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Building strong client relationships is fundamental to the law firm business development process. Equally important is understanding who in the law firms owns these relationships and identifying opportunities to expose clients and prospects to additional resources in the firm.
"When you have 300 employees and can filter that information down to the 15 employees who have a "knows" relationship with a client or prospect, this becomes very valuable," said Scott Winter, enterprise client engagement manager for LexisNexis, during a recent InterAction customer best practices webinar.
Now imagine taking this process to the next level by truly understanding the level of engagement with any contact or company within the firm based on frequency of contact, added Mr. Winter.
What he describes is how the IQ feature works which is fully integrated within the InterAction ecosystem.
According to Mr. Winter, here are four ways IQ can help law firms automatically collect, analyze and manage their client relationship data to drive business development:
- Better Understand Client Engagements. On top of simply knowing who owns client relationships in the firm, IQ takes this analysis deeper by exposing the firm's level of engagement with clients and prospects by looking at how frequently attorneys are communicating, replying and interacting with clients by giving the engagement a score. This is especially important if the firm is looking to land or expand business with a client or prospect. For example, using IQ an attorney can see which attorneys in the firm have the deepest relationships with key clients by looking at their level of engagement score. If another attorney is looking to land business with that client they will be able to determine which attorney is best suited to make the introduction. In other words, it helps attorneys understand how to provide the best client experience by helping attorneys more clearly understand their clients' and prospects' level of engagement with the firm.
- Expose Potential Risks. Attorneys and law firm marketing professionals can use these IQ scores to see if the firm is potentially at risk of losing a client due to a lack of engagement with that client. From there, attorneys can put a plan in place to reengage that client and make introductions to the right resources with the firm.
- Ensure Data is Fresh. Rather than relying on potential stale data, by using passive data capture, attorneys don't need to do anything and IQ uses the freshest possible data available by automatically capturing email signatures blocks from attorneys' inboxes and comparing them to the most recent contact data available in InterAction. It is important to note, IQ only captures the signature blocks of the contact emails and not the body of the content to ensure the utmost privacy. On top of this, attorneys have an option of marking a contact private or blocking a domain name, further adding a layer of privacy. Additionally, IQ can help detect whether an engagement has gone stale by visually identifying the lack of communications through IQ scores that can be seen throughout InterAction. In other words, IQ can help identify the relevant the "Knows" relationships while weeding out the stale "Knows" relationships.
- Ensure Multiple Attorneys are Engaged with Clients. In addition, to providing insight as to the best contacts in the firm to make introductions for a potential upsell opportunity, IQ can also help the firm ensure more than one person attorney is engaged with a client, at all times. This way, if a person who is engaged with a client ever leaves the firm, the firm is not at risk of losing that client because other attorneys are also engaged with the client and can step in, as needed.
To learn more about how InterAction IQ works and how to unlock its features to drive BD and lead generation for your firm, take a read through this new InterAction IQ E-Book, aptly titled: 6 Surefire Ways to Impress Your Legal Management Committee and Optimize your Team's BD Efforts, which provides more insight on some of IQ's best kept secrets.


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Bhutan saw its first telephone services in 1963. With satellite station installed in 1990 in Thimphu, the international services were available. At present, internet services, fax and telegraphs connect Bhutan to different parts of the world. Following introduction of mobile phones in the country, there are more than 84 thousand mobile users today.
Kuensel is the first national newspaper in Bhutan that is published in Dzongkha and English. the Bhutan Times, Bhutan Observer and Bhutan Today are the recent private newspapers. There are three radio stations: Bhutan Broadcasting Services, Kuzoo FM and Radio valley. Bhutan Broadcasting Services TV is the only television watched by Bhutanese.

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The city is located on the central and eastern portions of the Island of Montreal, the largest island in the Hochelaga Archipelago, at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. Montreal is defined by its location in between the St. Lawrence River on its south, and by the Rivière des Prairies on its north
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Montréal has been named the world's best city for students, in the QS Best Student Cities 2017. If you're planning to study in Montréal, or just considering paying a visit to Canada's 'cultural capital', scroll down for a visual tour of the city, with 10 fresh perspectives from Instagram.
Located in Canada's predominantly Francophone province of Quebec, Montréal forms a vibrant intersection of cultures and people from around the world. This is reflected in the vibrant local art scene, typified by the annual public mural festival.
With friendly locals, Montréal is known for being mysterious, yet familiar; cultured, yet comfortable.
Canada is known for its crisp, beautiful winters, and Montréal is no different, with the temperature dropping to an average of -15°C in January. If you're visiting from warmer climes, there's no need to worry – you'll find lots of ways to keep warm, including ice skating, the cavernous underground city, and a multitude of festive markets in the oldest part of town, Vieux-Montréal..
Montréal's Old Port district (pictured) boasts a stunning marina with views over the Saint Lawrence River. Combined with a many lush and spacious parks, cafés, and terraces, you won't be short of activities in the warmer months.
With its historical roots as a major port, Montréal has grown into a truly multicultural city. What better way to experience the mix of cultures on offer, than by exploring Montréal's many restaurants? After New York City, Montreal has the second highest number of restaurants per capita in North America.
One of the first things you'll notice about Montréal is that the city's history is all around you. There are reminders of the past on every street corner, like the lavishly decorated Notre-Dame Basilica (pictured).
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Get 2,500 additional Membership Rewards points (or $25 statement credit) one-time by using your enrolled Card to spend a minimum of $250+ in one or more eligible transactions in-store at Best Buy® or online at BestBuy.com® by 9/15/2019.
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Along with sure guarantees offered by law, LegalZoom ensures your satisfaction with our companies and assist. In time, a rule, known as stare decisis (also commonly known as precedent) developed, whereby a judge would be certain to comply with the decision of an earlier decide; he was required to undertake the sooner judge's interpretation of the legislation and apply the same ideas promulgated by that earlier choose if the two instances had related information to 1 another.
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text: Alibaba combines the economic might of Amazon, the penetration of Facebook, the ubiquity of Google and the cultural significance of YouTube. In China alone, Alibaba has over close to 1billion active customers and over 250,000 employees. At peak, the platform processed over 583,000 orders per second. Each year, Alibaba receives over 12.7billion orders, and over half of China's domestic parcels relate to Alibaba. Brian A. Wong is a Chinese American entrepreneur and investor. He was the first American, and only the 52nd employee to join Alibaba Group, where he contributed to the company's early globalization efforts and served as Jack Ma's special assistant for international affairs. During his sixteen-year tenure, Wong established the Alibaba Global Initiatives (AGI) division and was the founder and executive director of the Alibaba Global Leadership Academy. In his new book the Tao of Alibaba, Brian A. Wong reveals the secret sauce of this remarkable global business, a consciously cultivated ethos and spirit that has enabled Alibaba to weather tough times and setbacks, and to persist towards a common mission. In this interview, I speak to Brian A. Wong about the management philosophy of Alibaba and how purpose-led entrepreneurship played a key role in creating one of the world's fastest growing, and most successful businesses.


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With the new feature from Google, it has now become easier to recharge prepaid mobiles here in India. You can recharge your prepaid SIM cards right from Google Search on your Android smartphone. The mobile operators that are in support of Google as of now include Airtel, Vodafone-Idea, Jio, and BSNL.
There are plenty of ways to recharge your phone's prepaid plan and some of them are USSD codes, official apps, and bank clients. But Google thinks it can do better, and it's now bringing another way to top up your plan in India.
The company has announced the ability to browse for and purchase prepaid phone plans via Google Search on Android.
To use the feature, you need to just perform a Google search query. It can be something like "Prepaid mobile recharge" or "SIM recharge". In doing so, you will see a "Mobile Recharge" section in the search results where you get the option to enter your mobile number, operator, and circle.
When you are done with filling in all the details in the fields, you need to tap on Browse Plans button to view the available plans. Similar to dedicated mobile recharge applications, you will be shown the popular, full talk time, 4G/3G/2G data, special recharge, roaming, top-up, and recommended plans in their respective sections.
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Movie director, Mike Norris (yes, son of famous action hero, Chuck Norris) drops in to share "The REALLY, Real, Deal with Reverend Craig the Hatchet Man" on the making of his new movie "I Am Gabriel". Mike knows the film industry from every angle, and he is an accomplished an actor, director and producer in his own right. His latest film is the new DVD release, I AM . . . GABRIEL., Join the conversation and follow his work behind the camera in MAGGIE'S PASSAGE, BIRDIE & BOGIE and multiple episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger. Norris has acted in more than 30 films and TV series, and is the founder of 2nd Fiddle Entertainment, a producer of faith-focused films.
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Clumsiness of new "Osama" propaganda: sign of increasing Bush administration desperation
Those pesky Canadians. See the original for links to supporting documents:
Exactly one year ago, in response to a previous bogus "Osama" transmission, I wrote:
"Like previous productions, the tape was conveniently timed to reinforce and invigorate Washington's expanding war agenda, keep the populations of Western nations fearfully compliant and supportive of the Bush administration's "war on terrorism", further provoke anti-Western sentiment in the Middle East, and distract from exploding political and economic fault lines all over the world. Analysis of previous alleged Osama bin Laden videos, and other loudly-promoted 'terror tapes', 'arrests' and 'trials', have been exposed as propaganda, likely produced by operatives of the Bush administration. We can logically conclude that this work is more of the same."
This latest production may be the clumsiest and most transparent fakery of them all. Today, with the Bush administration cornered and bleeding from scandals, in need of a distraction and cover for an atrocity in Pakistan, more justification for a future conquest of Iran, and facing Peak Oil and Gas-related collapse, it is a fine time for another wag, another attempt at the same old trick. But it is a trick that is losing its power.
One day after the initial broadcast, Al-Jazeera.com (not associated with the Al-Jazeera Space Channel TV Network that broadcasted the Bin Laden tape) responded with "Bin Laden tapes: fact or fiction?", a piece that questions the authenticity and too-convenient timing of this latest work, correctly suggesting the possibility of a US intelligence/Bush administration "wag the dog". In "Latest Bin Laden Tape: Another of the NeoCons' 'Greatest Hits'", Steve Watson points out, "even the BBC lays this out in the open with the headline Bin Laden threats may boost Bush:
"One of the main objectives of war propaganda is to 'fabricate an enemy'. As anti-war sentiment grows and the political legitimacy the Bush Administration falters, doubts regarding the existence of this illusive 'outside enemy' must be dispelled.
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A different language is a different vision of life. -Federico Fellini
Joseph, in a most unpredictable set of circumstances, goes from being an imprisoned slave, accused of accosting his master's wife and rotting in prison, to being the Viceroy of Egypt, second only to Pharaoh in controlling the Egyptian Empire, if not the world. Pharaoh and his ministers are so impressed by Joseph's dream interpretation skills and intelligence that they give him the keys to the kingdom.
There is an ancient tale, a midrash, that states that the angel Gabriel, in order to assist Joseph with his royal promotion, teaches him the seventy core languages known to humankind. The Sfat Emet in the year 5635 (1874), wonders as to the need and the symbolism of teaching Joseph seventy tongues. He goes on to explain that it was necessary in order to rule this world power. Furthermore, the seventy tongues are all an outgrowth of the one original language: Hebrew.
Hebrew, the holy tongue, is the source of all languages and it is the Torah that gives life to the spoken word. Languages merely clothe the holy tongue, though they have different forms and aspects. Joseph needed to understand all the languages and associate them to their Hebraic source in order to rule the world. The Sfat Emet then gets into more Kabbalistic reasons for Joseph's intense and comprehensive language immersion course, among them the ability to connect other languages to the innermost meaning at its Hebrew source.
There is a hidden strength and power in language, and particularly the Hebrew one. Let's use them with care.
Shabbat Shalom,
To Dr. Gustavo Perednik, who lectured on exactly this theme a few months ago in Montevideo and demonstrated, from academic sources, how Hebrew is one of the first languages, if not the first language, and its pervasive, yet unappreciated influence on languages of the world.


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Minions Top Weekend Box Office
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The Minions topped the box office this weekend. The film opened with $115 million. This is the second highest opening of all-time for an animated movie. Minions features the voices of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Pierre Coffin and Steve Coogan.
Minions was followed by Jurassic World which added $18.1 million to its growing box office gross. The film has now made over $590 million in the U.S. and nearly $1.5 billion worldwide. Inside Out made $17 million to bring its domestic gross to over $283 million.
Inside Out was followed by Terminator: Genisys, which made $13.7 million during its second weekend in theaters. Next was The Gallows, a horror film starring Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos and Cassidy Gifford. It made $10 million which is a decent opening for the small budget horror movie. Gallows was followed by Magic Mike XXL and Ted 2.
Self/Less, a science fiction thriller starring Ryan Reynolds and Natalie Martinez, did not have a good opening. It made $5.3 million in 2,353 theaters for a low opening per theater average of $2,286. Meanwhile Baahubali:The Beginning, an Indian Telugu fantasy film, managed to make $3.5 million in just 236 theaters - a large per theater average of $15,148.
You can view the weekend box office chart here. The films opening this coming weekend including Ant-Man, starring Paul Rudd, and Trainwreck, starring Amy Schumer.
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Ars Electronica Festival 99: Lifescience, Linz, Austria, September 4-9, 1999, http://www.aec.at/lifescience
Last week I got a parcel from Beograd, with some war-edited books. Surprised to receive something like that from a bombed country, in one of them I read the following statements, "Signalism is an intermedia, interdisciplinary movement, it makes possible a collaboration of all media, arts and science"... "researches on biochemical, psycho-pharmacological means are equal to the researches of Signalism in all media of arts.." "..Signalism accepts researches of physics, biochemistry, cybernetics..." ... "Signalism goes to a future planetary artist".
All that was written by the former-Yugoslavian (now Serbian) artist, named Miroljub Todorovic, in the late Sixties, namely in 1968.
The second surprise was to see how these points fit the terms of our actual discussion, I've been following, silently up to now, more o less skeptical, more or less involved. Re-thinking of the last quoted sentence, "future planetary artist", an immediate question arises: all the scientific innovations, we are talking about, go towards the creation of a 'new human being' or a 'new, say planetary, artist' ?
Again, is the human body worth being experienced like an object apart from any ethical rules or consideration? (That really reminds me of the past experiences done by the now dead beat poet, Allen Ginsberg, with drugs taken by his own body in South and Central America).
Set in other words, my questions aim to clarify, if possible, the philosophical direction of our discussion. Do we try to build up a new 'artist' or a new 'art'? If it is the first case, no doubt that it's a dangerous risk to play with genes like the colors of a palette. If it's the second one, well we do need to go far beyond the achievements belonging to body art (do you remember when the Italian artist De Dominicis in a past Venice Biennale, mid Seventies, exhibited a real, handicapped man?) or to Orlan, just to mention two extreme researches. Along this second line, I am unable to distinguish the purpose. Where does the creative work lie?
I've always been thinking that science ought to be nourished through a symbiotic mixture represented by the ways of rationalism (Gadamer) and the instinct forces (Vico). Unfortunately one has to admit that the first, nowadays is prevailing which sounds totally negative at my ears.
Losing the balance between rational-instinctive forces means losing the centre of man, rolling inevitably towards an 'x point' as Nietzsche rightly said. Now, I'm going to tell you two short stories, whose title could be 'all that is rational is real, and all that is real is rational' (the famous statement of Hegel's panlogism).
The first.
I live in the north of Italy, between Bologna and Modena. In this second city, the famous tenor Luciano Pavarotti yearly organizes a huge music concert for humanitarian reasons. During the concert, he spoke to the great audience in Modena and to the millions of TV spectators about his trouble for 'the small prince'... who ran the risk of dying. Everybody asked who was the 'small prince'. The 'small prince' was the son of Michael Jackson!
Of course nobody said that the rock star had had this son by the nurse who had looked after him during his last illness, as a reward he had decided to have a son with.. but... through artificial insemination. A son yes.... but no sexual contact between the deity and the common people.
The second.
Thanks to the fishing boats of the Adriatic Sea fishers we are told that hundreds and hundreds of uranium bombs have been released by NATO fighter-planes. Official news are missing. Nobody speak clearly.
Political ambiguity. We only know that uranium continues influencing the surrounding environment for decades and decades...
So, which is the role played by science in these sad-funny stories? But, above all, where is life? Where is life?
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Being a helper comes with a lot of perks along with a decent paycheck. But you do have to take care of several things while pursuing a career as a helper. There's a huge number of job opportunities and resources for helpers in Hong Kong. Regardless of what nationality you belong to, Hong Kong offers a lot of career options for helpers. In the recent past, the demand for helpers in Hong Kong has risen by leaps and bounds. If you're pursing a career as helper, this might be the best time for you to work in Hong Kong. But, as with any other industry, you need to make sure that you take care of certain important things to make the process hassle-free. Regardless of whether you're a rookie or an experienced candidate in the Helper spectrum, you need to follow several things to ensure that your helper career journey goes smooth. While looking to work as a helper in Hong Kong, you must get a decent knowledge of several organizations that are going to help you in case of any issue.
Justice Center operates for protecting the rights of Hong Kong's forced refugees and migrants, human trafficked victims, and forced labor. This organization offers legal help to the vulnerable migrants who are seeking safety and protection in Hong Kong. It also provides them psychological help to these people.
Need a helping hand? If you're seeking a legal advice, support or counseling in case of a distress, you can contact the organization, Help for Domestic Workers via: 2523-4020 or you can visit their website.
Enrich is an organization that offers both empowerment and financial education to the foreign and domestic workers in HK. It trains them through workshops, on various topics such as investment tools, assertive communication, personal finance, and much more.
This is a crisis center which offers its services to the victims of sexual harassment and violence in Hong Kong. This organization is operated by the Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women. Some of the services provided by the RainLily include checking and prevention of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), psychological support, forensic medical examinations, pregnancy prevention, and reporting to the police department. This organization also operates an alternative hotline which offers information about the services.
Working as a helper in Hong Kong, you must always keep information of various important departments and organizations. Here's a list of helplines and contacts of some of the very important departments.
999 is the number that you must dial in case of an emergency or an accident. In case of any emergency or a mistreatment, immediately contact the local police department. Seek the police documents in your language by asking them so that you get a better understanding of what you're signing. As a part of your right, seek all the copies of documents that you sign. Here's a link to the Police website useful resources.
If you ever feel like harming yourself in state of a depression or distress, please contact The Samaritans, multi-lingual hotline that's available 24/7. You can contact them through their number : 2896-0000
If you are either trafficked or abused, you can contact the multi-lingual emergency hotline of Liberty Asia's Victim Crisis Centre through 2100-3300.
If you are in need of safe and emergency accommodation, you may speak to Migrant Women's Refugee center run by Bethune House. Their contact details are 2721-3119.
If you're looking for any king of support related to contract issues, you should contact Hong Kong Labour Department through 2717-1771. In case of any type of issues related to the Immigration, you should reach out to Immigration Department of Hong Kong via 2824-6111.
Every human has their rights according to the policies of the respective country they're living in. As a helper, you must always be aware of your rights in order to practice them. Here are the most important rights you need to know as a Domestic Helper.
Although most employers are good and fair, you must always have your guard on to protect yourself both physically and psychologically. If you are ever mistreated by your employer, store the records of all the details such as places, dates, and times. In order to seek justice, you will be required to provide valid proofs, which is why it's better to take photos, if possible.
Each and every foreign helper in Hong Kong must be paid an amount equal to or higher than 4,520 Hong Kond dollars per month. Do not sign a payment receipt if the amount on it is not clear or if it's blank.
For every seven days, as a helper you must be provided a full 24-hour day-off. Other than weekly day-offs, helpers should have twelve staturory day-offs per year. If you're in 1st or 2nd years in Hong Kong as a helper, you must be offered at least seven paid leaves, which increases by a day, every year you progress.
In addition to the salary you get, every helpers must be provided free accommodation with reasonable privacy and food for free. If your employer is not able to provide food, you have the right to get a food allowance.
All helpers must have free medical treatments provided by their employers.
According to the Immigration law, it's not legal to work anywhere other than the address mentioned in the contract. You don't have the right to work for another business or employer. Doing such things will risk you being deported.
As a helper, you must be provided a free air ticket to your home country after the expiration of your contract.
In case of you becoming pregnant, your employer doesn't have the right to terminate you. Know more about the pregnancy rights for a helper.
If a HK recruitment and employment agency charges you in excess of 10% of your first month's wages (463 Hong Kong dollars), they're violating the law.
If you are in Indonesia and looking for a job, your agency cannot charge you more than HK$15,550. This includes training fees, service fees and other expenses for processing a worker's visa to Hong Kong. If agencies are requiring more, they're violating the Indonesian law.
Employment agencies in the Philippines are not permitted to charge placement fees to overseas workers bound for Hong Kong. In case of you being a Filipino, you don't have to pay anything to your placement agency for finding you an employment. They are allowed to charge for training, medical examination, photo, video and other necessary miscellaneous expenses but not placement fee! Reminder about your passport & possessions. Your employer or your agency don't have the right to keep or take your possessions such as phone, contract, passport or documents.
Always save the contact details of your respective consulates. Here are the resources of a few consulates and important department in Hong Kong. The labour department will help you to understand more about your rights (employment, contract...). Hong Kong Labour Department - Hotline: +852 2717 1771 Immigration department is one of the most important resources to get the right answer about working visa, extension, renewal,... Hong Kong Immigration Department - Telephone: +852 2824 6111


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The sense among the industry is that the Athletics are now "open for business," tweets ESPN's Buster Olney. The A's, Olney notes, have pieces that figure to draw widespread interest, including free-agents-to-be Scott Kazmir and Ben Zobrist. I'd add that Tyler Clippard is another impending free agent, and right-hander Jesse Chavez is a relatively short-term asset that's broken out over the past 18 months as well. (Chavez is controlled through 2016.) Josh Reddick has drawn inquiry from the division-rival Angels, although reports at the time indicated that Oakland had no interest in moving its right fielder.
We're nine days from the trade deadline, so trade action should escalate rapidly in the coming week. Here's more from around the league…
- FOX's Ken Rosenthal wrote last night that the Rangers aren't motivated to trade Mitch Moreland, and ESPN's Jayson Stark hears the same thing (Twitter link). According to Stark, the only player that the Rangers are strongly marketing is right-hander Yovani Gallardo — another player who is eligible for free agency at season's end. Gallardo is having a nice rebound season in his first year with Texas, and Moreland's strong season has gone somewhat unheralded; the 29-year-old is batting .287/.333/.529 with 16 homers. He's still struggling against lefties, though a bit less so than in previous years.
- Via MLB.com's Mark Sheldon (Twitter link), Reds general manager Walt Jocketty has spoken with a number of clubs about trades but has yet to receive what the Cincinnati front office considers to be a compelling offer. Said the veteran GM: "We've been talking with a lot of different people but we haven't been receiving offers that have us wanting to commit."
- Jon Morosi of FOX Sports tweets that the Blue Jays and Padres have had recent discussions about pitchers — both relievers and starters. San Diego starters Tyson Ross, Andrew Cashner, James Shields and Ian Kennedy have all seen their names surface on the rumor mill of late, though it would seem that Shields, at least, is too expensive for Toronto from a financial standpoint. Joaquin Benoit stands out, to me, as the most obvious trade candidate for the Padres in the bullpen.
- Though the Mets are in need of outfield help, a source tells Rob Bradford of WEEI.com (Twitter link) that the Red Sox' Shane Victorino is of no interest to them. That's not exactly shocking to hear, given Victorino's $13MM salary and meager .247/.333/.306 batting line in 2015.


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Therapy Solutions at PIONEERS
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Tel: (760) 351-3288
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Water freezes at 32 degrees F. A physical law. Anyone wishing to ice skate has no choice but to wait until that physical law is satisfied. However, if we wish to play a game, all the "laws" or rules are man-made. We do as we like. "Baseball" exists nowhere else but in the collective mind. We do as we like when we play baseball.
Economics is one of the games we invented, including the artifacts that go along with the practice. Unfortunately we have crossed over into a never, never land. We believe that one of the artifacts is real. We believe "money" is wealth when in reality money only represents wealth. Money keeps track of productivity, nothing more. The consequence of this fantasy of ours creates much havoc. Perhaps a good example is to compare a teacher with someone claiming the "wealth" of $1 billion. It will take the hard-working teacher more that 300 lifetimes to equal $1 billion. We imagine this to be true when, after all, it is only a phantasm. There is no human on this planet capable of providing the productivity represented by $1 billion.
It is easy to understand how this came about. From infancy we saw our parents manipulate "money," we then learned to count "money," and we had fervent wishes for more "money." Productivity and, only productivity, has changed the face of America. That is the reality. We became, in other words, more efficient. Money was only a means for exchanging effort for effort, as efficiently as possible.
Then the day of the speculators dawned, and we saw "dollars" being harvested with the other half of the transaction ignored. There was no "productivity." But "money" demands an exchange. There must be an exchange. There must be productivity. Our Governor wants to give a "Hedge Fund" money for new quarters. But, there is no productivity. Hedge funds produce nothing. No bread and butter, and no table to put it on!
Gambling casinos produce nothing, and yet they are a source of "money." It is empty money. Drained of any value. If we all worked in casinos we would starve, every one of us. Those elected to manage Connecticut need to put "money" in its proper place and think instead of productivity and efficiency.
When I started working in 1950, we were able to build a house and send two to college — without crushing debt. Pay equaled our productivity. Today, the productivity of the average worker has increased even more — by 180 percent — but, somebody else has grabbed the "money" on the way to your pocket.
Dare I say, Wake Up, America !
Oscar Burgeson is a Bristol resident.


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Shape Sorter
The My First Green Toys™ Shape Sorter puts an eco-friendly spin on a classic play pattern. Made in the USA from food-safe, 100% recycled plastic milk jugs that save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Shape Sorter helps develop recognition of shapes and colors while also encouraging eye-hand coordination, problem solving, and fine and gross motor skill development.
The two-part elliptical Shape Sorter and 8 colorful shapes (2 stars, 2 circles, 2 squares, 2 triangles) are the perfect size and weight for little hands. Each piece slides easily into the chute cut-outs on both the top and bottom of the Sorter, which opens with a simple twist, separating the two halves and letting the pieces out again.
No BPA, phthalates, PVC or external coatings, and also meets FDA food contact standards. Dishwasher safe for easy cleaning.
We are happy to accept returns on unused, unaltered merchandise in its original packaging and with all original tags. Return requests must be made within 7 days from the original date of purchase for a refund (less any shipping fees) and within 30 days for store credit or exchange. All returns must be pre-authorized by a Tadpole staff member, either in person, or by phone or email if you are mailing the merchandise back. Damaged packaging will be subject to a 10% restocking fee. All unaltered merchandise could also be subject to a restocking fee anywhere between 10-25% depending on the value of the original merchandise and the reason for return. Once we have received your return we will process the refund/store credit/exchange within 2 business days. Store credit expires after 6 months.
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If an item is damaged once opened, or during shipping, please notify us immediately. We will gladly accept returns of defective merchandise within 7 days of purchase/receipt of goods. Returned items are your responsibility until they reach the return address. Please ensure your package is returned securely to prevent any damage to the item or its packaging. Tracking is highly recommended. Any returns that are damaged when we receive them will not be refunded. We are not responsible for any items that are returned to us in error.
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I got a "Just Because" gift right before Christmas and was conflicted about whether or not to open it right away. I asked the Glover Gardens group on Facebook, and 57% voted to open it.
So I did – I opened it! (Wouldn't you??) It was a marvelous little gumbo bowl with a spoon.
I love it! This gift encompasses two things that delight me: gumbo and playfulness with words. Mumbo gumbo, indeed! That's roux-ward worthy. 😁
The next thing I did? Fill it with chicken and sausage gumbo. (Wouldn't you??)
And folks, I'm happy to report that in making this batch of gumbo, I was finally able to document the recipe in a way that I *think* is shareable, that is, a way that isn't mumbo jumbo and is repeatable by someone other than me. It's coming soon!
I love my "Just Because" gift, and this post is the thank you note to its giver, Ms. WordsMaven (as she will be known here). Thank you!!!


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SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) — It was getting dark in Quilicura, a poor industrial zone in the northern area of Santiago, the capital of Chile, when a car with three young men pulled up to St. John Paul II Church.
After exchanging some words in the Creole language, the language of Haitians, one of them got down and rushed to the church, holding an empty Coca-Cola bottle. Only a handful of parishioners were in the church at that hour on a Friday evening and the man asked one of them if any holy water was available. A middle-aged woman led him to a font, where the Haitian filled the half-liter bottle. He left looking much more relieved.
"We use holy water to bless our homes, but Haitians use it way more often than us," one of the parishioners said. "Sometimes, when they don't find any, they wait for one of the fathers to bless some water for them."
Luis Desseix did not hear the comment.
He has been in Chile for six years since leaving Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, seeking a country to continue his studies after high school. He thought Chile could be that place.
"Before I came, I called a friend who was already in Chile," Desseix said. "He told me it was a good place. I came to study, but when you arrive to a country, you really don't know the way things work, especially if you don't know the language."
Desseix lives with his wife and three children in Quilicura, where most of the Haitian immigrants in Santiago reside. He works at a local factory and is still struggling to continue his studies. Each Saturday night, he gathers with about two dozen Haitians at St. John Paul II Parish offices.
"I have a group here. The fathers give us the possibility to use the place and play our music," he said.
Desseix is among the thousands of new faces in Chilean Catholic parishes. They bring long-practiced customs and traditions from their homelands, practices that were hardly known in Chile until a few years ago.
Among them are a devotion to the Lord of Miracles from Peru, the dances for Our Lady of Copacabana, patroness of Bolivia, and the Colombian Day of the Little Candles, to honor Mary maternity and welcome the holiday season.
These new faces are result of the strong immigration to Chile during in recent years because of its political and economic stability. According to the Chilean Interior Ministry, an estimated 415,540 legal immigrants live in the country, representing nearly 3 percent of the population.
The list is leaded by Peruvians, with nearly 158,000 immigrants. Others include 65,000 Argentines, 30,000 Bolivian, 22,000 Ecuadorans and 19,000 Colombians.
The statistics also show a rapid rise of the Haitian population as well. In 2009, Chile issued 305 temporary residence permits to Haitian citizens, increasing to 2,577 in 2013.
Although the number of legal immigrants remains a small part of the overall Chilean population, their concentration in Santiago and the north of the country has been enough to start a debate and even protests in some communities.
In October, a group of inhabitants of Antofagasta, in northern Chile, marched against Colombian immigration. Despite initial concerns from authorities, fewer than 100 people attended the demonstration.
Chile's National Congress is discussing a new immigration law.
On General Bustamante Avenue, in the middle class neighborhood of Providencia, stands the Italian parish of Our Lady of Pompeii. The parish hosts the offices of the Chilean Catholic Immigration Institute, where immigrants go to look for work or seek legal assistance to obtain permanent residence permits.
Scalabrinian Father Isaldo Antonio Bettin, institute spokesman, said the arrival of new immigrants "brings new ways of living and celebrating the faith."
"We always have new people coming to the parish. Lately, most from Colombia and Bolivia, but also from Peru, Dominican Republic and Haiti," he said.
About the October march in Antofagasta, he said that "in small cities people sometimes reject immigrant groups, but it's something that will be surpassed within time."
The Italian parish is also the place where 20 years ago a small group of Peruvian immigrants gathered to honor the Lord of Miracles, Christ of Pachacamilla. The ceremony includes a procession and the veneration of a traditional mural of Jesus. The celebration was the beginning of the Chilean Brotherhood of the Lord of Miracles in Santiago.
The Peruvian architect Ricardo Rocha is the current president of the organization, which gathers nearly 20,000 people each October in a procession from General Bustamante Avenue toward the Metropolitan Cathedral. Rocha is one of the 32 men, dressed in traditional purple clothing, who carry the image and platform that weighs more than 2,000 pounds.
Rocha remembers that during the first processions, the neighbors of General Bustamante Avenue stared at the Peruvians, stunned. "Today there are Chileans, Colombians and Ecuadorans involved in the procession. … Nowadays, people asked us frequently, 'Who is the Lord of Miracles?' From time to time, someone shouts something inappropriate from his balcony, but I think is something that you can't avoid."
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Tuesday, 7 February 2017
Cuttlebug Mania Challenge - 'Roses are Red'
Your theme can actually be anything, just so long as there's lots of red as the main focus. Details of our sponsor/the prize to be won can be found over on the Cuttlebug Mania Challenge blog.
I cheated somewhat with my DT card as it was already made for a challenge (two in fact) that I couldn't enter. I know there's a lot of white on the card but the main and only colour focus (the heart) is red.
This is what I made:
I used:
- 5" x 7" white card blank, tent style
- smaller layer of white card stock, embossed using the Couture Creations embossing folder called 'Bon Jour'
- then I stamped the heart using SU's 'Real Red' ink onto the centre panel - masking off the top and bottom of the panel first. The heart stamp is a much loved one by Penny Black called 'Love is the message'
- then I die cut the word LOVE out of the stamped panel using a die by Impression Obsession called 'Love' (making sure I saved the two little cutouts - a small heart and the centre of the letter 'e'), and also cut the word again from white fun foam
- backed the LOVE aperture in the card panel with double sided adhesive sheet and then popped the fun foam LOVE word in place along with the little cutouts I'd saved
- glued the saved die cut LOVE word from the card centre panel on top of the fun foam
- glued the panel to the card front and called it done
This was a bit of a tricky card to make so you can imagine my horror when I realised that it didn't qualify for the two challenges I wanted to use it in :( First was Darnell's NBUS Challenge #9 where I'd even complied with the options of CASE'ing a card as well as using the camouflage technique for the word LOVE. Ha, what I had totally forgotten was to use something NBUS - the basis of all Darnell's challenges!!
Then, I realised it wasn't fair to enter the card into the current Penny Black Challenge of 'Anything Goes' as the card is such a direct CASE from cards made by both Darnell and Chrissie!
So, I put the card to one side in the hope that it would be useful for a future post or perhaps Cuttlebug Mania DT work. Yay, happy dance when the theme for this fortnight was chosen!
Hope you find time to join in - not long until Valentine's Day. I've kept this card hidden from my in-house critic as it's most likely going to be given to him on 14th February :)
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Awesome card Di, the colour really pops!ReplyDelete
Very beautiful card, Di - the word die is really gorgeous and perfect for this technique. A brilliant CASE of Darnell and Chrissie's cards tooReplyDelete
A beautiful hidden word card! I love the script of the word and the heart stamp is so lovely.ReplyDelete
It's really gorgoeus Di, the word pops out beautifully xxxReplyDelete
That's lovely Di. It's a shame you can't enter it in the challenges but someone is going to be very happy to get it on the 14h xxReplyDelete
What a lovely card Di. Shame about it not being used for the original challenges, but it's perfect for the current CM one!ReplyDelete
I also own that heart stamp and LOVE what you've done with it here.
Hugs, Sarn xxx
That is pretty amazing, Di. I love the way the word fades into the stamp.ReplyDelete
Wow Di this looks amazing. What a great design. I love the hidden word aspect. BarbxxReplyDelete
What a beautiful CAS card using this fabulous heart image, and the embossed background looks so pretty with it Di. I have made cards with a challenge in mind in the past where I have found I have followed one guideline but missed another entirely. So frustrating, but perfect for this challenge so it was meant to be..lol. xReplyDelete
I instantly thought of Darnell's challenge when I saw this. Great card hon.ReplyDelete
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Great CAS card !!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Ineke X
A clever idea and a great card - love the way you explain your steps along the way.ReplyDelete
This is a an usual looking card. I like how the vines in the heart are mimicked by that embossing folder. That "hidden" greeting is way cool too.ReplyDelete
A fabulous card Di - I must get some fun foam seems it will be easier than layering lots of die cuts like I did on my card!ReplyDelete
Kath x
Ooooh that is such a beautiful heart stamp Di, the pop of red is fab!ReplyDelete
Glad it worked out for you in the end, Di... it's a gorgeous card that deserves it's spot in the limelight. XReplyDelete
Awesome card Di! Love it! xReplyDelete
It is a lovely card Di, hope your in-house critic doesn't read your blog!ReplyDelete
Hi Di this is a gorgeous card I love the design. Take care. Hugs JackieReplyDelete
Wow!! Such amazing and elegant card for a valentine! your critic surely will be stunned by this beauty! Love the camouflage technique for the sentiment, great work!!ReplyDelete
Really beautiful card Di, lovely EF! and love etc way you have done the hidden sentiment. A gorgeous heart too.ReplyDelete
Tip top card.
Kath x
this is so great card!ReplyDelete
Beautiful card Di. Great job with both CASEing Chrissie and hidden word. xxReplyDelete
This is a stunner the way the word disappears into the heart shape. Very cleverly accomplished. I have a card in hand as I rushed to get it ready to email for my DT entry and low and behold without a moments notice the challenge blog got closed. Was I annoyed!! Hugs Mrs A.ReplyDelete
Hi Di,ReplyDelete
what a very stunning card and the hidden word is gorgeous and perfectly done as usual.
So glad it came in handy for your DT card as it would be a pity not to have seen such a lovely card.
Not tried this myself, but I must have a go one day, but I'm sure it will be as good as yours.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
I was startled to see your beautiful card, Di, because it is such a very, very lovely CASE of my card and Chrissie's card! I am really WOWED by your version! I'm so glad that you had the opportunity to post it within a short time!! Hugs, Darnell xxooReplyDelete
This is beautiful Di - lovely interpretation of the themeReplyDelete
Anne x
this is absolutely perfect CAS design, I love your technique, it is fascinating ... I have tried this two weeks ago for the challenge for Darnell and it has such a fantastic effect.ReplyDelete
hugs xx
Stunning card, Di! It does sound a tricky technique but well worth the result. Hugs, Elizabeth xxReplyDelete
A stunning make - love the effect.ReplyDelete
Fabulous! I have seen this technique in your blog earlier but I _still_ have not tried it myself. I really should try because it gives so much more detail, and depth, to the project. Love the clean and simple look on your creation.ReplyDelete
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Century Bridge Capital announced that it has invested $5.6 million in a joint venture real estate development for a middle-income, residential project in Huai'an, a Tier 3 city in northern Jiangsu Province, China.
The investment will be made through a joint venture with Zhongliang Real Estate Group.
Commenting on the investment Century Bridge CEO, Tom Delatour, noted, "Market dynamics in this Huai'an submarket are attractive at this point in time with strong housing demand and low inventory forecast for the short and medium term. This current imbalance in demand and supply, along with disposable income growth that has outpaced housing price growth, and the resulting increased affordability of housing in Huai'an, are among the key characteristics we look for when assessing risk and upside potential for new investments.
"Given these elements we believe the project has the essential ingredients for a successful joint venture residential development. In addition to the favorable dynamic between affordability and home prices it is in an in-fill site located in a mature submarket benefiting from expanding infrastructure and stable economic growth as well as a significant growing, unfulfilled demand for middle class housing."
Century Bridge President, Wei Deng, commented, "This is our second joint venture with Zhongliang Real Estate Group, with whom we have an effective and collaborative relationship on our Xuzhou development project which we announced in May. Zhongliang has been developing projects in China for 26 years and is ranked as a top 25 real estate developer nationwide by the State Council Research & Development Center and China Index Academy. Their focus on projects in Tier 2 and 3 cities, their history developing real estate in China, and our current working relationship with them in Xuzhou make them an ideal partner for the Huai'an investment. A key component of Century Bridge's strategy is the development of long-term relationships with our local partners, and we are pleased to be commencing our second joint venture with Zhongliang."
- Huai'an – A vibrant Tier 3 city which benefits from steady infrastructure investment and stable economic growth. GDP grew 7.4% in 2017 and the city has experienced steady population growth for the past five years, supporting consistent long-term demand for residential housing.
- Established in-fill location – The project will be located in an in-fill location close to the local county government facilities and amenities.
- Transportation Infrastructure and Economic Growth – Two new high-speed railway stations currently under construction will connect the city with the high-speed rail system extending from Shanghai to Beijing. Huai'an Airport which began operations in 2010 is currently undergoing its first expansion. As one of the cities within the Yangtze River Delta region, Huai'an and the Huai'an Economic Development Zone are a part of the business cluster that supports many global enterprises as their global manufacturing base.
- Amenities – Located in the center of Huai'an, elementary and high schools are within walking distance of the project. The location also provides easy access to medical facilities and bus stations as well as nearby retail and commercial facilities. A large shopping mall is located to the southeast and a park located to the south of the project. The Lianshui High-speed Railway Station, scheduled to open in 2020, is a 20-minute drive from the Project and the Huai'an Lianshui Airport is a 25-minute drive away.
- Personal Income Growth – Average per capita disposable income in Huai'an has grown at an annual rate of 9.5% from 2012 reaching RMB 24,935 in 2017. During the same period, housing prices have increased at a CAGR of 3.3% resulting in improved housing affordability (NBS). with price-to-income ratio of 5.6 in 2017.
- Joint Venture Partner – The project is being developed by a joint venture of Century Bridge and Zhongliang Real Estate Group.
- Development – The $48 million project includes above ground gross floor area of 56,718 square meters/610,513 square feet on a site of 31,150 square meters/339,174 square feet.
- Residential – Will comprise approximately 97% of the above ground gross floor area of the project with 55,128 square meters/591,213 square feet that will be developed into 272 high-rise units, 94 low-rise units, and 64 multi-story units (approximately 430 units).
- Century Bridge is a private equity firm with offices in Beijing, China and Dallas, Texas. The firm is focused exclusively on investment in the middle-income, residential real estate sector in China's growing Tier 2 and 3 cities.