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Case management
Case management attempts to better coordinate care for examinees with complex health-care needs. Record reviews and IMEs can contribute to case management by providing an objective basis for treatment decisions. The examiner is often asked questions regarding treatment options and appropriateness, applicable evidence-based practice guidelines, future care needs, expected endpoints of treatment, and return to work. The various contributors/decision makers in an examinee's health care (e.g. treating physicians, other health-care providers, insurance or legal professionals, and the finder of fact (i.e. a judge, commissioner, or a jury) in legal proceedings) may find the opinions and conclusions expressed in a record review or IME report helpful.
A prolonged or even lifelong need for health-care services can be reasonably expected for an Individual who has sustained a catastrophic injury (e.g. a traumatic brain or spinal cord injury with residual disability) or who suffers from other chronic conditions. In such cases, a life care plan may be requested. In addition to a review and discussion of medical records and diagnostic studies and evaluation of the examinee's current health-care conditions and treatment options, a life care plan addresses which health-care services (with related health-care costs) will be required for the remainder of the examinee's treatment. As a certified life care planner (CLCP), Dr. Zünkeler is available to provide dynamic structured assessments of future care needs and costs and contribute to or critique life care plans.
To project future health-care costs, it is necessary to first define future health-care needs. An assessment of an examinee's current and future health-care needs should be based on the following fundamental health-care tenets:
- decrease or eliminate suffering;
- reach and maintain the highest possible level of function and the best quality of life; and
- recognize, treat, and prevent complications.
Future health-care costs depend on the nature, complexity, and duration of the examinee's health condition and the region in which the examinee resides.
In the management of complex cases, the option of future surgery may have been discussed by treating providers. In such cases, it is sometimes necessary to determine the projected need-based costs of :
- future surgical intervention,
- potential surgical complications,
- postoperative and ongoing provider visits,
- diagnostic imaging and other studies,
- physical and occupational therapy,
- expected time away from work, and
- potential subsequent surgeries.
A life care plan formally establishes the basis for future care needs and costs, particularly in cases of severe disability due to a catastrophic injury or illness. A life care plan provides a systematic and dynamic needs-based assessment of future health-care costs. The main issues from the standpoint of a life care planner are:
- the examinee's clinical condition,
- the services and goods the examinee needs going forward, and
- the cost of those goods and services.
In some cases of severe disability, the life care planner will need to visit the examinee at home or in a long-term care facility to obtain a first-hand impression of the examinee's daily care routines, functional ability, and available assistive technology. A televideo interview and observational examination can be helpful for a follow-up evaluation, once an in-person visit has been conducted but is usually not sufficient in the setting of an initial evaluation.
The presence of the examinee's spouse or partner, parent or guardian, or legal representative is usually helpful. In some cases, photographs or video documentation of the functional ability of the examinee can help visually communicate the specific degree and severity of impairment and disability and may be integrated into or attached to the final life care plan document.
Dr. Zünkeler believes that the dignity and privacy of the examinee are of paramount importance. Therefore, to the extent necessary, the stepwise process of creating the life care plan is explained to the examinee and caregiver(s) or legal representatives. Written permission is obtained before any work is done. The life care plan is a dynamic document and may need to be updated as new information becomes available. Before completion, the life care plan is shared with the examinee and legal representative (and sometimes with the treating providers) to provide an opportunity for additional input.
For reasons related to medical licensure, the above services are currently only available in Maryland or to individuals who are willing and able to travel to our Maryland office to be evaluated in person.
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The different forms of verbal and written communication we use.
Record and imaging reviews may help clients better understand a case.
Independent medical evaluations (IMEs) provide a medical history and physical of an examinee.
In some cases, a needs-based analysis of future health care related costs can guide resource allocation and case management.
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November 29, 2016
Sometimes raising your voice is a good thing!
The voice is a powerful tool, and it's been our instrument of community awe, history, protest and joy since human societies began.
Some of the most beautiful and stirring music ever written for the voice is performed during the Christmas season and it's a deeply moving way to feel the holiday's heart and soul.
If you haven't had the chance to take in a choral concert yet, put it on your Christmas checklist. There are still plenty of opportunities in the upcoming weeks, and you'll find all the details HERE. Many concerts are low-cost or by donation...and many even welcome participation.
Music has the power to inspire us, to lift our spirits, and to unite us in our differences. Isn't that the gift we'd all love to receive most?

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As this entire website has hopefully demonstrated, evil is not inevitable. It is allowed because life on earth is determined by the Law of Free Will, meaning those who embody on this planet determine what is allowed to take place here. This also means that the Law of Free Will gives us options for having evil removed.
We need to acknowledge that evil was not forced upon us. Evil, meaning the fallen beings, were allowed to embody here because humankind had already lowered the collective consciousness below a certain level. Thus, the first step towards removing evil is to raise the collective consciousness above a critical limit. This process is already underway but there is much we can do as individuals to help it along.
This section explains what we can do to have evil removed from this planet.
Raising awareness of evil
In order to remove evil, it is necessary to raise people's awareness of where evil comes from. Learn how you can do this for yourself and also help raise the collective consciousness.
Overcoming duality
The duality consciousness is the primary weapon used by fallen beings, yet most people are completely unaware of what it is and how it distorts our perception. You can help raise awareness of this problem and its solution.
Receiving new ideas and inventions
The fallen beings want to maintain status quo and seek to limit new ideas and inventions because they often overthrow the old order. You can become part of the creative people and receive new ideas from their source.
Challenging status quo
The fallen beings seek to put themselves in a privileged position and then prevent people from asking critical questions. You can become part of the people who dare question many of the illusions and assumptions that keep the fallen beings in position.
Healing psychology
The fallen beings are experts in using human psychology to control us. They expose people to trauma that creates reactionary patterns in their psyches, and this can keep people trapped in conflict for lifetimes. Learn how to free yourself from this pattern.
Raising consciousness
The last thing the fallen beings want people to know is that the alternative to traditional religion and materialism is a systematic path for raising our consciousness beyond selfishness and duality. This path is available and can be followed by anyone who is willing.
Calling forth assistance
The fallen beings have attempted to hide their own existence and the existence of the ascended masters. The masters have the power to remove the fallen beings from earth, but they need us to give them the authority to use that power. Learn how you can help do this. This is what the fallen beings really do not want you to do.


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A recent paper in PLoS concluded:
we reject the organic-conventional dichotomy and emphasize that, in order to optimize environmental sustainability, individual tactics must be evaluated for their environmental impact in the context of an integrated approach, and that policy decisions must be based on empirical data and objective risk-benefit analysis, not arbitrary classifications.
The paper was Choosing Organic Pesticides over Synthetic Pesticides May Not Effectively Mitigate Environmental Risk in Soybeans (full text) by Christine Bahlai et al. Long story short, the research showed that some synthetic pesticides were more environmentally benign than some organic pesticides, showing that it's inaccurate to say that organic pesticides are better for the environment. Sometimes they are, and sometimes they are not.
The paper itself is really great, deserving of its own post (see Organic pesticides aren't necessarily more sustainable than synthetic by Colby Vorland), but I'd like to talk about the organic-conventional divide. Normally I don't approve of thoughts in scientific journal articles that aren't immediately related to the research, too often authors stray into questionable territory. But Christine's thoughts here are immediately related to her findings, and her results may indicate that big changes are necessary in the way we think about farming.
Separating out "organic" as defined by the USDA may be beneficial in the short term for farmers that have transitioned to certified organic methods who can then charge a premium, but in the long term, the divide is a detriment to farmers, consumers, and the environment. If we really care about farming in a more environmentally friendly fashion, we need an entirely new system.
We all want the same things*:
- healthy food that is accessible to everyone regardless of location or income
- farmers that can afford to farm and to pay fair wages to their employees
- conservation of resources (especially soil!) and protection of ecosystems
We can get those things through three complimentary and often intertwined avenues:
- demand
- policy
- research
Demand driven change seems to be moving along. We see lots about healthy food in popular media, increasing popularity of farmers' markets, talk of adding cooking classes to public schools, and a push to make school lunches healthier, just to name a few. More could be done, but it is happening. We might have different ideas of what exactly constitutes healthy food, but I don't think anyone's arguing that more fruits and veggies is a bad idea. Ok, probably someone is, but let's just agree to ignore them.
Policy driven change seems to be moving along as well. Michelle Obama is leading the charge with her Let's Move program that touches many government programs. Kathleen Merrigan is pushing for help for local food systems, even while Tom Vilsack works mostly within the status quo. As demand for healthier food increases, senators and congressmen will be more likely to support policy changes at the federal level, especially if we somehow start electing people with backgrounds other than business. Yes, it would be nice if everything changed faster, but it's going to take a while to change a system that's been in place for 40+ years.
With both demand and policy, the important thing is to keep pushing for changes, and over time things will change. Optimistic, simplistic, yes, but true. The alternative is revolution, which would probably suit some people, but is more than a little extreme.
That leaves us with research. Research is what informs both demand and policy – or at least it should be. Research can provide us with information about which methods are preferable to others, such as which pesticides would have the least impact on farm and off farm ecosystems. Research, if properly applied, can help guide demand and policy to improve human and environmental health, among other things.
Here's the problem, to borrow from the pesticide comparison paper: not enough "empirical data and objective risk-benefit analysis" and too much "arbitrary classification". When demand and policy are based on arbitrary classifications like "natural is better" without research to back it up, we end up with demand and policy that are ineffective at best. We also end up with unnecessary divisions that cause efforts to be split, even though we all really want the same thing.
Let's look at organics as defined by the USDA:
…an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity… The primary goal of organic agriculture is to optimize the health and productivity of interdependent communities of soil life, plants, animals and people. (USDA National Organic Standards Board definition, April 1995)
or agriculture that does
…respond to site-specific conditions by integrating cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity. (CFR Regulatory Text, 7 CFR Part 205, Subpart A — Definitions. § 205.2)
Sounds great, right? Except that by separating organic out from the rest of agriculture, we're implying two things:
- that non-organic-certified farmers don't have these goals in mind
- that they don't have to.
It probably is true that some conventional** farmers don't care about their soil, don't conserve resources, etc. But those aren't going to be very successful farmers if their soil is poor and they have to buy way more fertilizer than their neighbors, for example. If you lined up all of the farmers in the US according to their soil quality, I bet you'd find a bell curve. In each category from bad to great soil, you'd find some conventional and some organic farmers. According to the research, organic methods can be better for soils than conventional methods***, but there is so much variation in how farmers actually apply the methods that a one farm to one farm comparison really doesn't tell the whole story.
There are many conventional farmers that apply integrated pest management, that use rotations to reduce crop-specific pests, that use legume rotations to help reduce the amount of nitrogen that needs to be applied, that use planting methods that decrease soil compaction, and so on. And there are organic farmers that just do the minimum to keep certified. And a whole range between.
Even if we assume that, on average, organically farmed soils are superior in organic matter, microbial activity, etc, we're still not saying much. "Certified organic cropland and pasture accounted for about 0.6 percent of U.S. total farmland in 2008", according to the USDA. When we make regulations for such a very small portion of farms, we're not actually doing anything at all. Consumers should demand environmentally friendly methods from the other 99.4% of farms and policy should be made that includes all of those farms – and all of it needs to be based on sound research.
Ideally, demand and policy would be based on those methods that have been shown to work. If additional research confirmed that using mineral oil was more harmful to farm ecosystems than one or more synthetic pesticides, then one would hope to see demand and policy encourage use of the insect control strategy that had the least impact instead of arbitrarily choosing the "natural" method over a synthetic. Right now, there's little if any research driving demand or policy. Instead, we have ideology.
Infighting over whether organic or not-organic is better, can feed the world, blah blah blah, isn't actually helping anyone. The reality is that some methods used by some organic farmers are superb and some might not be. Some should be widely adopted, and some might even be more harmful their conventional counterparts (see the study I started this post with). Complicate that with the fact that not all farmers use the same methods and trying to decide whether organic is better becomes completely futile.
The research looks at individual methods, not arbitrary classifications – which is really the only effective way to look at things. What we really need is a system that rewards farmers for environmentally friendly farming practices****. A farmer that uses legume rotations for nitrogen but still needs to use some synthetic N, P, and K to maintain good soil nutrients should be rewarded or recognized somehow if he uses application methods that have been shown to reduce runoff. A farmer that uses integrated pest management to reduce chemical pesticide application that farmer should be recognized.
Perhaps there could be a scoring system where environmentally friendly methods are given a number value and farmers with higher values can seek a higher price from buyers that are interested in such things. I can easily imagine a box of corn flakes labeled "made from corn with E-values of 100 or higher!" Another option might be to revamp the whole subsidy system to focus on farming practices, where farmers could have a financial incentive to choose environmentally friendly practices, epecially in cases where a change from one method to another would have an initial capital cost (like new tilling equipment) or when the change might reduce yields or income.
Let's put aside the petty squabbling and focus on the research that has the potential to guide 100% of farms toward more sustainable methods. Not enough research? Let's demand better federal funding for relevant projects. Let's demand policy that helps all farmers and all land, not just some.
So, farmers organic and conventional, advocates of various farming methods, consumers, economists, policy analysts, everyone… What sorts of incentive systems might work? Would you spend a little more for a product that you knew was made with ingredients that were sustainable grown? Would this whole crazy idea be just too expensive to implement? Would the cost be mitigated by the benefits?
Bahlai CA, Xue Y, McCreary CM, Schaafsma AW, & Hallett RH (2010). Choosing organic pesticides over synthetic pesticides may not effectively mitigate environmental risk in soybeans. PloS one, 5 (6) PMID: 20582315.
* Yes, agribusiness wants something else – money. But I'm talking about people, not corporations here. And if you think organic agribusiness cares any less about money than other companies, you are simply naive.
** I really don't like the word conventional, but it's better than saying "non-organic-certified" every time I want to mention farmers that aren't organic certified.
*** To name one recent study that shows healthier soil under organic methods: Moeskops B, et al. 2010. Soil microbial communities and activities under intensive organic and conventional vegetable farming in West Java, Indonesia. Applied soil ecology 45(2)112-120. Within the confines of this particular study, organic soils are closer to local forest soils, but I bet there are farms which would show the opposite to be true. As with all studies, we have to be careful to remember that the findings apply within the conditions of the study and may or may not apply elsewhere.
****I'm not advocating a dissolution of the certified organic system. It's not perfect, but it's all we've got at the moment. I'm just saying we can have a system that actually works to improve all farms, and organic can keep doing whatever its adherents want.


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This is my 28th autumn at Yankee. For each of those years, the editors have talked for hours about how to best capture on our pages this most singular of New England's seasons. Can we do it just with photographs? Can words […]
By Mel Allen
Aug 31 2007
This is my 28th autumn at Yankee. For each of those years, the editors have talked for hours about how to best capture on our pages this most singular of New England's seasons. Can we do it just with photographs? Can words give our readers a sense of the color marching up the hillsides; the morning cold snap that gives way to warm afternoon sun; the startling sight of leaves blowing across our path, putting a bounce in our step?
We know that we need both photographs and words, but more than anything, we decide each year that our readers will let the season tell its own story: as they travel; or as they simply sit and watch these exquisite days unfold; or, if they live outside our region, as they dream about the New England autumn.
Our job is also to remind our readers that fall is much more than a chance to capture peak color. Look again at our cover shot: the glow of autumn on a Peacham, Vermont, hillside. At first glance, you may think our photographer has captured peak color. But notice the soft green of the grass, the sage and celadon hues lingering in the trees still awaiting their turn. If some trees lack fire-engine red — the prima donna of our colors — notice instead the variations: the russets, the pale purples, the soft yellows. The magic of a New England fall lies in the shadings — all the colors in between the exuberant scarlets and crimsons.
This issue is about the shadings of fall. We've found more than 100 ways to get out and enjoy New England's autumn beauty. Start with our rambles through Vermont's Lamoille County. Then lose yourself in the sheer lush color of our photo essay and see which of our 15 suggestions for fall viewing work for you. Get lost in one of the country's great corn mazes, or escape to a Maine wilderness retreat. In between outdoor excursions, make your way to The Farmers Diner in Quechee, Vermont — then, after sampling Tod Murphy's food, hike into the gorge just up the road. Lastly, I can't think of a time when our popular events calendar will be more useful — it's crammed with places to go. Just take it all in.
Because fall is much more than seeing. To me, it's the most sensual of all our seasons. It's when we hold our county fairs, harvest suppers, and craft shows, our pumpkin festivals and classic-car rallies. It's when we pick apples and drink freshly pressed cider — and if we're lucky, the orchards will have hot doughnuts fresh from the deep-fryer. These days are fleeting; we sense the urgency to experience New England's autumn while it lasts. It's our most intimate love affair with nature. Each tree, each bend in the road, each pond, each meadow brings the possibility of something new — just the way I hope you feel as you turn the pages inside this issue.


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In April 2019, AVA was invited to the Northern Cape SAIMM quarterly convention to engage in knowledge sharing with mines in the area. AVA is a leading digital company that believes in a data-led mine management. AVA offers a digital solution to provide mines with a holistic view of their fleet, assisting these mines in making informed decisions.
At their core, these digital solutions are based within the "Internet of Things" (IoT). Unlike the traditional view of the Internet, the (IoT) refers to the communication between all entities that are connected. This allows for all devices to share data with each other which is then collated to provide a comprehensive view. The more data points that exist, the more information the system is able to access.
It is because of this reason that such digital solutions rely heavily on the collaboration between all stakeholders at these mines. Solutions such as AVA believe in partnerships and the more partners that work together the more the value each mine will receive.
A key example of this is the variance between the start of a shift and the time till first ignition as well as from first ignition to 1st load. Digital systems such as AVA plug into a number of technologies to identify this variance and to see if is above or below the mine average. This allows for mines to ensure efficiency on a daily basis when it comes to shift change.
A second strength to these digital solutions as an "Software as a Service" (SaaS), for a fixed fee per asset you will be entitled to all system updates. If a certain mine requires a unique service and this is then created on the system all mines on the system will have access to this functionality. And as new features are added, there is no additional charge for you and no additional set-up costs. You will also be notified in real-time about these additions and changes to the system.
It was a great evening and AVA unpacked these points as well as a multiple number of other benefits to the attendees. Following the presentation they furnished a number of questions and there spot prizes were given away for the best question as well as a lucky draw. The evening ended with some dinner for all and some networking opportunities.


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But wait, I don't want to have my characters in a tower to unstack w/out
putting up a fight so lets do that too, and ok I can try to take control of
the tower from within, and _these_ units will fight against the other units
in the same stack, and... *blech*
Considering the problems that would go along with units in a stack attacking
one another w/out auto-unstack, better to just say you can't do it. How would
a player feel if he was told that all of his units on a ship were completely
destroyed because the stack leader changed attitudes?
For the other side of the argument: how hard would it be to implement
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This article will help you make sure that Krisp is installed and running on your Windows device. You will need this during the first run, to make sure that your device is ready to use Krisp.
Check if Krisp is installed on your device
Go to Windows Search and type "Krisp" in the search bar. It should find and show the Krisp app.
Hit Enter to launch the app.
If Krisp doesn't appear in the Windows Search results, the app might not be installed on your device.
- If you have admin rights for the device, check Install Krisp article for the installation steps.
- If you don't have admin rights for your device, ask your administrator to install Krisp on it.
Check if Krisp is running on your device
Once Krisp is installed and launched on your Windows device, it will by default open on startup and always run in the background.
To know if Krisp is running on your device, check the taskbar in the lower right corner of your screen. If the Krisp icon is there, it means Krisp is running on your device.
HintClick on the up arrow to see all the icons. If Krisp is there, you can drag it to the taskbar and have it always visible to you.
If the Krisp icon is not there, it means the app is either not launched or not installed.
The icon state will hint to you if Krisp is ready to clean the background noise for you. Check the Krisp icon states in Krisp toolbar icons article.


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Ukrainegate Whistleblower Memo Much Ado About Nothing
President Trump's detractors are quick to seize on anything they can to disparage him, twisting ordinary acts that any President might undertake into evidence of his diabolic nature. The latest Ukrainegate non-issue is yet another example of that. Trump's opponents were quick to point out that the "transcript" President Trump published of his call with […]Continue Reading


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CES 2017 will gather again all global leaders from the consumer electronics industry to present cutting-edge technologies. Organized every year by the American Consumer Technology Association at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, CES is the place to be for every innovator aiming at changing the world through the power of technology.
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Chiropractors treat the causes of pain, not the symptoms
Chiropractic care can't cure everything. In many cases, though, it can reverse the cause of some of your pain. If your neck is out of whack, taking a painkiller will treat the symptoms – but seeing a chiropractor might just correct the cause of the pain. They look specifically to the nervous system of the body. This system controls everything, from reflexive responses like breathing to every movement we make. Since nerves run up the spine and radiate out through the body, chiropractors believe that spine health is everything.
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Don't address bandits as criminals.
Popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has advised that bandits should not be referred to as criminals if Nigerians want them to put down their weapons.
Gumi said the bandits should be treated with nice words and made to see that they are Nigerians and also part of the society.
The cleric who has been meeting with bandits and seeking to end their activities gave the advice during an interview with Arise TV.
He said, "Even the press are criminals too because they are putting oil into fire. These people are listening to you. You don't address them as criminals if you want them to succumb. Youths are ready to put down their weapons. Now, they hear you calling them criminals, how do you want them to cooperate?
"So, you have to show them that they are Nigerians, that they should not hurt children and that they should be law-abiding. This is the language we want to hear (from) the press in assisting us in getting the boys.
"When we talk to them with nice wordings, they are ready to put their weapons down, they are ready to listen to us. But when the language is about criminality, about kill them, jail them, then this is what we end up having."
Gumi stated that the issue has become a nationwide problem, pointing out that a group in the Niger Delta has started agitation.
"You can see the Niger Delta people have already started coming out too to threaten the nation. So, it's a nationwide problem we have with the youths taking weapon because it gives them a false sense of authority, importance," he said.
The cleric said the bandits should be listened to, adding that "the language of criminality should be struck out."
When asked if he believes anybody that kills, rapes, kidnaps and robs people is a criminal, Gumi said "he's a criminal."
"But let me show you one thing. If you are stopped by armed robbers on the road, this word criminal, you will not use it on them. You will tell them good things, obey them so that you will save yourself," he added.


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Does Jesus actually mean that if my faith was deep enough I could literally move a mountain? Honestly, I'm not sure! Obviously in my human mind it seems impossible, but then again, with God all things are possible! My point here isn't to figure out if we can or cannot move a mountain with enough faith, but rather to challenge you on thedepth of your faith. Jesus in this statement, was still implying that with faith things are possible. In the Bible, faith is what brought miraculous healing, what parted the Red Sea, what allowed the ark to be built! The Bible is full of men and women of faith. It would be a great study in your personal time. Hebrews 11:6 says, "And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him." Is God pleased with your faith? Has God asked you to anything by faith? Did you obey?
The Lord has asked me to do a few things in faith. Here are a couple examples:
- This website. If you read Why the Site? [/why-the-site.html], you will understand the purpose for which I started this 10 1/2 months ago. It first started off as me using a free Google site that I just used as a personal site, not sharing with anyone. Then it was laid on my heart the purpose for which God asked me to go public, and that was to share Jesus and how He prunes me. The faith came when I had set up the site and had posted my first blog (which has been permanently deleted accidently). The moment when I had all my Facebook friends- all three hundred some- invited to see my blog. The moment of faith- and the moment I received much opposition from the evil one- was when I clicked on "Send". This was a big deal for me. In high school I was very insecure. I cared a lot of what people in high school thought of me. It was my identity. And all of a sudden, what God was asking me to do was of way more importance than what any of them would think of me. I'm sure many of them think I'm a fool, but I know the King, and to reject Him is a lot more foolish.
- Go off birth control. Joey and I had been married almost 4 years and God laid it upon our hearts for me to get off birth control. I had been on it several years and it was a measure of security I had placed my trust in. Joey and I at the time had thought about having children, but had decided we weren't sure if we wanted any at that time or at all. The burden from God was so heavy, that we knew it was something serious God wanted us to obey. So we did. We prayed and surrendered our plan for our lives to Him. By faith, we were trusting that God's plan was better than our plan. And it was. I got pregnant almost a year after we stopped using birth control. We now have two precious little ones: Oskar, 2 and Mischa, 7months.
- Moving to Barronett. Two and a half years ago, we moved to Barronett, WI. We started feeling stirred to move north (from Fond du Lac, WI) about a year or two before we moved. We had our own reasons why we thought it might be a good idea, but God knew there was a much bigger plan. It was hard to move. On one hand we were excited to start in a new place (of 100 people, by the way!) but it really hard on the other- we were leaving family, good friends, our favorite city that we've lived, a nice house, conveniences, comforts, our church- lots. But the leading to move here was strong, and we couldn't resist. Since we've moved here, the Lord has used people from our church and the church itself to develop much deeper roots in Jesus. Since there isn't much to do in a town of 100, we also have had much time to spend with Him, and He has pruned us right back to the branches. God has changed us so much since we've been here. He has given us new purposes in life, been building us as leaders, challenged us to live by faith- even more than we thought, and given us great people to speak into our lives. We are new people.
Without faith, many things are impossible. God uses our faith to move in us. When we step in faith and God shows up and does something divine, it draws us so much closer to Him. It allows us to take bigger steps. It allows God to do bigger things. He wants us to trust Him. Remember when God asked Moses to speak to Pharoah in Exodus 4, and Moses told God that he wasn't a good speaker, use someone else. Even after God said, "Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak." That is amazing! God was asking Moses to have faith, and trust in Him rather than in himself, but Moses did not obey. He asked God to use someone else.
What stories of faith do you have? Do you have memories of not obeying God asking you to trust Him? I encourage you to take a small step of faith today, and ask God to give you more faith. Ask Him to give you an opportunity to trust Him. When He asks you to have faith, trust Him, and obey. It has always been a blessing to be obedient. God wants to do great things in and through us, but it requires us to have faith and do what He asks.
I would love to hear some of your faith stories, email me at email@example.com with them!


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This report summarises the responses to Ofsted's 'Better inspection for all' consultation, which ran from 9 October to 5 December 2014. We sought to gather the views of all interested parties and the consultation was open to the general public. We consulted on the following proposals for changes to inspection, to be introduced in September 2015:
- Proposal 1: a Common Inspection Framework for all early years settings on the Early Years Register, maintained schools and academies, non-association independent schools and further education (FE) and skills providers.
- Proposal 2: short inspections for maintained schools, academies and FE and skills providers that were judged good at their last full inspection. These short inspections would be conducted approximately every three years.
- Proposal 3: conducting a full inspection of non-association independent schools within a three-year period.
- How we inspect and how to gather evidence.
Original consultation
Consultation description
This is a consultation on Ofsted's proposals for a new framework for the inspection of maintained schools, academies, further education and skills providers, non-association independent schools and registered early years settings.
We are seeking the widest possible range of views from those who have an interest in these different types of providers to ensure that the new inspection framework takes proper account of the needs and circumstances of all interested parties.
The consultation and questionnaire documents
The consultation documents are available in two formats:
- the Word version of the questionnaire can be filled in by hand or on your computer
- the PDF version of the questionnaire can be filled in by hand.
You can also download the consultation document in either format and then complete the online questionnaire.
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By accessing and using this website ("the TOYOTA site"), you accept this policy without limitation or qualification. Your access to the TOYOTA site is therefore subject to this policy as well as to applicable laws.Toyota respects your privacy. This Data Protection Policy (the Policy) describes how we process personal data, which personal data we collect and why we collect it, with whom we share this personal data, how we protect it, and the choices you can make about how we use your personal data.This Policy applies to any personal data collected, held or processed by or on behalf of Toyota Ireland, its affiliated companies and subsidiaries (hereinafter together referred to as Toyota) relating to any individual in his/her dealings with Toyota as customer, consumer or general public. The scope of this Policy also includes all the websites, applications, online sales promotions or games, mobile sites and apps, sponsored social media platforms and any other online initiatives that are owned by Toyota, where personal data is processed. Unless an express consent is required by the data privacy laws of your country, by using one of our media, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information by us as described in this Policy. If you chose not to provide us with your personal information, in most cases, we will not be able to provide you with our products and services or information about them. The requirements of this Policy are in addition to, not in substitution for, any other requirements under the applicable data protection laws and regulations. In case of conflict between the applicable data protection laws and regulations and the provisions of this Policy, the applicable data protection laws and regulations shall prevail. Toyota may amend this Policy at any point in time. Please check this Policy periodically to inform yourself of any changes.
(a) Data Controller means the organisation which determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, any Personal Data is Processed. For the purposes of this Policy, the Data Controller(s) are Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA (Avenue du Bourget 60, 1140 Bruxelles, Belgium) and each of the Toyota group companies listed in Appendix A.
(b) Data Processor means the individual and/or organisation which Processes Personal Data on behalf of the Data Controller.
(c) Data Protection Officer or DP Officer means the data protection officer appointed by Toyota in the relevant jurisdiction. (d) Data Subjects means all individuals about whom Toyota holds Personal Data.
(e) EEA means the European Economic Area (which is composed of the EU Member States and Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein).
(f) Personal Data is any data relating to a living individual which allows the individual to be identified, whether from the data alone, or in combination with other information. A description of the Personal Data Processed by Toyota is set out under section [2] below.
(g) Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon Personal Data, such as the collection, recording, organization, storage, adaption or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction of Personal Data.
(h) Sensitive Personal Data means, among others, Personal Data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership, and the Processing of data concerning health or sex life.
Special provisions apply to the Processing of Sensitive Data.
2.1 We value the Personal Data entrusted to us and we are committed to Processing Personal Data in a fair, transparent and secure way. The key principles of this Policy are as follows:
- Data Collection: we will only collect Personal Data by fair, lawful and transparent means.Data Minimisation: we will limit the collection of Personal Data to what is directly relevant and necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy.Purpose limitation: we will only Process your Personal Data for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further Process your Personal Data in a way incompatible with those purposes.Accuracy: we will keep your Personal Data accurate and up to date.
- Data Security: we will implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure an appropriate level of security in relation to the risks represented by the Processing and the nature of the Personal Data to be protected. Such measures provide for the prevention of any unauthorised disclosure or access, accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, or alteration and any other unlawful form of Processing.
- Access and Rectification: we will Process your Personal Data in line with your privacy rights.Retention: we will retain your Personal Data in a manner consistent with the applicable data protection laws and regulations. In any event, we will not keep your Personal Data longer than is necessary for the purposes set out in this Policy.International transfers: we will ensure that any Personal Data transferred outside the EU/EEA is adequately protected.Third Parties: we will ensure that access to and transfers of Personal Data to third parties are carried out in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations and with suitable contractual safeguards.Direct Marketing and cookies: where we send you promotional materials or place cookies on your computer, we will ensure that we do so in accordance with the applicable laws.
3.1 Personal Data you provide us directly.
We collect information directly from you when you:
choose to participate in our offers and programs; create an account on our websites or in our mobile applications; call or email us, or otherwise provide information directly to us; interact with us in social media.
The Personal Data you provide to us directly can include:
- Personal data that you provide at different points of contact with Toyota and might be shared between Toyota entities to provide you with the best possible products, services and offers and to align the engagement based on your needs and preferences:
- Identification data
- Personal identifying information: name, title, address (private and professional), previous addresses, telephone number (residential, business), e-mail address, nationality
- Personal characteristics : age, gender, date of birth, place of birth, marital status and nationality
- Vehicle information : current and previous brand and type of vehicle, Vehicle Identification Number, Number plate, selected optional equipment, purchase, rental or leasing, etc.
- Lifestyle: details on the consumption of goods or services, behaviour of the individual or his/her family, social contacts, complaints, incidents or accidents, use of media and means of communication, incl. Facebook account, Twitter account, Linked-in account, instagram…
- Professional information: occupation
- Household Composition : Marriage or present form of cohabitation, name of the spouse or partner, details of other members of the family or household.
- Hobbies and interests : Leisure activities and interests: hobbies, sports and other interests.
- Affiliations : other than professional, political or union, affiliations to charitable or voluntary organizations, clubs, associations, unions, organizations, groups, etc.
- In case of need to verify your ID or driver's licence (e.g. test drives, replacement car) data that will be collected from you can include:
IDs assigned by us, identification data, issued by the public services, other than the national registration number: number of identity card, passport, driving license, Copy of ID, Passport, Driver's licence. Such data will only be used for administration of the test drive.
- When interacting with Toyota through online channels (e.g. website) the following information can be captured (in accordance with the cookies policy): Electronic identification data, IP addresses, cookies, moments of connection...
- For connected car services the following data can be collected:Electronic data location: GSM, GPS.5. When purchasing or applying for financial service offering or insurances, the following data can be collected and treated under the local banking legislation (i.e. it will not be shared with any other entities of Toyota):
Financial features (only in relation with financial services offerings): Income/possessions of Data Subject and his/her partner, solvency, assessment of income, financial status, credit rating, details relating to insurance, professional activities of the data subject and their partner, conventions and agreements. Housing characteristics : Address of housing, housing type, own house or leased, length of stay at this address, rent, charges, classification of housing, valuation details, names of key holders.6. When contacting you through our call centers (e.g. for satisfaction surveys) we might record the calls in order continuously improve the quality of our services:Sound recordings : Recording on tape, call recording.7. For special events (e.g reveal of new car) Toyota might take – with your permission – photos and videos of you: Image recordings : Films, photographs, video recordings, digital photos.
3.2 Personal Data we receive from third parties
We may obtain the same categories of Personal Data about you from third parties such as our network of authorized Toyota sales agents, other group companies, carefully selected business partners who provide products and services under one of our brands, and any other third party who may lawfully pass to us information about you.
3.3 Personal Data we collect automatically
We may collect certain information by automated means (eg cookies, log-file, wif-fi access points web beacons) when you visit websites and digital applications and services. For further information on these technologies, we refer to section [8] of this Policy.
4.1 Toyota may Process the Personal Data for the following purposes (the Purposes):
Information Requests: to answer your questions or to respond to your requests;Technical Use and your Security: to allow us to remember your car's maintenance and to inform you about any technical remarks relating to the safety of your car;Contests, Offers, Events and Surveys: to organise contests, programs, offers, open doors, test drives etc. in which you participate; Newsletter: to send you newsletters (provided that you have subscribed to the Toyota newsletter on one of the Toyota websites); Interest-based: to tailor our communication and information to your interests; Direct Marketing: to send you email and/or postal messages or contact you by phone or via the social media or any contact channel you have supplied to us with information about Toyota brands and other content we think may be of interest to you, including brand and service information from carefully selected business partners, subject to section [X] of this Policy; Customer administration: including management of orders, billing of services and products, monitoring of solvency, registration of customers and profiling of customers based on their purchases; Advertising, marketing and public relations: including advertising and marketing Toyota's business and activities, studying of consumer preferences, and promoting public relations in connection with Toyota's business and activities; Accounts: including keeping accounts relating to any business and activity carried out by Toyota and keeping records of purchases, sales and transactions; Safety and security: any method, system or process used by Toyota to protect its physical and intellectual property, to protect its economic and financial interests and to protect the integrity of its directors, employees and customers. IT support and development; Compliance and legal claims: including ensuring compliance with legal obligations or establishing, exercising or defending legal claims; Credit management: including the granting of a credit and activities relating to the follow up and reimbursement of credits; Brokerage services: including intermediation between final customer and finance entities granting insurance and credits; Scientific, historical and statistical research: including the collection and processing of personal data for statistical surveys (or necessary to reach statistical results), analysing earlier events, and establishing patterns and rules of conduct; To prepare for and carry out a merger, take-over, transfer of an undertaking, transfer of assets or any other type of corporate transaction; and Any other purpose described and communicated to you prior to using your Personal Data for such other purpose.
4.2 Toyota shall only Process Personal Data to the extent that it is required for the Purposes and for any other purpose specifically permitted by the applicable data protection laws and regulations.
4.3 To the extent required under the applicable data protection laws and regulations, Toyota shall notify the Processing of Personal Data to the relevant authorities.
5.1 It is important for us to maintain accurate and up to date records of your Personal Data. Please inform us of any changes to or errors in your Personal Data as soon as possible by contacting Toyota Ireland. We will take reasonable steps to make sure that any inaccurate or out-of-date data is deleted, destroyed or amended accordingly.
6.1 You have the right to access the Personal Data we hold about you and, if such Personal Data is inaccurate or incomplete, to request the rectification or erasure of such Personal Data. If you require further information in relation to your privacy rights or would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact Toyota Ireland.
7.1 We shall retain your Personal Data in a manner consistent with the applicable data protection laws and regulations. We will only retain your Personal Data for as long as necessary to comply with the applicable laws and regulations or for the Purposes for which we Process your Personal Data. For guidance on how long certain Personal Data is likely to be kept before being destroyed, please contact Toyota Ireland.
8.1 We shall ensure that appropriate technical and organisational security measures are taken against unlawful or unauthorised Processing of Personal Data, and against the misuse, destruction, disclosure, acquisition, accidental loss of, or damage to Personal Data. Personal Data shall only be processed by a third party Data Processor if that Data Processor agrees to comply with those technical and organisational measures.
8.2 Maintaining data security means guaranteeing the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Personal Data:(a) Confidentiality: we will protect your Personal Data from disclosure to third parties. (b) Integrity: we will protect your Personal Data from being modified by unauthorised third parties. (c) Availability: we will ensure that authorized parties are able to access your Personal Data when needed.
8.3 Security procedures include:
(a) Security Policy Security PolicyRisk analysis and assessment
(b) Organization and human aspect of securityInformation classificationInformation and training of personnelDisciplinary measures in case of non-compliancePersonnel commitment to confidentialityImpact in outsourcing contracts
(c) Physical and environmental safetySecuring physical accessPrevention, detection and processing of the physical dangers (fire, water damages, etc.)Backup System
(d) Network SecurityLogical access securityList of the concerned personnel Authentication system
(e) Access logging, tracking and analysis
(f) Monitoring, review and maintenance
(g) Management of security incidents and continuityManagement system of security incidentsRecovery, disaster of rescue plan Continuity plan
(h) Complete and updated documentation.
9.1 To contact our Data Protection Officer or if you have a query in relation to this Policy or our Processing of your Personal Data please contact Toyota Ireland.
10.1 We will only use your Personal Data for the purpose of sending promotional material via electronic means (e.g. email, SMS or MMS) if we have obtained your prior consent. You can withdraw your consent at any point in time, by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the promotional material or by contacting Toyota Ireland. In addition, by adjusting your privacy settings on the relevant device or updating your user or account profile, you can make a variety of choices about how you want to be contacted by us, through which channel, for which purpose and how often.
We use "cookies" to identify you when you visit the Toyota.ie site and to build up a demographic profile. A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information back from the browser. Find out more about the use of cookies on http://www.cookiecentral.com
12.1 For the above mentioned Purposes, we may disclose your Personal Data to the following categories of recipients: Authorised staff members of the Toyota Group Corporate affiliates and subsidiary companies of the Toyota group; Our advertising, marketing and promotional agencies: to help us deliver and analyse the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and promotions; Business partners: trusted companies that may use your Personal Data to provide you with the services and/or the products you requested and/or that may provide you with marketing materials (provided that you have consented to receiving such marketing materials).We ask such companies to always act in compliance with applicable laws and this privacy policy and to pay high attention to the confidentiality of your personal information. Service providers: companies that provide services for or on behalf of Toyota, for the purposes of such services. Other parties when required by law or as necessary to protect Toyota: Toyota may share your Personal with other third parties:
- to comply with the law, regulatory requests, court orders, subpoena, or legal process;
- to verify or enforce compliance with Toyota's policies and agreements; and
- to protect the rights, property or safety of Toyota and/or its customers;Other parties in connection with corporate transactions: Toyota may share your Personal Data with other third parties in the context of a divestiture of all or a portion of its business, or otherwise in connection with a merger, consolidation, change in control, reorganisation or liquidation of all or part of Toyota's business;Other parties with your consent or upon your instruction: Toyota may share your Personal Data with third parties when you consent to or request such sharing; andAny other third party communicated to you by Toyota prior to sharing tour Personal Data with that third party.
Be aware that recipients as referred to above –especially service providers who may offer products and services to you through Toyota applications or via their own channels– may separately collect data from you and are therefore solely responsible for the control thereof. Your dealings with such a service provider shall fall under the terms and conditions of such service provider.
If you purchase a car or another product or service from one of our authorized dealers or if you give them your personal information, you will have a separate relationship with this dealer. In this case, they become the data controller of your personal information, possibly together with us. For all request about the use of your personal information by your dealer, please make contact with them.
If you use a specific login from a social network like your Facebook username, Toyota records your data available on this social network and for which you explicitly allowed the communication through the selected App.
Toyota sometimes facilitates the publication of (personal) data via social media such as Twitter and Facebook. These social media have their own terms of use which you yourself are required to take into account and observe if you make use of them. Publication on social media may have (undesired) consequences, including for your privacy or that of persons whose data you share, such as the impossibility of withdrawing publication in the short term. You must estimate these consequences yourself, for you are taking the decision about the publication on these media. Toyota does not accept any responsibility in that regard.
15.1 Your Personal Data may be transferred to any of the recipients identified in this Policy, some of which may be outside the EU/EEA, and may be Processed by us and any of these recipients in any country worldwide. The countries to which your Personal Data is transferred may not offer an adequate level of protection. In connection with any transfer of Personal Data to countries that do not offer the same level of protection as in the EU/EEA, Toyota shall implement appropriate measures to ensure an adequate level of protection of your Personal Data.
We want to be as transparent possible with you, so that you can make meaningful choices about how you want that we use your information.
We can contact you by post and by phone, and if you give us your prior consent to do so, by email, SMS and other electronics means.Your choices:
In this context, you can make a variety of choices about how you want to be contacted by us, through which channel (e.g. email, mail, Social Media, …), for which purpose and how frequently, by adjusting the privacy setting on the relevant device or updating your user or account profile or by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the communication.
Please note that by default, if you don't make a choice, you will receive our promotional communications at the following frequency: at date of publication.
Your personal information
You may always contact us by post or email to find out what personal information we have concerning you and the origin of these.
Your corrections
If you find any mistake in your personal information or if you find it incomplete or incorrect, you may also require from us that we correct it or complete it.
Your objections
You may also object to the use of your data for direct marketing purpose (if you prefer, you can also precise us though which channel and how frequently you prefer to be contacted by us) or to the sharing of your personal information with third party for the same purpose.
Finally you may require us to erase any data concerning you (except in some cases, for example to proof a transaction or when required by law).
17.1 For any privacy issues, questions or complaints concerning the application of this Policy or to exercise your rights of access or rectification within the context of this Policy, you may contact Toyota Ireland.


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- Twitter and Me! Why It's The Only Social Media Tool I Use.
With all the excitement about the Crunchies awards, I thought I should cast my ballot: Twitter. No, not because it's the best product (I think Android is), but because it has impacted me the most. To young TechCrunch readers, this post will seem pretty lame. An old professor trying to seem hip by writing about social networking. Yawn. But I've never been a fan of social media. I have more than 500 connections on LinkedIn, but have never invited anyone to network with me. I've never used LinkedIn to ask anyone for an introduction. I never had a blog (I find it much more effective to write for BusinessWeek and TechCrunch). I never had a Myspace account (does anyone still use Myspace?). Even when I signed up for Facebook, I did it reluctantly because I kept getting friend requests and wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
But Twitter is a different. I get a stream of concise notes from people who want to bring things to my attention and from news outlets. I can follow anyone who seems extraordinarily interesting (and doesn't tweet about brushing their teeth every morning). I can read up about people I'm not following any time I want. And I get immediate feedback to my ideas.
I didn't feel this way a few months ago. To me, Twitter seemed like another silly tool for kids to tell each other how much alcohol they had just consumed. But a respected professor of journalism at Columbia University, Sree Sreenivasan (@sreenet) kept sending me emails suggesting I sign up for his webcasts on Twitter for journalists. And he kept telling me I would "be a natural" on Twitter. Why would I send streams of short messages to people I don't know, I wondered? Sree insisted I try it. So I did. And he became my first follower.
It was pretty lonely at first, tweeting to myself, and I was rapidly losing interest. Having six followers (two of which wanted me to check out their sexy pictures) seemed pretty embarrassing. Then BusinessWeek's former community editor, Shirley Brady (@shirleybrady) came to my rescue and tweeted to ask her followers to follow me. Soon I had over a hundred people to talk to and it didn't seem so bad. But my tweeting quickly went beyond conversations and into new and better ways of accomplishing tasks.
Last July, my research team published a paper about the backgrounds and motivations of entrepreneurs. I created a slide show on this for BusinessWeek. One reader asked me a question which haunted me: what is the difference between a small business owner and an entrepreneur? I had assumed that everyone who starts a business was an entrepreneur. But the more I researched this topic, the more obvious it became that there was no clear answer.
So I went to my new friend: Twitter. I asked my followers if they could help me solve this puzzle. Before I knew it, I had received several insightful responses. I ended up writing this BusinessWeek piece which featured Sue Drakeford, Miss Nebraska 2001 (yes, she does tweet). Since then, I've had my Twitter followers help me with most of the articles I've written. They provide a sounding board, valuable feedback and examples. I've quoted several followers who offered themselves up as sources (see my last post on stealth companies – Preetam Mukherjee(@_marcellus) was one of my followers as was Alex Kosorukoff(@alexko3), who I highlighted in a post about the Founders Visa).
More recently, I've been getting demands from my Twitter followers for articles. My post on selling and why everyone in a tech company should have sales training came about after a series of Twitter requests. I'm writing a piece on women in engineering which is inspired by Women 2.0 founder Shaherose Charania (@shaherose) and Cisco CTO, Padmasree Warrior (@padmasree). And I'm writing a follow-up to the post on stealth because twitter followers have been bombarding me with questions about protecting intellectual property. I've joked that my Twitter followers seem to be setting my research and writing agenda these days and it's not that far from the truth.
So, Twitter has become a very useful tool. I hope I never become like Sarah Lacy (@saracuda), though. On our recent trip to Jaipur, India, she tweeted while sitting on an elephant. I kid you not. She wanted to let Twitter founder Evan Williams (@ev) know she was the first to do this.
At present I have 3600 followers and they keep coming out of the woodwork. Many are amazing people. I follow only a few because I can't keep up with all the conversations. If a follower looks very interesting I do try to at least read some of their tweetstream. I click on their names on Tweetdeck and read their last 20 posts. I have a few people I like to read closely for different purposes and topics. In that way, too, Twitter is amazing as its the most efficient mechanism I have ever seen to allow me to peruse the thoughtstreams of others who live all over the world.
I firmly believe that of all forms of social media, Twitter (or more accurately, microblogging) is the only one that could have achieved this sort of effect. Writing a full blog post is time consuming and comments can be lengthy. Who wants to read or police all of them? IM is essentially a one-to-one communications tool. Facebook has elements of microblogging but it's not really the kind of place where I want to share thoughts about immigration reform, if you know what I mean. With Twitter, I learned it in an hour, became proficient in a few more, and spend no more than 20 minutes per day on this. Because the message size is so concise, I find people say important things (or silly things, but at least they are short silly things). So Evan and Biz, you have my vote for the Crunchies, guaranteed.
Editor's note: It should go without saying that Vivek doesn't get any special votes for the Crunchies other than what any TechCrunch reader gets. You can vote for your favorite startups for the Crunchies here. And you can follow him on Twitter at @vwadhwa.
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Connections: Interface: USB 3.0
Video and Audio Input: HDMI
720 x 480 (60p), 720 x 576 (50p), 1280 x 720p (50p), 1280 x 720p(60p), 1920 x 1080 (50i), 1920 x 1080 (60i), 1920 x 1080 (24p), 1920 x 1080 (25p), 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (50p), 1920 x 1080 (60p).
Software compatibility
OBS Studio (windows,OS X);
Windows Media Encoder (Windows);
Adobe Flash Media Live -Encoder (Windows, OS X);
Real Producer Plus (Windows);
VLC (Windows, OS X, Linux);
QuickTime Broadcaster (OS X);
QuickTime Player (OS X);
Wirecast (Windows,OS X);
Potplayer(Windows)and etc.
Record Quality: Max 1080P 60fps.
System Requirement
Windows 7,8,10, OS X 10.9 or later, Linux.
PC: Intel Core i5-3400 + NVIDIA GT630,
NB: Intel Core i7-3537U 2.0 GHz + NVIDIA GT735,
Mac: i5 quad-core or above, VGA card supporting DirectX 10, Sound card, 4GB RAM,
Powered USB 3.0 port: Intel chipset with native USB 3.0 host controller (Renesas, Fresco …).
Color: White
Material: ABS
Size: 8.8X5.5X2.5CM
1 X USB 3.0 HD Game Capture Device
1 X USB3.0 cable
1 X User manual
Only the above package content, other products are not included.
Note: Light shooting and different displays may cause the color of the item in the picture a little different from the real thing. The measurement allowed error is +/- 1-3cm.


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How to Get Over Your Fear of Being Seen
One of the harder lessons I've had to learn over the time building each of my 4 businesses, it's that unless you're actually putting yourself 'out there' and getting seen (aka, being visible)… you know, interacting, engaging, and actually socializing with your people (= your target audience – which, if you've targeted them correctly, should be filled with your ideal clients)…
Then they simply won't be open and receptive to getting to know you.
And if they don't know you – they won't readily trust you.
The importance of being seen all comes down to THIS:
No visibility = No connection = No trust = No signups or sales of your services, programs & products.
But, the very thought of self-promotion can induce phobia-level fear in certain people. For example, I have a client that I'm working with right now who said to me on our first meeting:
"Krista, I totally get it… the whole 'putting yourself out there' thing in order to build my brand. I've worked so hard just to get to this point with my business (she owns a very popular fitness franchise), that I just don't want to mess it up now!
But I feel nauseous at the thought of doing a photoshoot and having to post stuff about myself. It just feels gross to me!"
She actually used the words 'nauseous' and 'gross' to describe her feelings about being more visible!
The top 3 fears that most health & nutrition pros have around "visibility"
… especially online – where everyone seems to have such polished images going on these days!!
- Thinking that you need celebrity status – or need to look like one. (Ya don't.)
- Thinking that you need to be a professional motivational speaker in order to captivate your audience. (Ya don't.)
- Thinking you need to be "everywhere" all the time in order to connect and engage with your audience. (Ya don't.)
While all of those thoughts don't hold true in my books, I will say that if you DO want your Health & Nutrition business to grow, especially in the online space, it's important to get out of your comfort zone and do things you may not have ever thought you would.
But, here's the deal: as a Health & Nutrition pro, who is also a small business owner and very likely a solopreneur at this point – YOU are the "face of your brand", whether you like it or not. And, simply put, you have to get more visible.
Like really put yourself out there, in order to make a memorable impression AND make genuine connections. Which I do totally get can be super scary and is probably very daunting to even think about – as it is at this very moment for my nauseous client!
But, rather than fearing it, try to embrace it – because carving out your own personal brand can be a very powerful business tool.
In fact, it can become the basis of your entire business! Keeping in mind that your brand is actually an extension of YOU — and your products, your programs, and your services.
Ok, I've said it: promoting yourself is really scary, so how do you just get over it?
It's true that the very thought of self-promotion can induce phobia-level fear in certain people — and that's usually because deep down you don't truly believe that the work you do provides VALUE to those you're offering it to.
So please don't fool yourself into thinking that your fear is based solely on "what will people think of me" and "I don't know enough"… because it's almost always coming from a place of "what if people don't see value in me"
And if YOU don't believe your value, then YOUR PEOPLE won't believe it – and again, there's no trust-building happening.
This is ultimately a function of Imposter Syndrome or feeling like a fraud in your business as well as the dual fears of both failure AND success.
Know and believe in your value. Click To Tweet
There's no doubt that self-promotion is crucial to attracting clients and ultimately, selling your services, and programs. However, that doesn't mean you'll suddenly become comfortable doing it and can just jump onto the scene like a reality show celebrity!
Tips for how to get more comfortable (and confident) putting yourself "out there" and being seen – and heard!
1 | Know your target audience inside and out — If you don't, that right there could be the lion's share of your current self-promotion fears in your business.
When you've zeroed in on WHO they are, then you can not only create high quality, relevant content that you know they need and want, but you'll feel much more confident in promoting that content.
Plus, you'll be putting yourself out there as the expert in your field that you truly want to be recognized as.
2 | Find other people who just "get it" — immerse yourself in groups and communities of other health & wellness entrepreneurs who've been where you are, who ARE where you are and who just "get" where you are. This will boost your confidence and offer the assurance that you're not alone in your business journey.
Support and accountability partners are key. Click To Tweet
3 | Use daily affirmations — Write them on sticky notes and place somewhere prominent so you're reminded:
- I have something of real VALUE to offer that my people want and need.
- I am skilled, knowledgeable, and have unique talents & strengths – that others will recognize and VALUE.
- I am no better or worse than the people that I need to impress with my offerings. We are both just regular humans.
Very Well Mind blog says: Read or recite your affirmations at least once a day, preferably more. Looking at yourself in the mirror can help the affirmation sink in.
The goal is to replace your negative self-talk with positive messages and repeat them until you genuinely believe them. (Kick those limiting beliefs to the curb where they belong!)
4 | Shift your mindset – from Promotion to Expression — I'm all about mindset work these days (both personally and professionally), and I've come to learn that self-promotion – that others can connect well with, comes from someone who knows how to express themselves in a relatable way.
This is a fundamental shift from I HAVE to promote myself to I GET to express myself – and again, knowing your value is at the very core of each of those things.
5 | Get over yourself! — Sorry if this sounds harsh, but most people won't care about all the little things that you care about and are focusing on as much as you're imagining they do and will!
Consider that even if some website visitors don't like your latest blog article or some of your social media followers don't resonate with a particular post or one of your offerings seems like a total miss to people you thought it would hit the mark with… they won't be ruminating on it – like you probably will be!
They're simply going to move on and forget that they didn't like your… whatever it was.
6 | As Nike says, 'Just do it'! The more you do it, the better you'll feel about it. So it's good practice to make videos or photoshoots (face-forward stuff) part of your regular business routine. Maybe you'll never learn to love it, but it'll start taking the fear out of being in front of the camera – and more visible to your audience.
(Fake it 'til you make it, right?!)
7 | Get out into your community and seek out more speaking opportunities to give you as much "face time" as possible.
This will build your confidence and get you over the fear of being in the spotlight, whether it's in front of a live audience or in front of a camera.
8 | Don't be afraid to be chatty! Pretend the camera lens or microphone is your friend, and have a conversation. Try not to be robotic or stiff 'cuz total buzzkill.
And yes, that is how you sound. Nobody likes their voice on recordings, but think of it this way – everyone else hears your voice the way it sounds recorded, and they don't seem to mind!
For example, have you ever tried audio blogging, instead of just writing a blog post? It's a nice spin on content creation for your audience and pleases all of those skimmers because they can start and stop whenever they like!
While self-promotion and being visible is crucial to attracting clients and ultimately, selling your services & programs – that doesn't mean you'll suddenly become comfortable doing it and jump onto the scene like an overnight celebrity.
However, hopefully, some of these tips for getting more comfortable about putting yourself 'out there' were helpful. Plus, you'll be more confident in being seen AND heard by all the right people 😉


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It's the same story every week for Redskins head coach Jay Gruden when it comes to getting Aflred Morris more involved. Geoff Burke USA TODAY Sports
Washington Redskins running back followed up an excellent offseason with 121 rushing yards in the team's regular season opener. He has gained just 181 yards over the last six games after Week 1. Head coach Jay Gruden believes that it's important to get Morris involved more often going forward.
"We've got to get Alfred going, no question about it," Gruden said on Monday to reporters during his conference call, per the Washington Times. "He didn't get many looks again yesterday. The last three weeks, like you said, have been rough outings for him. As far as the touches that he gets, they haven't been pretty. I still intend on using both of them though. I think Matt [Jones] does a great job of coming in here and giving you a different little flavor as far as the running backs. He's a little bit bigger. I think both of them will get their touches but we do have to get Alfred going. But we're not giving up on Alfred just because he's had three tough weeks in a row. But it's not all on Alfred obviously."
Part of the blame for Morris' struggled belongs to the offensive line's inability to consistently create up front, but Morris isn't doing that group any favors. The Redskins have also used a heavy rotation at running back, with both Matt Jones and Chris Thompson mixing in. Morris is a volume runner who gets better with more touches.
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Tera Simon
Atlantic BT | @tcaldsimon
This is a quick recap of last year's ConvergeSE talk that Tera gave. She's back again this year to bring more insight into the role of Digital Project Manager. We got a sneak peek at Front End Conference earlier this month and I have to tell you, it's chock full of great stuff. Also, Tera is a recent addition to the UMS Wrecking Crew!
Be sure to join us and Tera at this year's ConvergeSE in Columbia, SC.
The State of the State: the Digital Transformation of NC.gov
Most organizations have service agreements. NC.gov has a mandate: to serve every citizen, non-profit and business in the State of North Carolina. NC.gov was struggling to meet these demands. While all the information one might need was available somewhere within NC.gov's network of agency websites, finding it was challenging. NC.gov problem was a crisis of usability. As a result, many visitors were frustrated and opted to call agency offices directly, which resulted in slower response times and even more frustration. NC.gov was also on the search for an internal transformation within the state that may change how agencies work together, and how they think about their content and the services they provide to the public. NC.gov needed a transformation. A transformation in design, user experience and technology infrastructure that would better serve its audience.
This is a discussion of how Atlantic BT solved a tough digital problem to bring about North Carolina's Digital Transformation. We were asked to create a unified look and feel, that shows coordination across the state, will provide better customer service and predictable interface. Up-to-date, robust functionality, accessibility for all devices and for all audiences, and easy-to-maintain websites were also key to this project. I'll provide you with a high level project overview, the problems that NC.gov faced and the methods and best practices that Atlantic BT brought to the table to create a digital transformation. The quest became known as the digital commons because we are working together to make each of the government sites highly informative, useful, and easy to use.
About Tera:
Fondly known as a Southern Belle with Yankee flair, Tera Simon is currently the Director of Client Engagement for Atlantic BT in Raleigh, NC with over a decade of Project Management experience, Tera has helped define, document and implement process within ABT. Her attention to detail and grasp of usability empower her to see projects evolve on schedule and within scope, while achieving the high level of quality that she is recognized for delivering. Tera has the ability to combine traditional graphic design awareness and new media technologies with classic sensibilities, and apply this not just to her clients' projects, but also to her team.


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Rachel Reinert is a writer/artist from Southern California now based in Nashville, TN.
As a teenager Rachel moved to Nashville from Southern California & found near immediate success as a member of the group Gloriana. Gloriana shot to the top of the charts & The group went on to win the American Music Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, the ACM Award for Top New Vocal Group, & toured the globe with Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow, & numerous others. In 2015, after almost a decade with the band & three albums (Warner Bros.), Rachel knew that if she was ever going to fulfill her life's ambitions, it was time. She rolled the dice, walking away from Gloriana & the team behind her to begin her journey of becoming the solo artist she knew she was meant to be.
Rachel spent four years discovering her own original sound & writing songs that reflect her true self & signed a recording & publishing deal with Green Iris Records & Still Working Music. Rachel Reinert released her first ever full length solo album, Into the Blue, on March 13, 2020.
Link to listen to Into The Blue: https://open.spotify.com/album/0pFF72yBJlRMbheYWOQ03n?si=0SqrrM9oQl6THBy-CBmSuQ


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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
The photo says it all?
Good mail day, received yummies from the sponsors of Pencil Lines. Collected my July assignment from Laine's. Had a good, comes-from-the-belly-laugh with Betty which make me smile, up until now. (thanks Girl!)
Still very much engrossed in the life of Ellen Parsons, Patty Hewes, Arthur Frobisher and the likes. Had to force myself to switch the tv off and go to bed every single night. Missing Sham, which is a huge shock to Nidhi since I never say "I miss Daddy" out loud to any of them. But yesterday, I was brushing her hair when I told her " I miss Daddy. . . " and she was like, " WHAT??!! WHY??!!" LOL. Must be weird for her. Bless her heart.
If you could, send my girl Stephanie some hugs will ya? J is leaving for Afghanistan in around 24 hours. I admire them a lot.. him for leaving his family, for his country. Her, for everything else. One tough chick, that girl.
One digi layout to share with you... one super simple page. One I did to remind me to slow down and enjoy the ride! Got the quote from one of many inspiring wallpapers from Real Simple.
Background Paper, Frame - Katie Pertiet, Designer Digitals.
Swirls, Brown Paper (swirls) - Dana Zarling, Designer Digitals.
I need to make a card for someone special. . . guess I'll work on that next.
*still smiling*
Yup, life is good. Life is great in fact.
Posted by Sasha Farina
5 comments :
- stephanie howell said...
you are darling, talented, and such a sweet friend.
thank you, love.
- July 9, 2008 at 8:59 PM
- doris sander said...
yay for a good day!
gorgeous layout. love the way you framed the flowers. :D
- July 10, 2008 at 9:19 AM
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- July 10, 2008 at 10:21 AM
- Creative Busy Bee said...
Love all yr projects! You have a wonderful blog!!
- July 11, 2008 at 12:00 PM
- Denise said...
Wow, thanks for sharing your wonderful layout....it makes me feel great! It is so true!
- July 11, 2008 at 11:48 PM
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