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If you've been looking for a way to take your business to the next level, social media marketing may be what you are looking for. It is a way to connect with your customers and clients in a technologically savvy world and still maintain the ease and simplicity of use that you are looking for.
If you're keeping a blog for social media purposes, you have to make sure that it's kept as active as possible. With fresh and relevant content people will keep eagerly checking back in. This has historically been shown by user statistics of magazine and newspaper subscriptions. Be certain to have fresh, lively content to attract new and returning readers.
Before developing a specific social media marketing strategy, figure out which social networking site you want to use. Each social networking site works differently, so it is important that your strategy will work with the site you pick. For instance, on Facebook you can create a poll, unlike most sites.
Be sure and include a way for visitors to subscribe to your Facebook page, Linkedin, Tweets, etc. The majority of social media site users access them every day, so if you can give them easy access to you on their favorite sites, they will see instantly each time you post.
Try to test and experiment with new and different social media marketing techniques and opportunities. There are literally thousands of different ideas to increasing your social media presence and boosting your marketing online. If you get stuck in one simple strategy, you may be missing out on a new technique that could significantly help your business.
Use the questions and answer feature of LinkedIn. LinkedIn's Q&A works like a large discussion forum: look up questions related to your products or industry and write useful answers to them. You could also post a link to one of your articles if you do not have time to write something.
Make sure you post new pictures regularly on Facebook or Twitter. Your friends and followers probably have a lot of content appear in their feeds, and they will be more likely to notice a picture rather than a text. You could very easily create different photo galleries for your products.
Conduct Facebook polls. Using the the "question" feature on Facebook, you can develop a poll to ask your followers a question. It can be about their thoughts on a new product, their opinion on how you're doing with customer service or anything else to which you'd like an answer. This keeps them engaged. When your followers feel more involved, they identify more closely with your brand or product.
Use the greatest number of media outlets possible to make the most of social media when marketing a service or product. Facebook is immensely popular, but Myspace still has a following, and Twitter is increasing in popularity. You have a greater chance of success if you implement many types of media outlets.
This article has shown you a lot of ways that you can start to move your business forward using social media marketing. Social media is the newest way that people are staying connected with one another. Businesses are quickly jumping on board too. You need to be one of those businesses.


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Shortly after the Senate rejected a GOP-written funding package that would've provided $1.1 billion to help combat the Zika virus, Congress left town for a seven week recess, leaving additional funding for addressing the Zika crisis up in the air. As the reallocated Ebola money began to run out this month, $34 million was shuffled from other projects at the National Institutes of Health to allow the department to continue to administer vaccines and further NIH research into fighting the disease.
Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci said that if Congress doesn't allocate additional funds to combat the crisis, the current money will run out in December.
"We asked for $277 million, and if you do the math and you look at all the money that was reshuffled in different places, when you pay it back we still need $196 million to go through 2017 and into 2018," Fauci said.
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Playing together with my bro Ricky in our nursery. Blocks are lots of fun to play with!
Draw by SugarMable
Snow leopard and text by LilPichu
Pichu Pichuboy
Source: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18399569/
Awww looks like this two cubs have a nice playtime in the nursery together whit the blocks. I hope they going to have a awesome playtime for a long time this day.
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Mochar Ghonto
Dry Spiced Banana Flower – a specialty from Bengal
Dry Spiced Banana Flower – a specialty from Bengal
Masala fried onions makes tasty evening snack
A delicious and mouth watering snack made of eggplant – a favorite for all-time and anytime
Tasty Tea Cake / Easy to make at home. Nutmeg and Cinnamon give an excellent flavour
Light and tasty potato curry with potato skins. Great with puris and chapattis.
Also known as choto macch er chachra (spicy small fish). Smelt fish is usually available in Chinese market; you can substitute with any other small fish.
Indian style chinese chili chicken in gravy, cooked with lots of onions and green chilies. Very tasty, must try it out.


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Is Bud.tv a Case Study for Branded Entertainment?
Clamor Over Site Shows That Marketers Who Own Media May Be Playing Under Tougher Rules
CHICAGO -- Are marketers who create channels to disseminate their own branded content subject to a different standard than standard-issue advertisers?
|According to one beverage-industry consultant, branded entertainment is an important channel for spirits marketers: 'They're not going to back down because of a letter.'
In a Feb. 15 letter accusing Anheuser-Busch Cos. of being lax about keeping underage drinkers off of its online TV network, Bud.tv, the attorneys general of 21 states told the No. 1 U.S. brewer that, as a media owner, it is playing by a different, more stringent set of rules.
And at a time when marketers as diverse as Toyota, Jack in the Box, Unilever, Krups and Mountain Dew, among many others, are experimenting with delivering their own branded content through their own channels, the notion of a higher-standard for those ventures could have a chilling effect if it's applied broadly.
But a spokeswoman for the Maine attorney general's office, which is leading the effort, last week said non-alcohol marketers had nothing to worry about. "We see this as specific to alcohol advertising," the spokeswoman said. "[Other industries are] outside the scope of what we're trying to do."
Alcohol-marketing experts say they don't expect the largest brewers and distillers -- who use digitally delivered branded entertainment as much, and as successfully, as any marketer group -- to back down, at least not without a fight.
"If anything, they'll push harder to test the limits after this," said Tom Pirko, a veteran beverage-industry consultant. "These are really important channels for them, and they're not going to back down because of a letter."
Indeed, A-B may have too much invested in Bud.tv -- a $40 million venture that has partnered the brewery with Hollywood heavyweights such as Vince Vaughn and Kevin Spacey -- to do otherwise. The No. 1 U.S. brewery has been rolling out tiny brands on an almost weekly basis for much of the past year. Managing such a stash of niche products has forced the brewery to find alternatives to the costly 30-second TV spots that have traditionally backed its largest brands -- that expanded product roster makes the brewer's ability to deliver branded content online and to mobile devices increasingly important.
Given that reality, it's no surprise that A-B hasn't shown any inclination to tweak Bud.tv following the missive from the attorneys general, despite the fact that the specter of state legal officers teaming up to attack an industry's marketing is reminiscent of the effort to curb tobacco marketing during the 1990s, and alcohol-industry watchdogs said they hoped the attorneys general would continue to use that model.
"They're following in tobacco's footsteps," said Michael Scippa, advocacy director at the Marin Institute, an alcohol-industry watchdog that's been in touch with the attorneys general. "They revolutionized how tobacco is marketed, and we hope they'll do the same with alcohol."
And alcohol-industry types -- who, Mr. Pirko noted, can argue that "unlike tobacco, their product makes you live longer, not shorter" -- seem feisty at the prospect of a showdown.
Summarizing the prevailing mood, Beer Business Daily Publisher Harry Schumacher told his subscribers (a mix of beer wholesalers and brewery executives) of an "experiment" in which his 13-year-old son had an easier time purchasing 190-proof Everclear than he did accessing the Bud.tv site.
"I can rest easy at night knowing that my son will be saved from Vince Vaughn's bad jokes on Bud.tv thanks to our country's diligent AGs, but can easily purchase a $25 bottle of grain alcohol (not to mention call up any variety of deviant pornography you could possibly conceive, and some you can't)," Mr. Schumacher wrote. "Oh, deliver me please from the perfidy, the hypocrisy."


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While thousands of obsessed fans hunkered down in front of their tellies to holler at men in tight pants on Super Bowl Sunday, Jay and I spent an idyllic day hiking in Muir Woods. We took a beer break at the Tourist Club, and marvelled at the lack of obnoxious frat boy-types on the mountain that day. It wasn't until we were back in the city, sitting down to dinner in an uncharacteristically half-empty Pizzetta 211 that it dawned on us: all the jocks were busy watching TV. Never before had I felt so grateful for American football.
I wouldn't mind eating dinner at Pizzetta 211 every night for the rest of my life. The food is superb, the atmosphere comfortably hip, and because it's way out in the Richmond, it's not packed with annoying hipsters (presumably too far to ride a fixie from the Mission). Our meal that night was nothing short of spectacular: a salad of plump cranberry beans and artichokes; thin-crust pizza topped with gruyère, chard, and crispy potatoes; fabulous wine and beer; and for dessert, almond-studded saffron biscotti, and sticky toffee pudding with a few surprises.
Sticky toffee puddings can be unbearably sweet, but this one, flecked with spicy ginger and coated in a coffee toffee sauce, was perfect. I've been wanting to make a sticky pudding using stout in place of the water which usually hydrates the dates, so I combined all of those lovely flavorings into these puddings. The result is a warm cake studded with pockets of creamy dates and finely chopped candied ginger, all coated in a nap of gooey coffee and brown sugar toffee sauce. A hefty dollop of unsweetened whipped cream helps to further temper the sweetness and round out the flavors. Like the original from Pizzetta 211, it tastes richly satisfying, yet not overly sweet.
Toffee sauce is the lazy girl's caramel – just as good, but way easier to make. The molasses in the brown sugar provides complex flavor and a rich, golden hue. Golden syrup (or molasses, honey or corn syrup) adds body while preventing crystallization. A hit of salt makes it extra addictive. Finely ground coffee beans lend a deep smokiness (though you could probably omit the coffee and add a splash of stout in its place). All of these ingredients are simmered with heavy cream until the sauce bubbles thickly, and has the consistency of warm caramel.
I should clarify that this is "pudding" in the British sense of the word meaning simply "dessert." The cake part is rather like a moist and tender muffin, with the accoutrements elevating it to ooey, gooey dessert status. The cakes dome a bit in the oven; you can either slice off the tops and invert the cakes onto plates, or leave them on and serve them right-side up.
I adapted this recipe from Sweet!, a favorite cookbook of mine that details baking with different sorts of sweeteners. (See David Lebovitz's hilarious post about the original recipe here.) I reduced the sugar to make up for the extra sweetness in the candied ginger, and converted the mixing method to being one-pot-style, in which everything gets stirred into the warm date/stout mixture rather than creaming the butter and sugar together separately. This makes them dangerously simple to mix up; in fact, we're on our third round.
Now if only I could successfully replicate that pizza…
Pudding on the Ritz:
Warm Pumpkin Pudding Cakes
Chocolate Bourbon Bread Pudding (with homemade chocolate buns)
Salty Butterscotch Pudding
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Two years ago:
A very different Sticky Date Pudding
Three years ago:
Apple Huckleberry Pie with Sourdough Pâte Brisée
Stout Sticky Puddings with Ginger and Coffee Toffee
Adapted generously from the Sticky Toffee Pudding in Mani Niall's Sweet!
You can either bake these in four 8-ounce ramekins, lop off their domed tops and invert them onto plates, or bake them in six 4-6 ounce muffin cups or oven-safe cappuccino cups and serve them right side up. The puddings and toffee can both be made a day or two in advance and re-heated when ready to serve. I use Young's Double Chocolate Stout here, but use any dark beer that you like the taste of. All ounce measurements here are by weight.
Makes 4 – 6 servings
softened butter, for greasing the ramekins
1/2 cup pitted, chopped (1/2″) dates (3 1/2 ounces)
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon stout beer
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) unsalted butter
1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounces) sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (3 ounces) all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) finely diced candied ginger
unsweetened whipped cream, for serving
slivered candied ginger, for serving
Coffee Toffee Sauce:
1 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 teaspoons very finely ground coffee or espresso
1/4 cup dark brown sugar (preferably organic, which contains extra molasses)
1 generous tablespoon Lyle's golden syrup (or light molasses, honey or corn syrup)
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
Make the puddings:
Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350ºF. Coat four 8-ounce ramekins (or six 4-6 ounce ramekins, muffin cups, or oven-proof cappuccino cups) with softened butter and place on a small baking sheet.
Place the chopped dates and stout in a medium saucepan and bring to simmer over a medium flame, shuffling the pan occasionally. Remove from the heat, and stir in the baking soda – the mixture will foam up a bit. Stir in the butter and when it has melted, stir in the sugar. Stir in the egg, vanilla and salt, then gently stir in the flour, baking powder, and chopped ginger until combined.
Divide the mixture evenly among the prepared ramekins, filling them 1/2-2/3 full. Bake the puddings until a toothpick inserted in the center of a pudding comes out clean, 20-30 minutes (depending on the size and material of the baking vessel), rotating the puddings once halfway through for even baking.
Meanwhile, make the toffee sauce:
In a small, heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the heavy cream, ground coffee, brown sugar, golden syrup and salt. Bring the mixture to a simmer over a medium flame, stirring to dissolve the sugar, then simmer until the mixture bubbles thickly, another 5 minutes. Let cool slightly to thicken.
To serve the puddings, loosen the sides of the puddings with a thin knife. Turn the warm puddings out onto plates or bowls (either cutting off the rounded tops and inverting, or serving them right-side-up). Top with warm toffee sauce, and dollop generously with whipped cream and a few slivers of ginger.
The cakes keep well, wrapped, in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat in a 350º oven or toaster oven for 5 to 10 minutes, and re-warm the sauce in a small saucepan, prior to serving.


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Which is correct — just deserts or just desserts?
Profile: Ivy Wigmore
|Which is correct?
Some people fear that robots will get out of hand and suggest that we'll get our just _______ because we allowed it to happen.
a. deserts
b. desserts
Answer: a
Explanation: We`re not getting cake. Desert, in this context, is a form of the word deserve.
Fun with Words provides more examples of commonly confused words.
Back to that robots issue … if you want to ensure your survival in the likely event of a robot apocalypse, try my quiz, The robots are coming!


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Fairmont St Andrews has welcomed five new future junior hotelier apprentices, as part of their three-year hospitality apprenticeship programme.
The apprentices were welcomed by John Keating, general manager, to start their first day at the five-star resort. During their first year, each individual will experience different departments within the hotel, starting with Kitchen, Housekeeping, Food & Beverage and Front Office.
The idea behind the three-year hospitality apprenticeship is to develop a young workforce to be accomplished in all aspects of the hotel business. In their final year, the apprentices will learn the operations of Spa, Golf, Sales, Human Resources and Finance thus becoming Junior Hoteliers.
Underlining their positions as leaders in the hospitality sector, Fairmont St Andrews remains the only hotel in Scotland to offer such a wide ranging hospitality qualification scheme. The resort will welcome five more apprentices in September 2018 with Open Evening events taking place in August, and will see 10 new recruits each year with 20 new apprentices over the next two years.
Keating commented: "I am delighted to welcome our five new apprentices, and look forward to working with them and developing their skills in a range of different departments. We are dedicated to developing local talent and skills as part of our ongoing investment in the community.
"This hospitality apprenticeship program provides a great platform for future Junior Hoteliers to train within the tourism and hospitality industry and will not only add value to the business but to their own development and future career prospects."


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Dr. Boris Bacic
Auckland University of Technology, NZ
Boris has multidisciplinary research interests in artificial intelligence and data analytics combined with sport science, rehabilitation, health, active life advancements and supporting technology.
Aimed at improving athletes' performance and safety, reduce rehabilitation times and to promote the wellbeing of people in their environments, his computer models, technology and machine learning-based knowledge discovery are focused on advancing the next generation of autonomous intelligent Augmented Coaching Systems (ACS), exergames, and virtual or immersive environments. Through his ACS developments, novel autonomous motion diagnostic approaches, research, teaching and mentorship focused on human motion and sport analytics, he provides opportunities to expand enabling technology aimed at helping people achieve their aspirations.
Boris is a member of the IEEE Computer Society, the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM), and the International Society of Biomechanics (ISBS).
Rachel Hatch
VR Kiwi
Since being given a view master at the age of 6, Rachel wondered what it would be like to be immersed within these imaginary 3D worlds.
Fast forward a few years,…
..With the technological evolutions and gaming that followed she expected that the ability to naturally and physically walk within these environments would follow… this was not the case and Rachel set about developing ways to change that fact.
Through sheer determination and unwavering tenacity she created breakthrough technology for naturally and physically being able to walk and run within Virtual environments.
At present with a pre-commercialised product Rachel is looking to launch into the fitness market.
Combining her technology with the treadmill removes the "dread mill" aspect that some people have when using such equipment resulting in the user now,… being able to have fully immersive fitness experiences.
The ability to run the New York Marathon,… Walk the Heaphy Track,… or jogging through digital experiences, for example evading zombies, running with dinosaurs through ancient landscapes, or running around your favourite city's peninsula with added features all whilst being able to keep up your fitness goals.
This is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the types of experiences that will become available.
She is a proven successful entrepreneur, a founding board member of the NZ VR/AR Association, award winning innovator of motion simulation platforms with a solid technology and business background.
Rachel is at the forefront of this technology.
Vaughan Schwass
CEO, Les Mills Enterprises
Vaughan joined Les Mills International in 2005 as Marketing Director, having gained international marketing experience with Tourism New Zealand in the United States and Canada. Vaughan led the marketing team to win a series of awards including an Effie (the coveted Supreme Award at the 2009 Marketing Awards). After six years Vaughan stepped up to his role as CEO of Les Mills Enterprises, managing the merchandise business and strategic commercial partnerships.
Over the last nine years, Vaughan and the team have led major innovation initiatives, resulting in a number of successful new product extensions for Les Mills globally.
In addition, they secured a long term relationship with apparel and footwear company Reebok, who are making a significant investment in marketing the Les Mills brands globally.
Les Mills International: www.lesmills.com
Ian Taylor
Animation Research Ltd
Ian holds an LLB from the University of Otago, and was inducted into the New Zealand Hi-Tech Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2010 he was named North & South magazine's New Zealander of the Year. In the same year he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the New Zealand Computer Society, the top honour of the ICT sector in New Zealand.
He was named a Companion of the NZ Order of Merit in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to television and business and won the Creative sector of the World Class New Zealander Awards in the same year.
In 2013 Ian was also named Outstanding Maori Business Leader of the Year.
It may come as a surprise then that Ian claims to have no skills whatsoever – is at a loss to understand why anyone would want to hear his story and believes that the reason he has received the accolades he has is because he lives at the bottom of the world where no one has been able to check him out.
That --- and the fact that he has had the amazing good fortune to have worked alongside some of the cleverest people in the world.
Hamish Mitchell - Facilitator
Callaghan Innovation
Hamish is an entrepreneurial sales, marketing, strategy, and business development leader with experience in the tech startup world. Passionate about shaping focused NZ businesses and pioneering revenue driving initiatives, Hamish has been involved with a number of growing Digital businesses in the Wellington area – experience that's seen him working across Europe, USA, Asia and Australia.
Coming from a strong sporting background, Hamish remains interested in the intersection between sports and tech innovation. In his spare time, he serves on the Sport Wellington Board of Trustees as a part of their internship programme.


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We Can't Live in the Past
Melina never lost control of herself. Now she hates herself for allowing Jason to use her and dumb her. Jason got her pregnant and decamped into thin air. He promised to marry and take care of her. She left her ex-boyfriend for Jason but only to discover months later that she had been played. She is 8 months heavy with no man by her side to share the pain of labour. Now she is groaning for her mistake, wishing she had continued her life with her ex who is now happily married to another woman and raising his own family. Melina doesn't know where to go from here. Her only wish is to kill her untraceable baby father.
Betty got divorced two years ago. She got fed up with her husband's late night attitude and decided to call it a quit. News has it that he keeps different kinds of girls outside. His wanton behavior will soon cost him his marriage. Betty is in her late 40s hoping to fall in love and find that one person that will rock her world again. She still hopes to find yet another Mr. Right somehow somewhere. Sadly she had been heartbroken by gigolos who are all in for what they can get than offer. Betty has dated over six different guys after her divorce with her ex-husband but only to discover that every guy has his own flaws. In fact her ex-husband was a saint to compare to others. Finding that man that would perfectly fit Betty's standard and genuinely love her at her twilight is really a rocket science hypothesis. I didn't mention. Betty reached her menopause too early. Now she mourns quitting her marriage and wish she knew better. If she knew what she knows now, she would have kicked the demon out of her ex-husband without calling it a quit. According to her, the greatest mistake she made was quitting her marriage and not helping the man she love overcome his demon. But it is too late for Betty. Her ex committed suicide after he got the news of their divorce. Betty cannot forgive herself and continues to live in guilt.
Barrett made huge money while in the UK. He sent money home to his mum to buy properties for him in Cape Town. Barrett became one of the richest youngsters in town living abroad. He finally came back home few years later to settle only to discover that his mother had invested his money wrongly. He sold off his remaining properties and decided to use the money to run night clubs. He owned half of the night clubs in town. Few months later, his clubs were shut down on allegation of drug charges by the government. After completing his five years jail time, Barrett was stripped of all he had. He couldn't find a decent job afterwards because of his criminal record and to add, he has no university degree. Looking back at the wrong choices he made in his short life, Barrett couldn't take the shame anymore and decided to commit suicide.
Brad's alcohol addiction had cost him his job. During his grey moments of intoxication, he could gamble his life away. Brad recognized he was headed to the bottomless pit of nothingness and decided to do something about it. He went in for a rehab and became free of alcohol addiction. But he couldn't forgive himself for the mistakes of the past. He dearly misses some of his good friends who left him during his days of addiction. Brad wish he could change the hands of time but unfortunately will have to live with this stigma for the rest of his life.
Chi's aborted fetus would have been three years old now! She keeps punishing herself with that thought. Chi is in her mid 30s and not married. She concludes her sin has finally caught up with her. Even, her kid sister got married last year and now has a beautiful baby girl. Chi is so harsh on herself. Scourging her soul in search of repentance for what she did. Now she is weak to even fall in love again and journey into the future.
These stories all have something in common. The characters appear to be time travelers. They travel to their past to mourn the future. They remind me of the story of the two monks who were on a pilgrimage.
One day, they came to a deep river. At the edge of the river was a lady who sat waiting for someone to help her cross the river because she was afraid. On seeing the two monks she pleaded with them to help her. The younger monk turned his back. This was because the members of their order were forbidden to touch a woman.
But to the surprise of the younger monk, the older monk picked up the woman without a word and helped her cross to the other side of the river. When he finally put her down, the younger monk came after him, scolding him for breaking his oath. He ignored him and went on his way for a long time.
Finally, at the end of their journey the older monk turned to the younger one saying these very words: "I only carried her across the river. You have been carrying her all day."
Truly, doing injury to the fleshly stock of our soul will not edit the past, says Leke Alder. The past is the past and should be deleted!
Letting go of the past can be difficult especially when we've ignorantly abused it and now have nothing to live for. But really we must develop the vim to establish our hope again and dream again. The dreams of the future can liberate us from the pain of the past. But hey, it would be abnormal not to dream again since it's not in our nature to dream just once. Authenticate human beings dream again and again and again.
The fiery weight of dreams can be very frustrating. Nobody wants to carry some baggage of hope only to be disappointed again. But that's where God comes in. Amazing how He can graciously spare us from what we can't handle and helps us achieve the greatest impossibility.
You've condemned yourself far too long enough for the sins/mistakes of the past. I think is high time you understand that God is not man. He will forgive anything! And he will forever forgive!
To prove He is in charge of your life, God creates new opportunities to help you dream again. He makes you fall in love again. He restores your wasted years and broken home and fixes the 'impossibles' of your life. God challenges us each day as the sun rises to shrug off the baggage of the past and open ourselves up to the possibility of the moment and take action to create a desirable bright future.
What happened in your life only happened for a reason. Sometimes our life's mess can be a springboard for our life's message. It can be a channel through which God wants to help others. So you have to let the cards unfold and let your story be shown to inspire others. In few years from now, you will understand why you have to go through those dark roads of humiliations to get to where you are.Role models are not perfect people. They are human beings like you and me who have customized their scars and mastered their mess at its peak of impossibility to bring hope to others. There are people that will journey into your life years from now that will need your story to live again. Find them and make sure you dispense hope and help them find strength to live again.
Truly, God knows the end from the beginning. He has corrected our mistakes to make sense of others' pitfalls. He loves you because of your past, not despite of it. God shapes his face of hope from the mess of the past to prove to the world that he is indeed God. But to do this, we have a duty to perform. We need to find the strength to build a future and not travel to the past to create one. We can't live in the past. It will drain out our energy. It blurs our eyes away from the brightness of tomorrow. There was a reason God didn't want Lot's wife to look back at her Sodom. The bible tells us in Genesis 19:26 that she ignored God's warning and was drained into a bag of salt.
Sodom is gone to history. And time has come to look up from where we are and pick ourselves back up, dream again, and quit looking back to those burning flames of the past. Look up to Jesus for an incredible bright future.
Get up, get out and start living!


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Message from Lesley Ann
"I'm a full-time architecture, urban landscape, and graphic designer, currently working at a design firm in Manhattan. Malapit Design is my personal 'think tank', where I test out new concepts, techniques, and technologies; from it, I post products and reflections. Sometimes what I produce is well-received by the world, and sometimes it's a gamble. Nonetheless, the openness of exploration keeps me going. Quite literally it exists wherever I go- with my laptop, smart phone, and sketchbook in a café, at my apartment, or at the airport waiting to fly home to Cali for Christmas.
Born from Malapit Design is ANTHROPOLESLEY, a brand that describes the life of a wide-eyed, jet-set dilletante, constantly looking at the world through the lense of an architect- to be inspired and therefore to inspire. Products include digitally hand-crafted graphics which are custom-printed on apparel, home products, and digital craft paper. Other products include a curated closet of vintage-modern finds from my travels.
In retrospect, this process of testing new skills and thinking creatively challenges me to grow, improve my products, and in turn improve my confidence as a leader in the architecture industry. It's a feedback loop- a viciously healthy cycle of staying on the edge!"
XOX Lesley Ann
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March 2015 – June 2015 Boston, MA
LEED AP BC+C accreditation acquired in Boston, MA. Accreditation entails qualification to spearhead the management of LEED certified projects
Masters of Landscape Architecture at University of Edinburgh College of Art
2009 – 2011 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Masters of Landscape Architecture at the University of Edinburgh College of Art
USC France Study Abroad Program at Centre d'Etude d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme
August 2005 – December 2005 Saintes, France
Semester at the CEAU in Saintes, France; studying architecture and urban design. Program also includes urban analysis executed in Barcelona, Paris, Cognac, Bordeaux, LaRochelle, and Berlin
Bachelors Degree in Architecture at USC School of Architecture
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West Pier #3
ISO: 100, Shutter speed: 1/160, Aperture: f/4,
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Flash: None, Cropping: None,
Lens: Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L, Focal length: 35mm,
Captured: 6th May 2006, 6:58pm,
Here's the HDR shot I promised yesterday. The hut's ended up with a kind of weird triangular glow around it but I don't think it detracts from anything.
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Thorogood American Heritage Safety Toe Boot
Thorogood is considered one of the most trusted brands in the industry and their American Heritage line are some of the highest rated work boots available. To be honest though some of that rating is purely because they are made in the USA. However, with the number boots manufacturers now just importing cheap boots it is probably worth an extra point in the ratings, but when you name something the "American Heritage" you want to make sure your product is worthy of the name. So lets take a look at what they offering and see if it is.
Firstly, Thorogood are making around 18 different boots under the American heritage label, different soles, colors and both 6 and 8 inch versions. We decided to limit it to a set of the same design with the standard shaped toe, even doing that gives us safety and non safety toe and both six and eight inch versions. The manufacturer tells us that these men's safety boots are built with supreme craftsmanship and expertise. Looking at them they have very good quality leather uppers that are strong but reasonably soft and in the safety toe versions finished in a dark brown color from being tanned with black walnut oil. The soft toe versions are more of an orange brown that is named "Tobacco Gladiator". I wondered if there was some relevance or historical background or something in regards to the unusual naming. My in-depth research of throwing the name into google only brought up references to these boots including the manufacturers site where we are told that the Tobacco Gladiator leather is their largest volume leather by popular demand they have two factories processing over 10,000 square feet per week! They also tell us that they are using a natural aniline leather which means it is in its most purest, natural and imperfect form. It is tumbled to allow the wearer to feel the soft natural flexibility and durability of this very special leather, a process that can be seen by the wrinkles. On each half pair it is possible to see the natural color, markings and wrinkle variations due to animal's growth pattern and different oil migration. With that variation, each boot takes on the natural personality of its hide and as every cow is different it absorbs the color, oils and tumbling affects differently. That's actually the shortened version but I think it is apparent we are in area of good quality leather and as mentioned for its strength it is quite soft.
Moving on, the stitching is excellent and the boots are triple stitched on the vamps and counters. The eyelets are made of brass and each boot has three studs at the top for faster and tighter lacing. Unlike some of the competing boots there aren't any reports of the eyelets or studs coming off with these. A cushioned collar is around the top and the tongue is adequately cushioned without being too think that you feel you have strapped a lump to the top of your foot. Housed inside the safety toe version is a steel toe that obviously meets the safety standards and the welts use a Goodyear storm welt construction.
The outsoles are a strong dual density polyurethane with a 90° heel as you would expect it is slip and oil resistant. Thorogood actually give us a test statistic on them being anti-slip in that they have a static coefficient of friction of greater than 0.5 when tested according to ASTM F489 using the James Static Coefficient of Friction machine. Sounds impressive and I can understand what they mean but when so few others give stats is this regard there is very little basis for comparison. The question is really do other manufacturers not show the test results or do they not test like this, I'm not sure, so lets just say they have good anti-slip soles.
The mid sole is rubber and the insole uses a Poron shock absorbing technology to provide good comfort. This is actually very effective and they are a very comfortable boot that is often mentioned in numerous customer reviews with comments like "These are the most comfortable shoes I own, forget just boots they are the most comfortable shoes" and "They are great, they feel like sneakers when you walk but a strong work boot when at work". However the arches are quite high.
On all four versions the electrical hazard protection meets all the standards and is tested for 18,000 Volts shock resistance.
A quick summary of the features
Goodyear storm welt construction
Comfort weave lining
Engineered composite shank
Triple stitched vamp and counter
Solid antique brass hardware
Security stitch "ball to ball" on outsole
Steel Toe – ASTM F 2413-05 M/I/75/C/75 steel toe.
Outsole – Thorogood dual density polyurethane comfort sole with 90° heel. Slip Resistant
Insole – Removable dual density Ultimate Shock Absorption™ footbed on Poron® 4000 comfort cushion.
Electrical Hazard Protection – Tested for and meets CAN/CSA-Z195 18,000 Volts standard.
Made in USA by ISO 9001 certified shoe company. Union Made.
Overall: A great boot that I feel lives up to its name. Well-made and long lasting, I really struggled to find anything negative to say about them beyond perhaps that they are not waterproof, but they also do not make any claims in this regard to be so not really surprise. It's pretty easy to see why they are so well regarded.
Thorogood Men's American Heritage 6" Safety Toe Boot
- New
- Made in USA;Slip Resistant
Thorogood Men's American Heritage 8" Safety Toe Boot
- New
- Made in USA;Slip Resistant
Thorogood Men's American Heritage Six-Inch Non-Safety Work Boot
- Provides electrical hazard protection
- ASTM F 2413-05 M/I/75/C/75 Steel Toe
- Fiberglass support shank
- Non-marking, slip-resistant outsole
- Double-stitched Goodyear welt construction
Thorogood Men's American Heritage 8" Non Safety Boot
- New
- Made in USA;Slip Resistant


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ATLANTA (March 11, 2016) — Georgia Aquarium had the honor of hosting a military reenlistment ceremony through its Dive Immersion Program. Soldiers often chose unique locations to make this occasion memorable and the Aquarium has had the privilege to host several of these events. On March 11, two divers submerged into Ocean Voyager Built by The Home Depot to reenlist with the United States Navy. Family, friends and guests gathered in the Ocean Voyager gallery to witness the ceremony through the acrylic and hear audio from underwater through the gallery's sound system.
Information about the two servicemen follows:
Navy Diver First Class Jason Gomez proudly dedicates his time developing military divers in various high-risk training topics. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 2006. His first duty station was Seal Delivery Vehicle Team 2, in Little Creek, Va., where he dove all around the world from submarines. His second duty station was in Norfolk, Va. as an Underwater Ships Husbandry Expert, where he worked as an underwater mechanic to perform a myriad of repairs on U.S. Navy Surface Ships.
Navy Diver First Class Jorge Vasquez currently serves as a high-risk instructor. He enlisted in July 2005 and was initially rated as a Machinist's Mate and served two years onboard the USS John F. Kennedy. Upon graduating Navy Dive School in March 2008, he transferred to Seal Delivery Vehicle Team One in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where he qualified as a supervisor on all diving rigs. In May 2011 Navy Diver First Class Vasquez checked into the Southeast Regional Maintenance Center in Mayport, Fla. to support all facets of surface ship repair. Here he served as the Team's Leading Petty Officer, Diving Supervisor, and Underwater Ship's Husbandry Specialist.
These events and offerings complement some of the Georgia Aquarium programs that honor active military and veterans year-round such as the Veteran's Immersion Program. Established in 2008, this unique program enables participants of all abilities to swim or dive in the 6.3 million gallon Ocean Voyager Built by The Home Depot.
Since its inception, sponsors have made it possible for more than 1,600 military personnel and guests to experience the healing properties of water and the sheer magnificence of swimming and diving with these incredible animals.
For more information on Georgia Aquarium's Veterans Immersion Program, visit www.georgiaaquarium.org.
Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that contains more than 10 million gallons of water and has one of the largest collection of aquatic animals. Georgia Aquarium's mission is to be a scientific institution that entertains and educates, features exhibits and programs of the highest standards, and offers engaging and exciting guest experiences that promote the conservation of aquatic biodiversity throughout the world. Georgia Aquarium is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums. For additional information, visit www.georgiaaquarium.org.


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The Bygone Collection Benefits You and The Environment
Thursday, March 15th , 2012
If we are to invest in something new for our homes, we will want to be sure that it will actually better what we have already got in every way possible – because if it doesn't, there isn't much reason at all to spend out and make the investment. With the Bygone Collection sash windows, you can be certain that they will not only benefit you, but also benefit the environment we live in.
When it comes to installing new windows or anything on the exterior of your home, the major benefit you will want to gain is an attractive appearance that is backed up with energy saving benefits which will lower the costs of your heating bills and in turn aid the environment with less carbon emissions.
All of our sash windows, which include the timber and PVC-U range are Energy Savings Trust recommended and come with a Window Energy Rating (WER) of A as standard, which just goes to show our commitment to ensuring that while these windows may look traditional, are at the forefront of saving energy and providing your home with better insulation. This is essential when looking for new windows because according to the Energy Savings Trust, 20% of the heat lost in a home is through its windows – creating a significant impact on both the environment and how much we spend on bills. Our sash windows are proven to reduce this heat loss by at least 74% (when compared to single glazed timber sashes).
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With the bright sun beaming down, birds chirping in
unison and vibrant-colored produce sprouting up all around, it seems like we're
in the middle of a small rural farm but with cars whizzing by, horns blaring
and people curling up on the hard ground to sleep, it's clear the location
isn't Sunny Brook Farms, but rather a small organic garden located in the heart
of an urban jungle. We're in Jacksonville beside the Clara White Mission, a
non-profit organization that has been providing services to the homeless for
more than 100 years.
The organic garden was the brainchild of UNF alum Derrick
Robinson, who graduated in the spring of 2009 with a double major in economics
and communication. Currently employed as a program assistant with the UNF
Environmental Center, Robinson got the idea after taking part in a
Transformational Learning Opportunity (TLO) on the St. Johns River his last
semester at UNF and participating in Leadership Jacksonville. He crossed paths
with Ju'Coby Pittman-Peele, Clara White's CEO, who has dreamt of a community
garden for years. Robinson pitched his idea to her and she loved it because it
also allowed the mission to involve its Culinary Arts Program, which gives
residents the opportunity to learn more about food and food while allowing them
to gain real-world skills.
"It's been our dream to expand our Culinary Arts Program,
so we could give our students the experience of knowing the importance of where
food comes from, nutrition and the whole nine yards," Pittman-Peele said. "The
organic garden was one of those visions we wished we could implement but didn't
have the experience to make it happen."
Robinson brought in Dr. Christopher Johnson, a UNF economics
professor and his mentor as an undergraduate. Johnson joined the project to
help obtain funding and to offer his expertise in micro-economics, economics
poverty and income distribution within an urban context. He also volunteered at
the mission and was successful in securing approximately $4,500 in TLO funding
from the University. "The TLO funding helped get the garden started and will
help it continue through the current academic year. We hope that this is
something that will continue on into the future. This is like planting a seed,"
said Johnson.
And plant seeds they did, under the direction of UNF alum
Colleen Herms, a 2008 UNF alumna who currently works with Robinson as a program
assistant at the Environmental Center. The TLO funding allowed Robinson and
Johnson to hire Herms as the master gardener for the project. She designed the
garden and determined the crops to plant. She also oversees the garden and
teaches weekly workshops to UNF students and students in the Culinary Arts
Program at the mission, covering everything from harvesting to composting to
industrial agriculture.
This past summer, Herms, Robinson, Johnson and eight UNF
students broke ground and staked out a 50-foot by 50-foot plot of lawn beside
the mission, just a few feet away from busy Ashley Street downtown. Since the
garden was started in the summer, they planted squash, zucchini, okra,
watermelon, green beans and blackberries, as well as herbs such as lemon grass,
rosemary and thyme. The brown lawn was soon converted into a thriving garden
with hearty produce, fruit and herbs.
UNF students and culinary students work side-by-side in
harvesting and maintaining the garden. For many of them, organic gardening is a
totally new experience. "Most of them haven't touched dirt since they were
kids," said Herms. "After the first couple of weeks, they really got into it.
They've been checking the plants every day."
Denetrice Brown, a Clara White culinary student, loves
having access to fresh produce during the 20-week training program that's
geared towards low-income and disadvantaged populations. "If the veggies are
ready to be picked, we come out here and pick them and let the class taste
them, so we can see what fresh vegetables out of the garden taste like. This
experience has inspired me to eat fresh vegetables," she said with a huge grin
on her face.
Herms says the garden project is personally rewarding.
"The population we're working with is so different from anybody at UNF because
they've experienced totally different lives," she stated. "For [culinary
students] to have the knowledge of where their food is coming from because
they're going to be chefs, and how to grow it is really essential for them."
Patti Beard, executive training chef for the Clara White Culinary Program, agrees.
"Students will be able to take this experience with them when they graduate
from the program," she said. "A lot of them are talking about wanting their own
gardens now. I think it's a great experience for them."
UNF students are also gaining valuable work and life
experience. Although the organic garden project isn't an official class course,
Johnson designed it to be a community-based project to teach students about the
problem of poverty and homelessness. "I hope students will learn the importance
of multi-disciplinary collaboration in solving problems and will learn that the
experience of looking at life's problems is greater than their one discipline,"
he said.
Some of the students are participating in the project as
an independent study, while others are simply volunteering their time and
talent. Wesley Jones, a UNF junior finance and economics major, is doing an
independent study under the direction of Johnson. He said he thinks the organic
garden is a really cool project. "I like learning about using our natural
resources and making things work in harmony, taking care of our land and
resources the best way we can." He believes the hands-on experience will be
beneficial to him in his career. "Economics is the study of how people think. I
really like getting to know people and learning how they think, so you can help
them better," said Jones. "If you know how people think, work and their needs
and wants, then you can have a better idea of how to really help and not just
put a Band-Aid over a situation."
UNF senior Miriam Craft is a nutrition and dietetics
major. She is simply volunteering and using her nutrition knowledge to conduct
nutritional analysis on the recipes prepared at Clara White to feed
approximately 500 homeless individuals in the daily feeding program. Craft and
other UNF students hope to assemble a handbook at the end of the academic year
that will help the mission with their organic garden. She hopes to include some
recipes, outlining her sources and showing them how to analyze their own
recipes in the future. She says volunteering with the garden project relates
directly to her field of study. "We work with people and are always educating
people. The more experience you have with people from different backgrounds,
the more equipped you are to help anyone," Craft said.
Robinson says the collaboration is good between UNF and
Clara White. "UNF has started building that relationship with the mission and
hopefully it will continue on. It's good for UNF students to see life through
the lens of the homeless and students trying to get some skills training." His
goal is to expand the organic garden project to other organizations like the
Sulzbacher Center and the City Rescue Mission, rescue missions in the
Jacksonville area.
Pittman-Peele says the partnership between the University
and the Mission is priceless. "You can't put a price tag on the partnership,"
she stated. "UNF has always supported Clara White Mission's efforts from the
nursing and sociology students and now having this piece is really the glue
that connects everything."
Pittman-Peele is thrilled to see her longtime dream of a
community organic garden come to fruition. "I'm overwhelmed," she said. "It was
hard for me to visualize a garden out there." In the future, the mission plans
to expand the garden to 11 acres of land it owns on Jacksonville's Northside
and is in the process of soliciting partners to help maintain the garden over
the long term. Robinson hopes that the organic garden will inspire people of
all ages to work together in their community. "Maybe we can get some community
engagement, where people can have something that is empowering the community to
make things better for themselves," he said. "We can give them the tools to do
it themselves and who knows what kind of inspiration that can lead to?"


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African Elephant Pictures
Here are our pictures of african elephants. You can use these pictures for school projects or as backgrounds on your computer.
Here is some general information about the Asian Elephant.
African elephants are the species of elephants in the genus Loxodonta, one of the two existing genera in Elephantidae. Although it is commonly believed that the genus was named by Georges Cuvier in 1825, Cuvier spelled it Loxodonte. An anonymous author romanized the spelling to Loxodonta and the ICZN recognizes this as the proper authority.
The elephant's nose and upper lip are elongated into a muscular, powerful trunk. This truly multi-purpose tool is powerful enough to uproot trees but dextrous enough that the two 'fingers' at its tip can pick up single seeds. Elephants can swim considerable distances and, in deeper water, will use their trunks like snorkels.
The tusks are elongated upper incisor teeth and are not necessarily the same size. Some adults lack tusks and some have only one. Bulls typically have thicker, heavier tusks than females. Elephants will often uproot trees and then use their tusks to chisel the bark off.
Eyes and Ears
An elephant's eyes are small relative to the huge size of the animal. The ears are very large, flat and roughly the shape of the African continent, often with tears and holes in them. The ears are laden with blood vessels and when flapped, help bring down the huge beast's body temperature.
Feet and Tail
The front feet are roughly circular, with five blunt toenails; the hind feet are oval, with four blunt toenails. The soles are padded, allowing amazingly silent movement for such a large amimal. The tail is thin, up to 1.5 m long, and has a whisk of long, thick hairs at the end.
Visible Male/Female Differences
Females have one pair of mammae, low on the sides of the chest, just behind the forelegs. Both sexes have a thick flap of skin hanging between their hind legs. Males are larger, taller and twice as heavy as cows. Bulls have wider heads and in profile they have a more rounded forehead.
Very unselective; when browsing acacias they swallow more wood than leaves. In summer, grass forms the bulk of the diet, replaced in winter by woody plants. Intake is about 150kg wet weight per day while water intake is 120 litres a day for an adult bull.
Single calves weighing 120kg are born throughout the year after a gestation of 22 months. Calves are weaned at 3-8 years, just before the birth of the next calf.
Elephants are very vocal, producing a wide variety of squeals, screams and high-pitched trumpeting which are audible to humans. Seventy-five percent of the vocal communication uses frequencies too low for humans to hear.


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Certain people who use insulin to manage their diabetes may benefit from a 40-percent discount thanks to a new partnership, which would start on January 1st.
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced that people who use Lilly insulin will be able to access discounted prices for their purchases starting January 1, 2017 via mobile and web platforms hosted by Blink Health.
The discounts, provided by Lilly through a partnership with Express Scripts, may reduce costs for people who pay full retail prices at the pharmacy, such as those who have no insurance or are in the deductible phase of their high-deductible insurance plans.
Changes in insurance benefit design have increased the cost of insulin for some people. While discounts and rebates paid by manufacturers make insulin affordable for most people, they don't directly help the uninsured or people in the deductible phase of their high-deductible plans.
And while some high-deductible plans exempt insulin from the deductible phase, others require people to pay most or all of the retail price until the deductible is met – meaning these people don't fully benefit from rebates when they visit the pharmacy.
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By using the Blink Health platforms, people who pay full price for most Lilly insulins may save 40 percent. This discount program will be the first time branded medicines will be discounted via the Blink Health platform, which has previously only been used for generic prescription drugs.
"We understand the burden people face when paying full price for insulin," said Mike Mason, vice president, Lilly Diabetes. "This platform will effectively allow Lilly to lower our insulin retail prices for users of this platform while not affecting the reimbursement system for other people living with diabetes."
Lilly has met with multiple leaders in the diabetes community, including leading advocacy groups and people with diabetes, about the price of insulin for several months. Lilly and Express Scripts started working on options for people who pay full retail price earlier this fall. Enrique Conterno, president of Lilly Diabetes, said today's announcement will hopefully drive additional change within the health care system for people who use insulin.
"The health care system is incredibly complex, and we hope this program is a first step that will drive more thinking and innovative solutions for people with diabetes," Conterno said. "A more extensive solution will require leadership and cooperation across many stakeholders, including manufacturers, pharmacy benefit managers, insurers and patients. We're committed to seeking additional solutions so that everyone who uses insulin has reasonable access."
The starting point of the offer will coincide with the new deductible period for many health plans on January 1, 2017. The program includes all presentations of Humalog® (insulin lispro injection 100 units/mL) available at pharmacies, all Humulin® U100 formulations (insulin human injection 100 units/mL), and BASAGLAR® (insulin glargine injection 100 units/mL), a long-acting follow-on biologic being introduced this month by Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim.
People who use the platform will go outside their health plan to realize the savings, which means the new retail price may not be applied to annual deductibles. Anyone considering the platform should compare the benefits to their current prescription insurance options before deciding which program is best for them.
How does it work?
Program participation requires only a few simple steps. People can use a smart phone app or the Blink Health website, which has no membership fees or monthly premiums. People will enter the form, dosage and quantity of Lilly insulin that matches their prescription.
The discount will be automatically applied. Payments are made online and the prescriptions can be picked up at virtually any U.S. pharmacy, including: Walgreens, CVS/pharmacy, Target, RiteAid, Safeway and Kroger. People whose prescription claims are reimbursed by any government program are not eligible. Purchases are fully refundable.
Lilly will keep the public updated on details of the program through our Twitter handles, @LillyDiabetes and @LillyPad, and other digital channels.
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Product Indications
HUMALOG is a rapid-acting human insulin analog indicated to improve glycemic control in adults and children with diabetes mellitus. Humalog Mix50/50™ (50% insulin lispro protamine suspension and 50% insulin lispro injection) and Humalog Mix75/25 (75% insulin lispro protamine suspension and 25% insulin lispro injection) are products indicated in the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus for the control of hyperglycemia.
BASAGLAR is a long-acting, man-made insulin indicated to control high blood sugar in adults and children with type 1 diabetes and adults with type 2 diabetes.
BASAGLAR should not be used to treat diabetic ketoacidosis.
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Salesforce.com said it named Keith Block, formerly executive vice president of Oracle, as its new president and vice chairman, following a series of new hires from its archrival.
The appointment of Block came two days after Salesforce.com announced the purchase of ExactTarget for $2.5 billion, a move that underscores its desire to dominate the CRM marketing automation segment in its long-running battle with Oracle, which earlier this year bought Eloqua, a close competitor of ExactTarget.
Block was instrumental in helping Oracle grow its North American software sales and consulting operations to a 11,000-person organization with solid results through the years.
Block ended his 26-year tenure at Oracle in June 2012, shortly after the crucial fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 in an abrupt departure that apparently rattled Oracle so much that it had to move up its earnings announcement before its scheduled date.
Prior to his departure, Block was quoted in a court document criticizing Oracle's purchase of Sun Microsystems. His comments were made public stemming from a lawsuit filed by HP against Oracle for its decision not to offer software support to customers of HP servers using Itanium chip. Block's statements were at odds with Oracle's corporate line of leveraging the Sun assets to their fullest extent.
The hiring of Block follows a string of departures of high-level Oracle sales executives, some of whom have joined Salesforce.com.
In February 2013 Kevin Paschuck joined Salesforce.com as Senior Vice President, Public Sector, a strategic vertical that the CRM apps vendor is eager to exploit. Paschuck spent more than a year at Oracle as he stayed on following Oracle's 2012 acquisition of RightNow where he led its government sales operations in the preceding five years.
Last month, Ann Marie Isleib joined Salesforce.com as Regional Vice President of Sales, following more than 10 years in various sales positions at Oracle.
In March 2013 Microsoft hired Judson Althoff, a well-regarded channel veteran who spent 11 years strengthening Oracle's ecosystem. Althoff is now Microsoft's president of North America responsible for sales, marketing and services in the United States and Canada.
During its third-quarter fiscal 2013 earnings call in March, Oracle co-president Mark Hurd said Oracle had added more than 4,000 people to its sales force since late 2011. One of the biggest beneficiaries of the field expansion is Oracle Direct, an inside sales organization that has grown its headcount drastically over the past year staffing up with new recruits in Dublin, Ireland; Dubai, UAE; Malaga, Spain; as well as North American facilities in Austin, TX; Broomfield, CO; Burlington, MA; Minneapolis; Mississauga, Canada; Reston, VA; and its San Francisco Bay Area main offices.
Based on public documents, Oracle sources, channel partners and comparable data from other vendors, Apps Run The World estimates that Oracle's sales engine remains formidable with one of the largest direct-selling operations in the software industry with more than 22,000 sales representatives and executives currently, up from 18,000 at the end of its fiscal 2012.


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The development of skilled leadership in the sector is a core goal of Forefront. Some services are offered exclusively or at a discounted rate to our Members.
Vision: Nonprofits, grantmakers, and advisors exhibit strong and effective leadership and management skills.
Recent results: For many years, our Grantmakers Institute has provided professional development for both new and experienced funders. The regularly updated curriculum provides a comprehensive look at the elements of responsible grantmaking. A new session on advocacy was added in 2015.
Current work: In early 2016, we will begin to manage the Peer Skill Share Program and expand its scope. We are also in the process of establishing a Capacity-Builders Network to coordinate and enhance services. The 2016 Grantmakers Institute will include a new session on different ways to review proposals.


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In all my years in evangelical churches, I cannot recall hearing much teaching about [angels] except from one Sunday School teacher who was oddly preoccupied with mysterious phenomena. She would close each class with an 'angel story' that she'd read from a magazine, where men suddenly appeared, did some good deed, and then disappeared again.
I loved her stories, but my understanding of angels never grew up. Angels remained frozen on Sunday School felt boards or in pageants at Christmastime (Christianity Today).The cross is a Christian symbol:
Attempts to remove the 59-year-old cross have been unfairly vilified as attempts to wipe all signs of religion from public spaces. Of course, crosses have a proper place on public land. One example is the large cross in a corner of Camp Pendleton that marks the site of the first baptism in California. In that case, history and religion are inextricably bound. The crosses that mark the graves of Christian war veterans are an appropriate way to honor both their service and their beliefs. But we doubt anyone would say that such a symbol belongs on the graves of Jewish or Muslim war dead. A cross is not a universal symbol for memorializing the dead. It is a Christian marker (Los Angeles Times).St. Augustine and sexual orientation:
When I was in my early twenties and just beginning to allow myself to face up to my sexuality, I remember a wise pastor friend telling me that anyone with an Augustinian anthropology -- for those playing at home, that's a dim view of natural human ability to be virtuous and an uber-high view of God's slow-moving, unpredictable grace -- should have no time for the notion that gay people (or anyone else!) 'choose' whom they'll be attracted to (Spiritual Friendship).Reject the sin, don't dehumanize the sinner:
It does not matter if you think homosexuality is a sin, or if you think it is simply another expression of human love. It doesn't matter. Why doesn't it matter? Because people are dying. Kids are literally killing themselves because they are so tired of being rejected and dehumanized that they feel their only option left is to end their life. As a Youth Pastor, this makes me physically ill. And as a human, it should make you feel the same way. So, I'm through with the debate.
When faced with the choice between being theologically correct . . . as if this is even possible . . . and being morally responsible, I'll go with morally responsible every time (In The Parlor).Financial mismanagement at the American Bible Society:
From 2002 through 2011 [the American Bible Society] overspent its budget by $250 million . . . The organization watchdog MinistryWatch.com found that in 2012, 30 percent of the ABS budget was spent on fundraising, 'an amazing five times the average fundraising cost ratio of ministries covered in the MinistryWatch.com database.' Another watchdog, CharityNavigator, gives the ministry an overall three out of four stars, but only two out of four for financial efficiency, and MinistryWatch gives it only one star out of five.
Staff compensation also raises eyebrows, totaling $29 million for its 220 employees in 2011. That's an average compensation of about $130,000 per employee, with at least 10 senior staffers making more than $200,000 per year. By contrast, grants to other organizations such as foreign Bible societies -- a primary way the ABS facilitates Bible distribution -- came to less than $8 million (World (behind a paywall)).
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Common payroll frauds are similar to billing schemes. The perpetrators of these frauds produce false documents, which cause the victim company to unknowingly make a fraudulent disbursement. In billing schemes, the false document is usually an invoice (coupled, perhaps, with false receiving reports, purchase orders, and purchase authorisations). In payroll schemes, the perpetrator typically falsifies a timecard or alters information in the payroll records. The major difference between common payroll fraud schemes and billing schemes is that payroll frauds involve disbursements to employees rather than to external parties. In general, payroll schemes fall into three categories: ghost employee schemes, falsified hours and salary schemes, and commission schemes.
Ghost Employees in common payroll frauds
The term ghost employee refers to someone on the payroll who does not actually work for the victim company. Through the falsification of personnel or payroll records a fraudster causes paycheques to be generated to a ghost. The fraudster or an accomplice then converts these paycheques. (See the "Ghost Employees" flowchart that follows.) The ghost employee might be a fictitious person or a real individual who simply does not work for the victim employer. When the ghost is a real person, it is often the perpetrator's friend or relative.
For a ghost employee scheme to work, four things must happen: (1) the ghost must be added to the payroll, (2) timekeeping and wage rate information must be collected, (3) a paycheque must be issued to the ghost, and (4) the cheque must be delivered to the perpetrator or an accomplice.
Adding the Ghost to the Payroll
The first step in a ghost employee scheme is entering the ghost on the payroll. In some businesses, all hiring is done through a centralised personnel department, while in others the personnel function is spread over the managerial responsibilities of various departments. Regardless of how hiring of new employees is handled within a business, it is the person or persons with authority to add new employees and remove terminated employees that are in the best position to put ghosts on the payroll.
A manager who was responsible for hiring and scheduling janitorial work added over 80 ghost employees to his payroll. The ghosts in this case were actual people who worked at other jobs for different companies. The manager filled out time sheets for the fictitious
employees and authorised them, and then took the resulting paycheques to the ghost employees, who cashed them and split the proceeds with the manager. It was this manager's authority in the hiring and supervision of employees that enabled him to perpetrate this fraud.
Employees in payroll accounting also sometimes create ghost employees. In a perfect world, every name listed on the payroll would be verified against personnel records to make sure that those individuals receiving paycheques actually work for the company, but in practice this does not always happen. Thus, people in payroll accounting might be able to create fictitious employees by simply adding a new name to the payroll records. Access to these records is usually restricted, with only high-level employees having the ability to make changes to the payroll. These individuals would therefore be among the most likely suspects in a ghost employee scheme. On the other hand, lower level employees sometimes gain access to restricted payroll information and should not be disregarded as possible suspects.
An employee in the payroll department was given the authority to enter new employees into the payroll system, make corrections to payroll information, and distribute paycheques. This employee's manager gave rubber-stamp approval to the employee's actions because of a trusting relationship between the two. The lack of separation of duties and the absence of review made it simple for the culprit to add a fictitious employee into the payroll system.
One way perpetrators try to conceal a ghost's presence on the payroll is to create a ghost with a name very similar to that of a real employee. The name on the fraudulent paycheque will therefore appear to be legitimate to anyone who glances at it. For instance, if a victim organisation has an employee named John Doe, the ghost might be named "John Doer."
Instead of adding new names to the payroll, some employees undertake ghost employee schemes when they fail to remove terminated employees' names. Paycheques to the terminated employee continue to be generated even though the employee no longer works for the victim organisation. The perpetrator intercepts these fraudulent paycheques and converts them for his personal use.


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These are the droids I was looking for. Sadly they are not the ones I got in my shipment from Black Cat Bases. A small snafu meant the person picking blisters for my shipment ended up pulling the wrong ones. There is no one around at the shop to fix this until January 5th so I won't expect replacements until January 20th at best.
In the meantime the robots I did get sent are kinda cool and while they don't fit in with the University theme, they could make a surprise appearance from the Ad Astra portal… The robots I did get are Mono-wheeled robots that look suspiciously like the 2060-B RobCo Securitron robot! Here is a picture of the figure and another from the Fallout series of games. Its a bit tongue in cheek but the people at Segway(tm) have us covered.
The way I would work them in is via a card that was keyed to the Ad Astra project and they would appear in the central tech room. I might make it two cards. One for when they are on the side of the Mutants and one for when they are on the side of the Humans!


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I'm excited to have work in the upcoming Ignition show at the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery in downtown Montreal. The Vernissage is May 17th and the show runs through Mid-June. My work Madame, Monsieur will be shown in its entirety. From the site;
"Wren Noble's photographic series Madame, Monsieur portrays an elderly couple who, over time, as their respective physical and mental faculties diminish, dress in matching, colorful clothing. These vivid portraits function as a celebration of old age while destabilizing traditional expectations around gender performativity and old age."
Ignition is curated by independent curator Véronique Leblanc and Ellen Art Gallery Director Michèle Thériault.


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Megumi was just a timid high school girl trying to cope with life until the day a magic ribbon came into her life and a new hero was born!
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Reply Lord T Hawkeye, April 28th, 2012, 8:06 am
What's Dolly planning this time? Find out next time! ^^
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Reply unknown (Guest), April 30th, 2012, 10:08 pm
what's she up to? she either have an invisble cloak or two very good disgues up her sleve
Reply Bigman (Guest), May 3rd, 2012, 4:10 pm
Hugs can be dangerous Or she just felt it was HUGTIME! *sword clashes through words* YIP! almost got stabbed there! *PHEW*
Reply DWraith (Guest), May 6th, 2012, 3:53 pm
Please!!! Dolly-Magic time!!! Dolly has the power to turn herself and anybody she chooses into 2-3 inch tall action figures/dolls... does anyone believe a couple of gangster guards would notice the kind of sneaky infiltration???
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The City of Lincoln Historic Preservation Commission will hold a public meeting on Thursday, June 20, 2013. The meeting will convene at 1:30 p.m. in Room 214 in the Development Services Center, 2nd floor, County-City Building, 555 S. 10th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. For more information, please contact the Lincoln City/Lancaster County Planning Department at 402-441-7491.
June 20, 2013
- Approval of meeting record of May 16, 2013.
- Opportunity for persons with limited time or with an item not appearing on the agenda to address the Commission.
- Application by Scott Sullivan for a Certificate of Appropriatess for work at 6117 Havelock Avenue in the Havelock Avenue Landmark District.
- Application by Greg Smith for a Certificate of Appropriateness for signs at Old Chicago, 826 P Street in the Haymarket Landmark District.
- Review of Preservation easement for Lewis-Syford House, 700 N. 16th Street.
- Temporary modifications to Fairview site during Emergency Department upgrade, Bryan Hospital East.
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Any woman who has ever run for a bus or train in high heels will know they are not the easiest footwear to move at speed in.
But a teenager from Germany has managed to avoid snapping a heel or spraining her ankle and broken a world record instead.
Wearing shiny golden heels, Julia Plecher, from Ruckersdorf, ran 100 metres in 14.531 seconds - five seconds slower than Usain Bolt's record 9.8.
The effort has won the 18-year-old a place in the 2014 edition of the Guinness World Records book.
It was not the first time Ms Plecher had raced in high heels. In 2009, she took part in a 'stiletto race' in Berlin wearing 8.5cm heels - 1.5cm higher than required by the organisers.
She ended up winning the race and gave the following advice:
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The girls, who will graduate June 14 from the private high school, have been members of the same Girl Scout Troop since kindergarten.
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Many people view the idea of inheriting money as a fictional concept. You may dream of getting a telegram or e-mail message informing you that a relative you never knew has died, leaving you an unexpected fortune. You might think of all the things you could do with that money, and since you never knew the person who left it to you, you wouldn't suffer the grief that you would feel at the loss of a closer relative.
In reality, however, it's fairly likely that at some point during your lifetime, you will receive at least a small inheritance from a parent, grandparent, or other close relative. When the time comes, you may be surprised at how unimportant some of the financial aspects of your inheritance seem in comparison to the impact a loved one's death has on you and your family. Yet how you handle money and assets you inherit can make a huge difference to your personal finances.
Reconciling grief with finances
The first step in making a good plan for an inheritance is to realize that you don't have to address everything in the first days or weeks after a parent dies. Dealing with the death of a parent or other close relative is always difficult. No matter how often you might have told yourself that the day would come when your parents wouldn't be around anymore, it's still a shock when they're actually gone. And even if you're able to handle your grief and work through your emotions reasonably well, siblings and other family members may have a harder time accepting the death of your parent.
It's because of all these emotions that you and your family are feeling that addressing the financial aspects of someone's death is so challenging. It's extremely difficult to reconcile the feelings of loss that come when a loved one dies with the positive feelings that usually result when you receive unexpected money. Unfortunately, the sadness that accompanies an inheritance doesn't let you react the same way that you might if you won the lottery or when you get a bonus at work. It's not uncommon for people to feel guilty about inheriting money, because they feel that they shouldn't feel any happiness as a result of their parent's death.
Nevertheless, as time passes, you will be better able to consider the financial aspects of your inheritance in a rational way. When you feel ready to take a closer look at exactly what your parent has left you, you'll be ready to start thinking less about the past and more about what implications your inheritance has on the future of you and the people who are important to you.
Taking inventory
The next step in successfully understanding and planning for your inheritance is to find out in general terms what you'll be receiving. If your parent named you to act as executor of the estate, then you have the responsibility to find out about assets your parent owned and to gather up these assets in order to give them to the people your parent wanted to have them. On the other hand, if someone else is acting as executor, you should feel comfortable asking that person for some general information about your parent's estate, including a list of assets and a copy of your parent's will. Even if the executor hasn't yet finished gathering every piece of information about your parent's assets, you should expect to get at least a rough estimate of the size of your parent's estate and your share of it. However, if there is some dispute about whether your parent owned a particular asset or about who is to receive an estate asset, then the executor may be unable to give you a certain figure.
Once you have an idea of the size of your inheritance, you can start to think of the inherited assets as part of your own personal financial plan. Depending on how the size of your inheritance compares to the amount of assets you've already accumulated on your own, you'll get a sense of how much work you need to do to modify your financial planning strategies. For instance, if your inheritance is relatively small in comparison to the assets you already own, then you may be able to treat inherited assets the same way you handle other windfalls, like employee bonuses or tax refund checks. If, on the other hand, your inheritance will represent a substantial fraction of your overall assets, then you may need to rethink several areas of your financial planning. In other words, you can't expect to treat a few savings bonds the same way you would a portfolio of former high-growth stocks like Dell
Exactly how you integrate inherited assets into your own finances depends on a number of factors, including the nature of the particular assets you inherit, the financial and estate planning strategies your parent used and any associated benefits or restrictions, your own financial situation, and any wishes your parent may have expressed with regard to your inheritance. The second and third parts of this article look at each of these factors in greater detail.
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