something bigger than me, my life, and my problems. I have tens of thousands of blessings and I look forward to what the future holds for the Rescue Dog Blog. Of course the very premise of our site is to encourage user-engagement to share real-life stories. So without you, it's nothing. Thank you for your continued support, your messages of encouragement, and your stories! It's a privilege to tell them.
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The world might be omnichannel, but not all customers use all channels. If you are to ensure that your financial services brand reaches consumers via the right channel at the right time, you must understand how they respond to those individual channels. From branch to mobile, price comparison sites to websites, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. So what is the best strategy for maximizing multi-channel?
Understand the customer journey
Understanding the customer journey is an ideal starting point. The challenge is that there isn't of course one customer journey, each is different. You need to evaluate the path to your products and services by type of consumer – incorporating demographics, need states and attitudes. What are their expectations by channel, and can you meet them? Why do people choose to visit a branch? When do they look online for information, and what details should you provide on your websites to ensure you anticipate and answer their questions? It's also important to remember that not everyone wants to manage their financial affairs online, and some channels such as social media, really aren't that suited to discussing issues with customers.
Have a transparent pricing policy
Today's Connected Consumers are savvy. They have learnt to compare prices online, to find and use voucher codes, to ask for discounts, and they do that in every sector, including financial services. In this environment, there is only one pricing strategy that can work – your prices must be standardized across all channels. Consumers do not understand why they should pay one price for a product or service in a branch, and a lower fee for the same thing online. Make sure your approach is transparent and you'll earn your customers' loyalty.
Think multi-channel strategies
Many brands have reduced their branch network in an effort to lower costs, but the focus today is on "customer experience" and "personalization", two benefits often best handled in person. The key to success in a multi-channel environment is to offer all channels and allow consumers to pick and choose when they use them. Combine your marketing activities so that you encourage customers to come into the physical branch through digital activities for instance.
Support customer decision-making
We use qualitative research techniques and conjoint analysis to understand what information and service customers want at different stages of the purchase journey. This means you can understand why people go to a branch rather than a website for a specific task, for example, and adapt your channel strategies and tactics accordingly. You can also maximize the return on investment of communication campaigns if you can assess where people go to research your products and services. The key thing to remember is that every customer journey is different, and so you need to optimize your brand's chance of being discovered and used by having a presence across channels.
Making multi-channel strategies work in the complex and often confusing world of financial services isn't easy. Not all channels work for every customer, but most customers will use most channels at some point. By ensuring your brand is omnipresent, understanding your customer's journey and adapting to it, you will have the best chance of success.


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There are a lot of students who need help with their homework. Throughout the school year, getting additional help can be difficult. The internet has changed the way that many people study for school. Securus is a company that specializes in communications technology. Over the past couple of years, there are a lot of people who have been investing in this area. Securus wants to change the way that kids study for school. There are a lot of people around the world who have unique knowledge in a subject area. This is especially helpful in subjects like foreign languages. Actually hearing someone speak a foreign language is much more helpful in helping people learn.
New Technology
Securus is a technology company that wants to change the world. Over the past few years, they have made a lot of investments into communications technologies that can help a wide variety of people. This is a great example of the impact that this company can make. Securus wants to help students across the country with their education. With their new video technology, schools will be able to bring in instructors from around the world. Anyone who needs additional help on any subject will be able to get it in schools that purchase this technology. This is the next frontier in education. Anyone who needs additional help can also get it from a private tutor.
Changing Customers
A lot of older people are going back to school to learn new subjects. This is a big shift in the world of education. Older people are now going to school at the same rate as younger ones. There are plenty of subjects that people can learn, and over the past couple of years man people have decided to go back to school. Many times, this is a lot easier said than done. If you want to take your education to the next level, this is one of the best ways to do so.
Final Thoughts
Over time, this is one of the most important things that anyone can do for their education. Video calls are a great way to learn more about a general subject area. There are many people who are interested in this area.
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Dunhuang: The oasis city on the Silk Road and Mogao Caves
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Join Travelogue presenter Tianran He on a journey to one of the most important oasis cities on the Silk Road: Dunhuang. There, he feels the weight of history at the world-famous Mogao Caves, an immense complex of grottoes threatened with being swallowed up by the dunes, and experiences Dunhuang's unique desert cuisine and way of life. Subscribe us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CCTVNEWSbeijing Download for IOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cctvnewschina Twitter: https://twitter.com/CCTVNEWS Google+: https://plus.google.com/+CCTVNEWSbeijing Tumblr: http://cctvnews.tumblr.com/ Weibo: http://weibo.com/cctvnewsbeijing...


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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.-- The City of Winston-Salem says people are throwing away less and no trash means no cash for the city's budget.
Since 2008, there's been a nearly 30,000 ton reduction in solid waste coming into the Hanes Mill Landfill. City leaders blame it on the recession.
At the construction landfill, waste tonnage is down 66%.
"We have seen a reduction in our waste. There has been no doubt that the economy has really the tonnage coming in this facility. I'd say people are throwing away less, but a lot comes from the commercial side and the industrial side and they are having to slow down also," said Ed Gibson, a Solid Waste Engineer.
The landfill charges by the pound and been self-sufficient for years. Money generated at the landfill was also used to pay for recycling programs in Winston-Salem. Over time as the revenue has decreased, the city has started to offset recycling costs with its general budget.
This year, thanks in part to the reduction in trash, city estimates show $555,000 will be needed from general taxpayer funds to cover the cost of recycling.
"It is proof to me how bad the recession really is," says Gibson.
Brian Watson uses the landfill weekly, since he runs his own trash collection service and he agrees people are throwing away less.
"They are having to use stuff longer, so there is not as much going in the trash and they are fixing up what they have to, to keep going so they won't have to spend money on new," says Watson.
The good news according to city officials, a steady decrease in waste is adding years to the landfill's useful life.


text: An Post Smart Account - It Pays to be Smart The easy way to manage your money Now more than ever you can stay in control of your finances, thanks to the clever and easy to use features of the Smart Account - Account Wallets and Smart MoneyBack.Apply online or in any Smart Account Post Office, to complete your application please bring proof of name and address to any Smart Account Post Office. How does it work? Step by Step How much? What next? Terms and Conditions How does it work? Smart Account has two main differences compared with other current accounts, MoneyBack and Wallets. These allow you to get money back on everyday transactions and to plan by putting money aside using the wallets. Of course the Smart Account has all the traditional features of a current account allowing you to conveniently transfer money online, get salary payments lodged, send and receive funds from other bank accounts, check balances and transfer to Account Wallets. Account Wallets The An Post Smart Account Wallet is designed to help you budget more effectively. Your smart account has two wallets that you can use online to put funds aside to keep for a rainy day, pay bills or use for that special event.These Wallets are designed to enable you to set aside some of your funds for important regular payments. Smart MoneyBack The Smart Account from An Post actually gives you money back – not discounts or vouchers or prize draws. Real money – and it's really easy. When you use your Smart Account Debit Card at selected retailers, your account will be credited on a monthly basis. All you have to do is shop with any of our selected Smart MoneyBack partners using your Smart Account Debit Card. 5% back on all Lidl transactions of €25 or more 10% back on direct debit bills with the SSE Airtricity MoneyBack plan 8% back on in-store and online spend with Intersport Elverys 5% back on all holidays with Sunway 10% back on direct payments to Oxendales 5% back on all direct payments to Post Insurance for car and home insurance 7.5% back on hotel bookings with GreatBreaks.ie 5% back on all books bought online with Kennys.ie 5% back on all purchases with OutdoorLiving.ie Step by Step Apply for your Smart Account online or pick up a Smart Account application form in your nearest participating Post Office. You will need to bring proof of identity and proof of address to your nearest participating Post Office. Proof of identity (EU Driving Licence, or Passport). Proof of address (Household Bill, Bank Statement, or Correspondence from Revenue Commissioners/Department of Social Protection) dated within the last six months. You will then receive your Smart Account Debit Card and Welcome Pack in the post within 5-7 working days. Call 01 705 8000 to activate your card and receive your PIN. Once your card is activated you can avail of the Smart Account online services by registering at smartaccount.ie. Download and use the An Post Smart Account App, available free from the App Store® or on Google Play™. How much? A monthly fee of €5.00 applies to the Smart Account. This includes one withdrawal in a Post Office per week and unlimited Point of Sale transactions, including Cash Back transactions with participating retailers, Online Purchases, Credit Transfers and Direct Debits in the Eurozone. Fees for individual transactions such as ATM's are debited from accounts at the time of use. What's next? Apply online at smartaccount.ie or call into your local participating Smart Account Post Office to setup your new Smart Account today. Visit smartaccount.ie to find your nearest participating Post Office. Terms and ConditionsTerms and Conditions for the An Post Smart Account service.


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The Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Program of the State University Construction Fund works to assure that MWBE firms are provided the opportunity to share in construction, professional services and supplier opportunities offered by the Fund.
All firms contracting with the Fund are required to make and demonstrate good faith efforts to include meaningful participation in Fund contracts by MWBE firms.
The Fund encourages the cooperation of prime contractors and principal subcontractors in the development of a meaningful utilization plan. The joint effort of both the prime contractors and subcontractors not only makes the utilization plan development a more efficient process, but also provides for a wider and more diverse span of trades, services and supplies that may be available for potential opportunities.
The Fund works closely and cooperatively with the New York State Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) in advancing opportunities for minority and women owned businesses. ESDC maintains a comprehensive Directory of Certified Minority and Women-Owned Businesses. The directory is web-based and is an available resource for any interested party on ESDC's MWBE website.
Through the combined and cooperative efforts of Fund staff and business partners, nearly $40 million has been paid to more than 300 MWBE prime contractors and subcontracts for work performed during the past fiscal year. Teams have also provided outreach programs to present project opportunities to MWBE firms and provide a setting for firms to discuss opportunities with larger, more established companies, in order to nurture lasting and productive business relationships.
The Fund's longstanding commitment to MWBE opportunities has cultivated countless win/win affiliations for the Fund and its business partners of all sizes. The Fund is resolved to continuing efforts as it moves forth with the implementation of the SUNY Capital Program.


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When I started THE HOME PROJECT I was so excited about the kitchen and livingroom. I defenitely wanted some decoration stickers to upgrade the rooms and a board made of chalk paint. But things changed and I still didn't place any stickers on the walls. There's place for them though. I'm just looking for some extra inspirations before placing them.
I came across Tenstickers.nl and find some really nice ideas and kind of stickers to place in your rooms. From wall stickers for kids, from famous places and even personalised ones with your own text or name. They have different kind of chalk boards and even your laptop or tablet can have a nice make-over with their designs.
My favorite ones are shown in this post. Which one do you really like?
And if you want to see all of their designs, you can visit Tenstickers.nl and shop the ones you like! #homedecoration
1. 'World Map' sticker // 2. 'Welcome' circle sticker // 3. 'Notebook' chalk board // 4. 'Hearts Ace' chalk board
5. 'Planning Week' chalk board // 6. 'Power Electricity' sticker // 7. 'Man's Home' sticker.
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Happy Herbivore's Vegan Rice Pudding
Happy last day of June! That means my birthday is in 18 days (July 18th)! I'm trying really hard to get psyched about it this year, simply because I miss birthdays being fun. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to have lived another year, but ever since 21 it's just felt like another day. I guess my way of getting pumped up is counting down the days like an 8 year old. That's all I got. Any suggestions?
I meant to blog last night, but then I mysteriously ended up in the kitchen making Happy Herbivore's vegan rice pudding instead. It's apparent the kitchen and I are like those really strong magnets that no matter how hard you try to keep separated, they just keep snapping back together (watch your fingers if you get between me and my kitchen). The rice pudding was super quick and simple to make; I'd even go as far as to call it fool-proof. When I let the husband taste it and asked his opinion he said, "It tastes healthy," so I threw a pinch of brown sugar on top of his and he was pleased in knowing it was now "less healthy". He even had a second dish. I liked mine without the extra sugar because, like Lindsay said, the raisins give it a perfect pop of sweetness. But to each his own taste buds. This morning I stirred a some into the little guy's vegan yogurt and boy, was he excited! He sat there with a spoon hanging out of his mouth grunting, "Mmmm, mmmm". Nothing is sweeter than a kid with a happy belly.
Okay, I started with the end and now I'll go back to the beginning. For brunch I made a scramble I like to call the "There's Tofu In There Somewhere" scramble. It's loaded with mushrooms, onion, orange pepper, tomato, and kale, seasoned with sea salt and pepper and topped off with a little nooch. That's a lot of love jammed in one skillet!
I made Dreena Burton's Truffled Cashew Cheese spread on mochi for dinner, along with a strawberry pecan salad. I wouldn't say the flavor of the truffled cheese was the type of "cheesy" I was expecting, but rather tangy from the lemon juice and a little sweet. It was a tasty spread though and super easy to make. I even have quite a bit leftover to freeze for future use. The strawberry salad was amazing as usual. This is the one I could eat daily!
Somewhere amidst all that, I made my first pitcher of rice milk in the Vita-Mix. I just used cooked brown rice, filtered water, a little agave nectar, and a splash of vanilla extract. The rice milk turned out tasting just like the boxed stuff, but thicker and creamier. I think I can safely say with the rice milk it's cheaper to make yourself than purchasing in the carton!
Woah, that was a lot of brown rice! The mochi, the pudding, the rice milk- ricey! I didn't actually drink more than a taste of the milk, though. I'm not really a non-dairy (and never a dairy, obviously) milk drinker. The boys like it as a beverage, but I'm content to make it simply for using as an ingredient. Well, the little guy and I are off to a day of adventures. I hope everyone has a great day!
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Your bday is the 18th?! Mine is the 26th 😀 We can have a joint online blog bday party…b.y.o.b.
My favorite beverage is def. almond milk!
Whoa, all that looks so awesome!!! I loooooove rice pudding. That salad made me drool!
My favorite everyday beverage is green tea (iced or hot)! Mmmm.
Happy almost birthday month! 🙂
You also succeeded in making that rice pudding look refreshing, and it photographed very well!! 🙂 My favorite every day beverage is water – however D has been making every form of lemonade this summer and I'm starting to crave it now!
omg i havent had rice pudding in years…and i love it! i need to get on that! NOW!
loved!!!!!!!your fireworks comment. best thing i read all day!
Wow, thats a lot of ricey good stuff… Thanks for the inspiration!!!
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY almost!


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Wireless Backhaul Trends
By Mae Kowalke, TMCnet Contributor
Most users of mobile/wireless services are unaware that something called "backhaul" exists. For service providers, though, backhaul—a technique of transporting various types of network traffic from one place to another—is a hot topic. As well it should be, having everything to do with the type of bandwidth needed for the types of broadband services and applications customers demand.
Currently, the wireless backhaul market is undergoing a period of change. This is because a variety of new technologies and techniques are emerging to replace the use of leased T1 lines for wireless backhaul. (T1 represents about 95 percent of backhaul facilities in the U.S., although this is changing.)
While T1 has served the backhaul market well, it has two major drawbacks: cost and rigidity. T1 lines are expensive and generally not very flexible in terms of what they can be used for. These two drawbacks are at odds with the way the wireless industry is developing, namely in an unpredictable way with periods of very fast growth. To keep up, providers need less expensive technologies that enable them to keep up with growing bandwidth demands.
One technology that's emerging as a clear leader in the backhaul market is Ethernet. Ethernet is less expensive than T1 and is also more flexible. Thus it is appealing to service providers, especially as many of them are looking more and more toward peering arrangements and the leasing of lines rather than owning all their own network infrastructure.
Many providers, in fact, are getting out of the network business because owning networks is no longer the game-winning strategy it used to be. There is lots of infrastructure out there, and providers mainly care about how they can differentiate themselves. Ensuring coverage by building out networks may simply be too expensive; instead providers seek to win customers by offering new, cutting edge services delivered over networks that often are owned by—and leased from—other companies.
Switching to Ethernet for wireless backhaul gives providers the freedom to easily and quickly add bandwidth on demand for revenue-generating applications (e.g. video, data, voice). The focus now is on the network core and radio connections necessary for delivering the type of next-generation services providers must offer to stay in the game.
With more and more customers deciding to ditch their landline phones in favor of having only a wireless phone, service providers need to compete on both features and price while delivering next-generation services. Wireless backhaul using Ethernet is an ideal technique for doing just that.
To learn more about why providers are switching to Ethernet for backhaul, please visit the Wireless Backhaul channel on TMCnet.com, brought to you by Accedian Networks (News - Alert).
Mae Kowalke is an associate editor for TMCnet, covering VoIP, CRM, call center and wireless technologies. To read more of Mae's articles, please visit her columnist page. She also blogs for TMCnet here. Voice over IP (VoIP)XA real-time communications system that converts voice into digital packets containing media and signaling data that travel over networks using Internet Protocol....more Transmission Level 1 (T1)XA T-1 is connected between a Class 5 Central Office and Customer Premise Equipment switching system such as a PBX or ACD or data communications system such as a router, Frame Relay Access Device, etc....more Ethernet XAn industry-standard network hardware specification (IEEE 802.3) developed by IEEE that offers dedicated network (and Internet) access. Standard Ethernet is half-duplex transmission system. That is, d...more Backhaul XCustomer Premise Equipment is connected via a private line to local multiplexer/switch via a principal carrier or third-party exchange carrier. Backhaul connection to Frame Relay, IP-Internet Protoco...more


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Google Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Give HubSpot $32M
In the early days of the World Wide Web, a famous New Yorker cartoon depicted one dog saying to another with dawning amazement, "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog."
So when Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah founded HubSpot Inc. in 2006, they took it one step further. On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog – or a one-person company.
In a nod to the growing need for small businesses to have a presence on the Web – and to look like big businesses -- Google Ventures today joined Sequoia Capital and Salesforce.com Inc. in a $32 million Series D round for HubSpot. The company has now raised $65 million.
Halligan and Shah met when they were both Sloan Fellows at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management in 2004. They created a software platform that's licensed as a service and combines website management, blogging, search engine optimization, lead management, marketing analytics, e-mail marketing, landing pages and social media monitoring for small business owners who can't afford these services or don't know how to provide them.
The company now claims that its software is used by 4,000 companies in 31 countries.
All three of HubSpot's previous venture investors – General Catalyst Partners, Matrix Partners and Scale Venture Partners – also returned for this round, which will be used in part to buy out other current shareholders.
"We agree with HubSpot's belief that search engines, social media and mobile devices have fundamentally changed how businesses should market themselves," said Rich Miner, a partner at Google Ventures and a co-founder of Android Inc. (which Google acquired in 2005), in a statement. "We're thrilled to support their efforts to help thousands of small and medium businesses reach potential customers."
In October of 2009, Halligan – who's also HubSpot's Chief Executive – told VentureWire that the company was aiming for cash-flow positive in early 2011 and a public offering in early 2012. At the time, he said HubSpot's revenue was up year over year by 350%.
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Day 3: Buddy's class at school. I just couldn't resist adding the ogre ears to the
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Day 4: Punkin's class photo. I didn't dare add the Shrek ears to her circle. LOL.
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[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia may miss a goal to balance its budget by 2020 as a plunge in commodity prices forces the government to cut its projections, according to Prime Minister Najib Razak.
The budget shortfall may be "in the region" of 1 per cent of gross domestic product at the end of the decade compared with a current deficit of 3.2 per cent, the New Straits Times reported, citing Mr Najib's comments to fund managers and investors in New York. Malaysia remains committed to achieving a balanced budget by 2020, he was quoted as saying. Policy makers have been struggling to boost confidence in the economy and government finances since oil prices started slumping late last year. The ringgit has dropped more than 20 percent versus the dollar this year, battered by a political scandal, the decline in crude prices and the prospect of higher US interest rates that threaten growth.
The premier reiterated Malaysia won't impose capital controls or peg the ringgit even as the currency depreciates to a 17-year low. It's the worst performer against the greenback this year among major Asia Pacific currencies tracked by Bloomberg.
While Southeast Asia's third-largest economy has run a fiscal deficit since 1998, the gap as a percent of GDP has been narrowing. To boost state coffers, Mr Najib scrapped a decades-old fuel subsidy policy in December and started a 6 per cent goods and services tax in April. Still, Mr Najib in January revised the deficit target for 2015 to 3.2 per cent from 3 per cent as his administration forecast less oil-related revenue.
The government raised pump prices in October, with analysts from Nomura Holdings Inc calling it "somewhat of a surprise to us, but is nonetheless consistent with crude oil price movements over the past month." "This continues to show the government is sticking to its fiscal reforms, despite the political pressure, as well as the unpopularity of both the goods and services tax and the removal of fuel subsidies," Singapore-based analysts Euben Paracuelles and Brian Tan wrote in a note Thursday.
Foreign funds have dumped more than US$3 billion of the nation's shares this year as Mr Najib grapples with allegations of financial irregularities at a state investment company, whose advisory board he chairs. He is also facing accusations of impropriety after it was disclosed that political donations ended up in his private accounts in 2013. The accounts have since been closed.
Investors in the US shouldn't be concerned with the political situation in Malaysia as there is "stability," Mr Najib was cited by the New Straits Times as saying. 1Malaysia Development Bhd will sort out its financial issues before year- end and is expected to further reduce its debt by 16 billion ringgit very soon, Mr Najib said, without elaborating.


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Last week at an event at the National Press Club, Media Matters for America's Ari Rabin-Havt asked News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch whether Fox News' extensive promotion of the tea party movement was appropriate. Murdoch replied that he didn't think Fox News "should be supporting the Tea Party" but would like to "investigate" "before condemning anyone."
Media Matters subsequently offered to assist Murdoch's investigation, sending him extensive documentation of Fox's prior glowing coverage of the tea parties. But in case that seems for some reason insufficient, we've now identified what for Fox News must be an unimpeachable source: The Tea Party Express.
Earlier today, I mentioned that Politico had published the original proposal Republican consultant Joe Wierzbicki sent to his colleagues at his firm, Russo Marsh + Rogers, laying out the plan to create the Tea Party Express," which he said would "give a boost to our PAC." Elsewhere in the memo, explaining why he believed they could "pull off a phenomenally successful tour" without the help of the "'tea party' establishment," Wierzbicki wrote:
[T]he April 15th tea parties may have been promoted by Fox News, Pajamas TV, Michelle Malkin, FreedomWorks, American Solutions, etc... however, almost all of the tea parties were organized and led by individual activists in local communities.
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Me (third from left) with the Mirror staff, photographed on the ground floor of the then-under-construction new building of Norwood High School in 1971. Click to embiggen.
These have been very interesting times for me: I've been unexpectedly reunited with a long-lost friend from high school, now a successful and well-travelled artist. This has led to a vigorous, fulfilling correspondence and a lot of restimulated memories from thirty-odd years ago, some good and some not-so-good. My friend evidently lost a lot of her old personal photos along the way, and she asked if I might send her some high school pics, which led me and my digital camera back to my long-packed-away yearbooks from Norwood High School. While rifling through the pages of the 1971 and '72 Silhouettes in search of her, I also took a digital snap of this personal shot, which shows me as part of the staff of the school paper, The Mirror. This is where I was first published as a film critic.
Introducing the Mirror staff from left to right: Sharon Nolte, Gary Larrison, yours truly, Jeff Wilkerson, assistant editor Joan Peters, editor Randall Parsons, Rod Best and faculty advisor Miss Danea White. (Not pictured: Bill Howard and Nadine Hoover. Nadine was a sweetie, and I hope she's happy and thriving, whatever her current circumstances may be.)
Randy Parsons was the president of the 1971 senior class, the fellow who spoke to us clueless frosh on Orientation Day, telling us about the school and the innate superiority of upperclassmen while also encouraging us to pursue extracurricular activities. I responded by following him out of the auditorium, calling "Mr. Parsons!" down the hall, and offering my services to The Mirror as film critic then and there. I'd already had some reviews accepted by CINEFANTASTIQUE, not yet published, which gave me this then-unusual measure of courage.
My chores on The Mirror, where I worked through my freshman and sophomore years, consisted of reviewing films and records and also writing/drawing a serial comic strip, Captain Norwood. Unfortunately, only two samples of the strip survive in my archive: the first and the very last, published toward the end of my freshman year. The final strip became a huge cause celebre at NHS when Captain Norwood was finally unmasked and revealed to be the school janitor, Fred Burnett, who became an overnight star. There's a picture in the 1971 Yearbook of Fred surrounded by a gaggle of prom girls, the poor man looking like a deer caught in the headlights of teenage sex. That picture is the success of Captain Norwood in a nutshell. I don't know why I didn't continue the strip in my sophomore year, when Mrs. Janet Fealy took over as faculty advisor. Possibly she wanted the paper to become a little less irreverent, or maybe I decided not to continue with it. I liked Mrs. Fealy; she was remarkably forgiving of my various crimes, like blasting The Mothers of Invention's "Billy the Mountain" on the paper office's turntable when I had no idea that she was sitting in the outer room, grading papers. The look she shot me as I emerged from the room with the record under my arm -- followed by a slow, head-shaking, half-complicit smile -- is one of my sweetest memories of high school.
Some other interesting folks here. I'm the only freshman in the picture. Gary Larrison, the senior standing to the left of me, was the first novelist I ever met. I remember him working on an original novel called THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX, undertaken for Independent Study, in the paper office. I was astonished by the ambition of his project and I asked him about it with great interest; it turned out to be my first glimpse of my own future life. Sharon Nolte, who looks remarkably like Donna looked when we first met two years later, was a nice girl, one of two (the other being Nadine) who cared enough to check on me at home during an extended absence after the 1972 suicide of my best friend, Mike Hennel.
Danea White was the most important teacher I ever had, though I never had the pleasure of taking one of her classes. In addition to being the paper's advisor, she became a personal friend and mentor, and there were a few times when she, her boyfriend (and later husband) John and I used my theater passes to go to the movies together. It was a great time for movies and we saw things like A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and EL TOPO, which I then reviewed for the school paper, though I doubt even my senior editor Randy was old enough at the time to be admitted to them. One day, Miss White and John surprised me by inviting me to lunch in that off-limits haven, the teacher's cafeteria, where my presence drew the codfish-eye from a few other teachers who regarded me as something of a ne'er-do-well. I credit Danea's interest in my talent and well-being with keeping me alive during a difficult period and with encouraging me to finally forsake my art interests to become a writer. My only regret is that we're standing so far apart in this picture, the only one ever taken of us together.


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From: Carlton Winbery (email@example.com)
Date: Fri May 12 2000 - 11:41:01 EDT
B. J. Williamson wrote;
>Question about: OTI AUTWN (of them) and OTI AUTOI (they)
>Passage: Matthew 5:3 - 12
>Issue: Is the conspicuous placement of these pronouns significant?
>I noticed in the beatitudes that both blessings related to the Kingdom of
>the Heavens (plural?)
>have AUTWN, but the other beatitudes have AUTOI. Assuming verses 11 and 12
>modify verse 10 (since each contains DIWKW), it seems that the first of the
>eight beatitudes
>and the last one both have AUTWN, making them somewhat ěbookendsî to the
>AUTOI (I note that the UBS Edition 3 structures it this way also).
>Does this ěenclosureî have any syntactical implications?
Joe Friberg has responded to this with a structuralists approach. I find
his post very interesting and do not disagree with what he has said.
I want to respond more to the specific questions about Greek grammar.
I do not think that the specific placement of the pronouns is the inportant
thing, but perhaps the entire clause hOTI AUTWN ESTIN hH BASILEIA TWN
OURANWN. I think it brackets the original construction of 1-10 (vs 11 added
by the redactor). The concern of the original structure would then be the
possession of the Kingdom of Heaven (the plural probably for reverence).
AUTWN is in the genitive to show possession. AUTOI is in the nominative in
each sentence because it is subject of the verbs. So there is no
significant meaning to the juxtaposition of the genitive and the
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