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Ascension Quality Materials Relies on Coretex for Optimum Efficiency
May 21, 2019
Article originally posted on Modern Work-Truck Solutions
For an industry where every minute is critical, it only makes sense that a fleet rely on the most accurate and nearest to real-time information as possible. Lagging fleet management systems with malfunctioning devices and complicated user interfaces have no place in the ready mix and aggregate industry, and some companies are waving goodbye to those subpar solutions.
One company in Louisiana, Ascension Quality Materials LLC, has found its solution with Coretex—a fleet management solutions provider that delivers services worldwide to more than 70,000 vehicles in the construction, mixed fleet, and waste and recycling industries.
Ascension Quality Materials has provided quality ready mix services to communities in Louisiana for two decades. The company has seven plants and employs 64 trucks with more on the way. Ascension Quality Materials' concrete specialists ensure each batch is made according to the specification of the contractor. The materials are batched at the plants, partially mixed in transit, and completed at the jobsite—a process that avoids premature hardening and slump loss.
An accurate and reliable fleet management system is crucial to Ascension Quality Materials. If a truck's system malfunctions it cannot be dispatched or tracked, potentially leading to the loss of a job, lost time, and lost money. Accurate management systems help ensure productivity, happy customers, and a job well done. Enter Coretex.
Coretex keeps Ascension Quality Materials ahead of the game. With a simple installation process, user-friendly interface, and accurate tracking, Ascension Quality Materials is able to focus on ready mix services and let Coretex handle the rest.
Ascension Quality Materials chose Coretex's construction fleet management solution. The solution provides a single platform to actively monitor, manage, and control all the vehicles and drivers within a fleet. This system generates data logs from event-driven actions using HD sensors specifically designed for use in a ready mix environment such as bowl/drum rotation, water-added, and load-switch for aggregate.
From the perspective of Wayne Silva, CFO of Ascension Quality Materials, Coretex's installation process was simple. Coretex provides its services in a "GPSLockbox" that installs in vehicles as a plug and play device. Each box works in tandem with a tablet that also installs inside the vehicle. These tablets include Coretex software that works exclusively on Android devices. Coretex provides Samsung tablets, complete with a data plan, cases, and screen protectors, but companies can choose to have the software installed on existing Android-powered tablets.
Once the system is installed, companies can reap Coretex benefits. One of which is truck status.
Coretex allows fleet managers at Ascension Quality Materials to know when a truck leaves the plant, arrives on a job, is pouring concrete, leaving a job, and arrives back at the plant.
"Right now we're capturing right about 96 to 98 percent of our statuses," Silva says. "With our previous installs we were running at about 80 percent."
Which leads to additional benefits…
"Our labor cost per yard has dropped extremely due to the fact that we can efficiently schedule our trucks because we can see exactly where they're at," Silva says. "So later in the day as we're working through the delivery cycle, we can schedule afternoon (jobs) … which is leading to a lot more efficiency."
Accuracy isn't the only aspect that keeps operations running smoothly. The Coretex system also features an easy-to-use interface for both drivers and fleet managers.
"(The Coretex integration has) allowed us to get it in and out of the shop quickly," Silva says. "It helped us set up an actual shop and maintenance routine within our company."
What good is accurate data if you can't put it to good use? Silva says Coretex has done a great job of keeping its user interface simple. In the past, Silva had meetings with his drivers to teach them how to use competitors' systems, but with Coretex, "We literally were able to communicate via radio to tell the drivers how to sign in a log into it." Just push a couple of buttons and then the system runs itself, Silva says.
Although the system is easy to use, there are solutions for drivers who experience difficulties. If a driver ever has an issue with the system and the problem is a little advanced for the fleet manager, Coretex support can help. "I can get with Coretex support, and somebody can remote into the box and help the driver through it or see what the driver is seeing inside that tablet itself," Silva explains.
Silva said the Coretex support team is quick to respond to any issue that may arise with Ascension Quality Materials' fleet—which is sometimes rare for fleet management providers.
"I've had quick turnaround with anything I've emailed in," Silva says. "Even if it's something that's not fixable right away—I'll at least have a good estimation of when it will be fixed. If I turn something in, in the AM it's fixed by midday."
When Silva's fleet managers lose communication with a truck, they lose not only the truck, but timekeeping on the driver. It's during those times that a fleet management's support services are most critical and crucial. "I've been fortunate," Silva says. "I've been impressed with my support."
Obviously support is important to the end-user, but it isn't always as important to the service provider. That isn't the case for Coretex. Dean Marris, EVP of construction materials at Coretex, says customer support is the most important aspect to him.
"In ready mix and aggregate … you're dealing with minutes, and we can't afford to let these guys down," he says. It isn't enough to be just reliable. According to Marris, "It's got to be perfect."
Every minute counts in ready mix and aggregate. Marris shared that the National Ready Mix Concrete Association has a standard saying that it costs $1.75/minute to run a truck, giving real meaning to the saying "Time is money."
Coretex recognizes this and created a solution that collects and automates real-time truck statuses with the dispatch system a customer is already using. With a Coretex integration, both systems are communicating with each other and providing real-time statuses of each truck. And that isn't all.
There's more in store for Coretex customers in the future. Marris says the Coretex team is focused on support and execution, but the team is also working on future innovations for the never-stopping ready mix industry.


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|Dancehunter Musings on motion, dance, and other things that move...
Sunday, March 26, 2006, Houston, Texas
Buglisi/Foreman Dance is a small modern dance company with big ambitions,
gorgeous production values, and a deep heart. Known for their lyrical
and highly theatrical work, Buglisi Formean Dance is proof that modern
dance is continuing its astonishing tradition. "Dance sends a tremendous
energy into the world," says Jacqulyn Buglisi, the Artistic Director.
She should know; she brings decades of dancing with several dance legends,
most notably, Martha Graham.
ArtsHouston, May 2006
|Buglisi Foreman Dance
Society of the Performing Arts, Wortham Center' Cullen Theater, Houston, TX
Nancy Wozny
July 2006
Now at the height of its power, the Buglisi Foreman Dance Company, under the artistic direction of Jacqulyn Buglisi, gave its New Work Project Series #3 program at The Ailey Citigroup Theater, on May 1, 2006.
This group of young artists continues to grow in technique, power, projection and insight. As a modern dance company, it continues in the tradition of Graham by choosing relevant subjects that require passion, or humor, pathos or an irreverent glance. Buglisi is the master of her choices, propelled by the obvious commitment and talent of her dancers, and resulting in meticulous presentations, stunning costumes and interesting music commissions.
This program opened with what has become her moving signature piece, "Requiem" (2002), a tribute to lost lives. Five mourning women, sitting, and later standing on blocks, in long, gorgeous costumes that drape, billow or embrace the dancers are in the colors of 17th century Italian paintings. Buglisi worked with costumer A. Christina Giannini and painter Debora Maché to form this arresting opening portrait. The music is Gabriel Fauré's "Requiem."
A touching "Sospiri" (1989) was performed by Virginie Victoire Mécène and Kevin Predmore, based on an 1848 tragedy in Argentina concerning Camila O'Gorman and her lover, Jesuit priest, Ladislav Gutierrez, who were hunted down and shot for their illicit love. Elgar's piece of the same title was the collaborating piece. Mécène continues to grow in artistry from her early performances in the B/F group in addition to her work in the Martha Graham Contemporary Dance Company….wherever they may be.
The "new work" was performed by composer Daniel Bernard Roumain and danced by the company. Developed during the company's 2006 Creative Residency at Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, it is energetic. The after-intermission work, another Buglisi masterwork, "Against all Odds" (1998) was performed as a solo by Terese Capucilli, also a former Graham dancer. Once seen, this tribute remains in the mind's eye. It has been meticulously researched and powerfully articulated to the period of Bernhardt (1844-1923) in look, gesture and movement. The actual voice of the great actress is heard and almost seems to emanate from Capucilli herself. Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #1, is the companion to the turbulence.
What finale could close this program? "Sand" (2001), with
its sensational lifts and sound effects carries this reverential message
about the elements, as it provides the entire cast involvement in this
passionate premise to the 4th and 5th movements of Phillip Glass' String
Quartet #5. The cast consists of Helen Hanson (a Meg Ryan look-alike),
Jason Jordan, Marie Zvosec, Junichi Fukuda, Christina Marcus and Juan-Antonio
Rodriguez. Jeanene Winston, Kyle Coffman, along with Lauren Sambataro
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Sarko has been busy cooking up a new plan to keep himself in the EU hotseat past December. He wants to create a "European economic government", partly by establishing a parallel EU Council of eurozone leaders, of which he will be President for the whole of 2009.
According to Le Monde, he neglected to consult Angela Merkel about the idea before announcing it in the European Parliament yesterday, along with plans for a sovereign wealth fund, and a plethora of protectionist measures - "I don't want the citizens of Europe to wake up in a few months and discover that European businesses belong to non-European capitals", he said.
Well Spiegel has helpfully put together the reaction from across the German political and media lanscape today. And it ain't good.


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Optima Health has pledged positive action to ensure each of our more than 963 employees has the same chance to succeed and be heard. This means each person's opportunity to advance depends on ability, performance, attitude, consistent values, and potential. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of Optima Health not to discriminate in employment with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual preference, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, status as a disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era, other protected veteran or any other protected group status, to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era and other protected veterans.
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Ankara and Berlin have been locked in acrimony over the last few days after German towns blocked events.
Ankara: Turkey hit back at German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday for not criticising the decision by authorities in Germany to ban rallies in support of expanding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers.
Ankara and Berlin have been locked in acrimony over the last few days after German towns blocked events where Turkish ministers sought to address Turks living there about the April 16 referendum.
Turkish voters will be asked whether to approve constitutional changes to create an executive presidency giving more power to the head of state.
"Mrs Merkel says they (the Germans) respect freedom of expression; the foreign minister says we have no impact on this decision, but if you look carefully at both, they do not criticise the decision" of the German towns, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said.
"They do not say the decision taken by the authorities is wrong," the minister added, speaking to reporters in the central province of Yozgat.
Merkel said on Friday that the decision was "taken by municipalities, and as a matter of principle, we apply freedom of expression in Germany".
In the run-up to next month's referendum, trips by Turkish politicians to Germany have come under heavy criticism as the government seeks a "Yes" vote from the huge community of Turkish expatriates.
Bozdag was due to speak at a rally on Thursday in Gaggenau in western Germany but it was cancelled, while Cologne city authorities also withdrew permission for a hall to be used for a speech by Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci.
A third town, Frechen on the outskirts of Cologne, scrapped a rally that had been scheduled for Sunday. .
"I ask, not allowing the Turkish justice minister to speak, does it adhere or not to German human rights, Mrs Merkel?" Bozdag asked.
The turmoil in relations between the two countries has been ongoing since Germany criticised the largescale crackdown on suspected coup-plotters and those alleged to have links to Kurdish militants following last July's failed coup.
And ties have worsened following the formal arrest of Turkish-German Die Welt journalist Deniz Yucel on Monday who is accused of "terrorist propaganda".
Referring to Germany's elections later this year, Bozdag invited German politicians to come to Turkey to campaign in front of their citizens "wherever they wanted".
Turkish pre-vote rallies have also come under scrutiny in the Netherlands where Dutch premier Mark Rutte said a planned pro-Erdogan rally in Rotterdam on March 11 would be "undesirable"
When asked about Rutte's comments, Bozdag said politicians in Europe were being anti-Turkey in their quest for votes ahead of elections -- the Dutch vote on March 15 -- which he said was a "big mistake".
The justice minister accused "several" European Union countries of being against changing Turkey's governing system because they did not want it to be a strong and stable nation.


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Winter Brothers To Compete At London Film Festival
Hlynur Pálmason's debut feature Winter Brothers (Vinterbrødre) has been selected to compete in the First Feature Competition at the BFI London Film Festival (4 – 15 October).
The film follows Emil (Elliott Crosset Hove) and his older brother Johan (Simon Sears) through their routines, habits and rituals as they work in a limestone factory through a cold, harsh winter.
The brothers are swept into a violent feud that erupts between them and another family, but the focus of the film is Emil and his need to be loved and desired.
Elliott Crosset Hove's performance earned him the award for Best Actor at the Locarno Film Festival last month.


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"The journey to the light starts with a candle. Once it's lit, darkness has gone forever." ― Adriano Bulla
Merry, Merry, my friends!
As you know if you've spent any time at the party known as my blog, I'm here on Planet Earth to change the dominant paradigm. My mission is to spread the news to anyone who will listen that life is constantly conspiring to send blessings.
Which is why I loved interviewing the Kansas City Secret Santa who passes out $100 bills. People magazine sent me out to interview him. Twice. It was a hoot and a half to join him, to see the expression on people's faces when he'd peal a couple hundys off his stack and hand them over.
So in the interest of continuing my long-standing journalism career, here are 20 additional reasons to be of good cheer this illustrious holiday season:
1. A 9-year-old boy from Ohio decided that instead of the $300 X Box, he wanted to buy 30 blankets for 30 homeless people. **
2. Two former Wall Street tycoons started a free ride share service for families of cancer patients. Think Uber, but without those annoying credit card bills.
3. A woman in Pennsylvania built a life-size Snoopy dog house (complete with our favorite beagle wearing a Christmas hat) at her desk.
4. A Milwaukee man transformed an abandoned mall into a Winter wonderland for 100 kids from the Boys and Girls Club. He created a gingerbread house, an ice-skating rink and a sledding hill.
5. A police chief in Massachusetts who impersonates Santa learned sign language so a hear-impaired girl could finally talk to the jolly ole soul.
6. A flight attendant and two passengers entertained passengers after their flight from Denver to Virginia was delayed for an hour because of snow. You can listen to their mandolin/ukelele performance here.
7. The Pope who just turned 81 threw a huge pizza party for sick kids. As he told his fellow revelers, "A joyous spirit is like good land that grows good fruit."
8. A reporter showed up for his interview with an autistic student who had been suspended for wearing a banana costumer wearing a grape costume.
9. An opthamologist from Grand Rapids, Michigan not only gave up his Saturday to treat an elderly patient who needed an eye injection, but because the snow plows didn't run that day, he carried her from her car into the office.
10. A major league baseball player donated his $9 million mansion and 100 acres of land to a charity that provides camps for children with special needs and chronic illness.
11. When a middle school in south Dallas put out a call for volunteers to help with a "Breakfast with Dads" event, 600 men showed up.
12. After a Texas first grader sent a letter to Santa asking for food, blankets and a ball for her brothers, 900 people (at last count) from around the world responded by sending blankets.
13. In Fort Collins, Colorado, an anonymous donor bought every single toy at Goodwill so that each child shopping with parents got one free gift.
14. An 8-year-old New Jersey boy collected more than 1000 Christmas toys for children of Puerto Rico. NBA manager Brandon Eddy alone sent 11 boxes.
15. A convent in eastern France took in 56 African refugees.
16. An anonymous donor dubbed Santa B paid off $40,000 of layaway holiday bills in Everett, Washington.
17. A diner in Scottsdale, Arizona left a $2000 tip on a $17 bill.
18. Policemen in Shawnee, Kansas, instead of giving out traffic tickets are giving out, $10,000 in cash.
19. A senior in Lancaster, Texas gave away two pair of Vans tennis shoes to special needs students after they complimented him on his stylin' footwear. The thing I like most about this story is that the video he posted on Twitter has been viewed more than 3 million times. Who says people don't want good news?
20. The Innovation Show, a podcast in Dublin is giving away a free interview with yours truly on Christmas Day. Aidan McCullin, who recently read E-Squared and received blessing after blessing (a crisp 50-pound note on the ground next to his car, for starters) said it was his gift to spread good cheer to the world.
**Microsoft heard of his good deed and gifted him with the Xbox anyway. Proves my thesis that the more you give, the more you receive.
Have an extraordinarily epic holiday, my friends!
Pam Grout is the author of 19 books including E-Squared: 9 Do-it-Yourself Energy Experiments that Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality and the just-released, Art & Soul,Reloaded: A Year-Long Apprenticeship to Summon the Muses and Ignite Your Daring, Audacious, Creative Side.


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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Attention fake-beard enthusiasts who procreate. Fake beards for the whole family.
Says the seller: "The best part about them is they are washable. 'Cause like any beard food can get lodged in them."
How long are we keeping these beards on? I'm just wondering.
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In recent years, Florida voters approved a change to the Florida State Constitution amending Section 6 of Article VII. What has become commonly known as Amendment 7 provides an additional discount in ad valorem taxes for certain partially (10 percent - 90 percent) disabled veterans. Veterans who qualify may receive a percentage discount on homestead property taxes equal to the percentage of the veteran's permanent service connected disability as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
According to the Amendment, the requirements for the discount are:
Proof of age of 65 or older
Proof of Florida residency at the time of entering military service
An official letter from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (USDVA) stating the percentage of the veteran's service-connected disability
Evidence that reasonably identifies a combat-related disability
Documentation of the veteran's honorable discharge
Veterans discharged after Jan. 1, 1950, should be able to provide two documents which would qualify them in most cases. These documents are:
DD-214 – Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty
Will satisfy the following requirements above: #1, #2, and #5. Additionally, #4 may be satisfied if the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart
Disability Rating letter from the USDVA (original rating and any increased ratings, if applicable)
Will satisfy requirement #3 and may satisfy #4 if it indicates a combat-related disability
Combat Related Special Compensation (CRSC) letter
Will satisfy #4 for those who retired from military service and who have been awarded CRSC from their branch of service.
Applications for the discount should be made to the property appraiser in the county where the veteran's homestead property is located (231 E. Forsyth St. in Jacksonville). However, the applicant must first come to the Military Affairs, Veterans and Disabled Services Department, 117 W. Duval St., Ste. 175 (City Hall) to have their documentation of eligibility verified (or a request made for these documents if the veteran does not have them). A Veteran Services Officer will then furnish the applicant with a letter to the Property Appraiser's Office verifying that he/she is eligible for the discount. The applicant has until March 1 of the Tax Roll Year for which he/she is applying to submit an on-time application for the discount. Late applications can be submitted from March 2 until early September; however an explanation form for filing late is required. If you have questions relating to this discount, please contact the Property Appraiser's Office at (904) 630-2020.


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Valley of the Moon Zinfandel Sonoma County (2007)
May.31, 2010 in Rankings and Ratings, Sonoma County
Rank: 3rd Place (Tie)
Rating: 87
Approximate Price: $13
Cutting: A light spicy wine with blackberry and cherry characteristics
Valley of the Moon Zinfandel Sonoma County offers sweet, spicy blackberry and cherry aromas and flavors. Some tasters observed woody, vanilla and maple or soy aromas. Half of our Zinfanatics ranked this light textured wine in their top three.


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Virginia Tech is on a two-game winning streak going into tonight's game at UVa. The Hoos have been the most surprising team in the ACC this year and sport a 3-1 conference record. Meanwhile the Hokies are at 2-2, but have yet to be above .500 in conference play this year. Tech has struggled on the road this year, so a win against the Wahoos would be a big ego boost for Seth Greenberg's team. Let's see what everyone else has to say about tonight's matchup.
Virginia Tech at Virginia
Beat Writers
Hokies prepare for Landesberg (Mark Viera)
"Making Landesberg more difficult to prepare, Virginia is aided by two legitimate outside scorers. The Cavaliers' other shooters are Sammy Zeglinski (.469 three-point percentage) and Jeff Jones (.453 three-point percentage). When Zeglinski and Jones are on, that can open up driving lanes for Landesberg, who will drive hard to the basket."
Dorenzo Hudson's basketball IQ (Darryl Slater)
"Greenberg mentioned this was important because the Hokies "change up a lot" from game to game, altering their approach and what sets they use depending on the opponent. Hudson said he learns best by doing something on the court, rather than seeing Greenberg draw it up or watching the coach discuss it during a film session."
UVa Game Preview (Tech Hoops)
"Jeff Allen had a big donut last year against uva, going 0/7 from the field in the win in Blacksburg and sitting out the game after giving maryland fans the bird a few days before. I'd like to see him come out and really take it to the hoos in this one. They don't have anyone that can really match up with his post skills. On defense, he will be key to limiting Mike Scott."
Basketball Game Preview: Virginia Tech at Virginia (Tech Sideline)
"The first meeting of the season between Virginia and Virginia Tech will take place on Thursday night, and it's a big game for both teams. The Hoos haven't played well in their last two outings and are looking to get back on track at home. The Hokies will need to pick up two or three road wins in the ACC at some point if they hope to make the NCAA tournament, and this is a prime opportunity."
Hokie Hoops: @UVA Preview (Fight for Old DC)
"Despite UVA's lacking attendance in football games, the John can be a little intimidating at times. Yes, I said UVA is slightly intimidating, but I emphasize slightly. It's still nowhere near the intimidation factor of Cassell Coliseum. If the Hokies come out cold, then it could be a long night for Tech fans."
The 500? (The A-Line)
"Well, this very likely won't be the first ACC basketball season where every single team finishes with an 8-8 record. While it looked for a while that the entire conference might finish at .500 in league play, and a bunch still might, a bit of separation has taken place in the standings. There is also the little matter of the league's 'other' major in-state rivalry."
Game preview: Virginia Tech (From Old Virginia)
"Tomorrow is the all-important Virginia Tech game, sometimes also known as Just-Wait-Til-Basketball-Season Week. Well, basketball season is upon us, and I will tell you what: for really the first time this year, except for maybe the NJIT game or something, I am feeling juuust a bit cocky about our chances here. Just like old times."
Virginia Tech Football
What the Evans Williams Backfield Might Look Like (College Game Balls)
"In response to my own argument in favor of making Ryan Williams the lone featured tailback in the 2010 offense, I give you the CGB supercomputer analysis of the Evans Williams 100 proof backfield. Please note that the Hokies' simulation opponent was Boise State."
Predicting the Future of Virginia Tech Football (VT Fan)
"A lot can change in ten years, just ask Bobby Bowden who came in as potential National Champions and left unemployed. However, for the Hokies not much did change. They entered the 2000 season with the hopes of winning the school's first National Championship and when Tech beat the Tennessee Volunteers on December 31st, the Hokie faithful were still having those conversations. The Hokies did switch conferences in 2004 and are on an unbelievable streak of consecutive ten-win seasons. But, for an expectations point, the Hokies are on the same level they were when this past decade began."
Just how good is Bud Foster's D? (Annette)
"Since Virginia Tech has been in the ACC, no other defense in the FBS has played better defense more consistently. Over the past six seasons -- a span of 80 games -- Virginia Tech has allowed its opponents an average of just 268.33 yards per game. Foster has played an integral role in the Hokies' 62-18 record, .775 winning percentage and three ACC titles.
Worilds invited to attend NFL Combine (Norm Wood)
"Worilds opted to bypass his senior season of college eligiblity and make himself eligible for the April NFL Draft. If he goes to the combine, which is scheduled for Feb. 24-March 2 in Indianapolis, he may join punter Brent Bowden, free safety Kam Chancellor, cornerback Stephan Virgil and offensive tackle Ed Wang - all former Tech teammates that have also been invited to the combine."


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The controversy over GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) diabetes drug, Avandia (roseglitazone), has taken another surprise turn, when a medical expert in the US accused the UK's largest pharmaceutical firm of trying to silence him when he questioned the drug's safety.
Dr John Buse, who is a diabetes expert from the University of North Carolina, said that he had received telephone calls from GSK executives when the drug went on sale in 1999, claiming his "actions were scurrilous enough to attempt to hold me liable for a loss in market capitalisation".
Buse, who disclosed the threats of legal action in a written testimony submitted for a congressional hearing on the drug's safety on 6 June, said that later he had signed a statement drafted by GSK to ease concerns that his warnings had raised among shareholders.
GSK's CEO, JP Garnier, strongly rejected Buse's claims: "We don't threaten people. Dr Buse did issue a correction. There are no hard feelings."
PMLive reported last week that Buse had written a letter to the FDA warning that the drug might increase the risk of heart attacks. He also criticised GSK's "blatant selective manipulation of data", which he said had "understated the drugs risks and overstated its benefits".
Published research in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), which claimed Avandia caused cardiovascular problems, has prompted the US House of Representatives' Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to convene a hearing into the FDA's role in evaluating the safety of Avandia.
Henry Waxman, the committee's chairman, has criticised FDA Commissioner, Andrew von Eschenbach, for failing to request specific research into Avandia's cardiovascular damage profile after Buse and, later, the World Health Organisation, gave warnings of a potential connection. The FDA has been under increased scrutiny over its drug safety procedures.
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Strange sounds were heard last week in Craiglockhart Woods. The click of metal on metal. Excited cries and frustrated curses. Pétanque is gaining in popularity!
More than 30 novice players gathered in the curling rink area at the Craiglockhart Terrace entrance for a practice session. Quite a few spectators and several dogs watched with interest. Mentored by our friends from Inverleith Pétanque Club, some surprisingly competitive matches were played. Our youngest player was Leo at 6 days (he slept throughout, to be honest – he must do better next time) and some of the best players came from the Hanover sheltered development down the road.
We will be installing a bumper bar at the western end of the area to stop the boules disappearing into the woods and there will be a pétanque board with a summary of the very simple rules. Anyone can play at any time but, during July and August, we plan practice sessions on Tuesday evenings from 7.00pm to 9.00pm. We will make sure that sets of boules are available and someone to explain the rules. On the last Tuesday of each month, we will stage a Pétanque Mini Prix – perhaps a competition between two local streets. We will string the courts (or 'pistes') properly and seating and refreshments will be provided – perhaps even a small trophy. As the days get shorter, we will switch to daytime weekend sessions.
The latest information will be on the notice board in the curling rink area – which may in the future become known as the pétanque area. Come along on Tuesday evenings whatever your age or ability. You will be very welcome and we guarantee that you will enjoy playing pétanque.


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Toenails look like a simple a part of our physique to look after, and in lots of instances this is true. The federal government has not supplied to pay the insurance firms for these services. To learn how fellow sufferers have ranked varied medical facilities in an space, people can verify online for shopper ratings. For instance, it perpetuates and even exacerbates the tendency of consumers to purchase well being providers without any regard to price.
Prescribed drugs that are used to treat all kinds of ailments and sickness are totally coated if one has a non-public insurance coverage protection. Many individuals also assume that this protection extends into extra minor procedures, akin to nail and callus care. Additionally, many hospitals present incentives to recruit a physician or different well being care professional to join the hospital's medical employees and supply medical providers to the surrounding community.
Additionally, the profits generated by value savings could induce investor-physicians to cut back providers to sufferers. The hospitals and physicians who are serious about structuring gainsharing arrangements may adversely have an effect on patient care. A single patient who isn't satisfied with the standard of medical service offered can disrupt the traditional operation of the hospital.
Correctional health providers immediately provide look after a large number of people with a variety of conditions together with continual infections equivalent to AIDS and tuberculosis; illnesses extra prevalent among aging populations such as hypertension, heart disease and emphysema; oral well being problems; and a necessity for gynecological and pre-natal providers.
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Remember that this cost to the physician is commonly fairly low, sometimes below what a nail salon tech could receives a commission, depending on the regional Medicare provider administering this system.
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Getting Insurance To Pay For Preventive Health Beneath The ACA
In response to the CDC, nearly 44 million Individuals do not have medical health insurance. The 'health care debate' itself, as reported on with nice regularity by the primary stream media, has scarcely uttered on phrase concerning the broken Social Security Disability System, the Employee's Comp medical system, or the VA. According to the World Health Group (WHO), France leads the world in high quality well being care.
If the doctor you want to select just isn't listed there you might need to alter you thoughts or select one other healthcare insurance plan. It bears repeating time and time once more: Smoking impacts every a part of the body, and almost certainly compromises a healthy penis.
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There was a time when nobody thought of their very own heart well being unless they'd a close name. Medicare's philosophy on nail providers might be essentially described as an unwillingness to cover nail care by a physician (podiatrist generally), even if somebody can't reach their very own toenails or has poor imaginative and prescient, as someone outside of the medical group can usually provide this service (household, pal, nail tech).
One authorities statute that results affected person healthcare is the Anti-Kickback Statute. CMS has a clear goal in introducing these new codes for Transitional Care Management (TCM) services. So realistically, consumers can not anticipate DHS to handle the coding concern for preventive health screenings any time soon.
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It's a concrete incontrovertible fact that a pet wants can fluctuate throughout its lifetime. When mixed with quality reviews and accreditation data, shopper ratings will help sufferers kind an overarching concept about the high quality of hospitals, clinics and individual medical facilitators of their area. Instead, let's return to preventive care with a main care doctor.


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As more IT management solutions move to the cloud, many IT admins have started wondering if the domain controller is going to make a similar move. Is there a SaaS domain controller available?
Why Is There a Need for a SaaS Domain Controller?
The concept of a cloud domain controller delivered as a service is interesting. This is because domain controllers were predicated on the concept of the Microsoft Windows networks of yesteryear. The original idea behind Microsoft's approach was to create a 'domain' where all of an organization's IT assets would live. These would all be Microsoft assets, and would all be located on-prem as well.
This enclosed area or "domain" was thought to be more secure than the more open network alternative. Plus, once a user was within the domain, a directory service such as Active Directory® could control what a user had access to. This approach made it simple to appoint one central identity management platform as the control point for user access, since every IT asset could easily reach and authenticate access with the domain controller.
While this on-prem and Microsoft domain concept made a great deal of sense when the world was all Microsoft and on-prem, it started to break down as the IT landscape shifted. Non-Windows machines were starting to appear on the network – would they be able to easily join the domain and benefit from single sign-on? Web applications and cloud infrastructure started to shift IT resources away from the domain. How would a centralized, on-prem domain controller authenticate and control access to remote IT resources?
SaaS Domain Controller Options?
Both of these were fundamental problems for IT admins, and were key reasons why the concept of a SaaS domain controller started to become interesting. The challenge with a cloud domain controller concept is that it really can't be a single vendor solution. There are too many different applications and providers of enterprise technology now to limit offices to a specific vendor. Microsoft is trying to introduce their next generation approach to the DC, called Azure Domain Services, but it runs into the same challenge as before. This tool is built to manage your Azure virtual machines and systems, not to replace your on-prem domain controller.
When thinking about the new IT landscape, the very concept of the domain is in question. The on-prem IT network is being run more like a café with WiFi access. Many IT resources like web applications and cloud infrastructure are remotely accessed, so the concept of the SaaS domain controller needs to be expanded.
The new concept of a SaaS domain controller needs to uniquely authenticate users into their systems (Windows, Mac, Linux), cloud and on-prem servers (AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-prem), physical and virtual file servers including Samba and NAS appliances, web and on-prem applications via LDAP and SAML, and wired and WiFi networks through RADIUS. Plus, it needs to provide the same increase in security that the legacy domain controller did for old environments.
The Real SaaS Domain Controller Solution
Fortunately, there is a solution out there that fits this new description of the cloud domain controller. This tool is called Directory-as-a-Service®, and it is helping connect users to the IT resources they need. Plus, the modern incarnation of a identity and access management platform is operating from the cloud, for cloud, on-prem, and remote resources.
You can learn more about this SaaS domain controller alternative by reaching out to us. We would be happy to explain how exactly the platform operates, and how it can benefit your organization. Alternatively, you can also sign up for a free account of the DaaS platform. Your first 10 users are free forever, with no credit card required, so there's no reason not to give it a shot.


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Washington DC Traumatic Brain Injury Attorney
Traumatic brain injuries have featured prominently in the news lately, as many former professional athletes have come forward, claiming they have suffered a host of health problems related to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative disease caused by repetitive head injuries.
Recent studies reveal that as many as 40 percent of former professional football players have abnormal brain structures.
This greater awareness of the lingering effects of brain injuries may be the reason researchers have seen an increase in the number of concussion-related emergency room visits.
Between 2006 and 2010, American emergency rooms reported a 29 percent jump in concussions. According to one study, the increase could be due to multiple factors, including better diagnostic techniques and more awareness of concussion symptoms.
Although athletes at all levels of play and in nearly every sport are at risk of sustaining a traumatic brain injury, TBIs can and do happen to just about anyone. At the Rich Firm, PC, our attorneys are at the leading edge of TBI advocacy.
We are a powerful voice for people who have been hurt in accidents. If you have suffered a brain injury due to another person's negligence, we can help you get the compensation you deserve.
Traumatic Brain Injuries Can Happen to Anyone
Despite the spotlight that has been put on sports-related TBIs, researchers say that the very young and the very elderly are the two demographics with the highest risk of suffering a brain injury.
According to the Washington DC, adults over age 75 have the highest hospitalization rates for head injuries, which is due in large part to a greater likelihood of experiencing a fall. Similarly, children up to age 14 are responsible for about 475,000 concussion-related ER visits annually.
Although sports-related injuries certainly account for many TBIs, brain injuries can occur in many different ways, including:
- Car accidents
- Falls
- Physical assaults
- Objects striking the head
Because TBIs can be difficult to diagnose, some victims spend months and even years suffering with symptoms that baffle doctors. Many brain injury victims report endless months and years of frustration, as they go from doctor to doctor, seeking a diagnosis and treatment that will help them reclaim their life.
Too often, they suffer in silence because they are told nothing is wrong, or that doctors can't determine the source of their pain. Furthermore, TBIs don't always cause the same symptoms from person to person.
Despite staggering advances in medicine and science, health researchers still know comparatively little about the brain. It's a tremendously complicated part of the body, which makes it difficult to predict how a patient with TBI will progress and recover.
The Lasting Effects of a Brain Injury
Brain injuries can vary widely from individual to individual. A person diagnosed with a mild brain injury may experience trouble concentrating, a shorter attention span, fatigue, and memory problems, which is sometimes called "brain fog."
Someone with a moderate to severe brain injury can generally expect to suffer all of these symptoms, along with speech difficulties, tinnitus, vision issues, mobility problems, and emotional and mood disturbances.
It's also not unusual for people with TBI to have difficulty maintaining personal relationships and friendships. Victims of TBI often experience challenges when they return to work after an accident, or attempt to socialize with friends or family members. These difficulties can quickly lead to depression, job loss, and trouble staying connected to loved ones.
Obviously, money is no substitute for your health and well-being. No amount of compensation can make up for the pain and trauma suffered in a car accident or other serious accident. On the other hand, no victim of TBI should ever have to shoulder the financial impact of another person's thoughtless conduct.
This is why every brain injury victim deserves compensation for his or her injuries. At the Rich Firm, PC, we are dedicated to making sure the TBI victims we represent get the full amount of recovery available.
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Have you or a loved one suffered a traumatic brain injury? Our personal injury lawyers are available to talk to you today about your case and your options.
Call 888-RICH-LAW today to schedule your free case evaluation. You can also reach us by email or through our online contact form.


text: this weekend was a blur. i can't seem to place my finger on where the time went. i do know that we decided to do something out of the ordinary on saturday. we took the girls fishing off the pier. it's a long way off from fly fishing, but i thought the girls would have fun. they were excited about it, so how bad could it be? well, we wet the lines for about ten minutes and the hurricane wind blowing off the water soon got to be too much for the girls. we packed it up after fifteen minutes and headed down to the beach. (funny how being wet and in the wind didn't seem to bother them.) nevertheless it was good times spent with them allowing them to be little girls. gotta cherish these times while they are still young.


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Iyanu // 'amazing' or 'miracle'. All engines running as Spinall's new studio album – Iyanu is now available for Pre-order. With two multi-platinum hit singles in the bag with Nowo & Baba.
With a wave of excitement around this project, Iyanu features Wizkid, Kizz Daniel, Davido, Burna Boy, Tekno, Nonso Amadi, WurLD, Dotman, Ceeza, and a new sensation Cnatty.
RELATED: Spinall ft. Wizkid – Nowo
The Album slated to be released officially on October 26th with production credits from Spinall, Killertunes, Ckay, Nonso, Benie Macaulay & STG.
Pre-order Iyanu by Spinall HERE
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This site was created as an avenue to express how and what I feel, when and how I am feeling it. Like many other bloggers would like to believe, our gifted artistic form of expression is in our written composition.
Through the world wide web, I have found the perfect place to dedicate to my composition of written artistry. This site is your invitation to see the world of a highly opinionated "So what you're gonna do about it" "Been there, done that" woman. In lieu of writing just for the heck of it, I love discussing fashion, home décor, family and talent. What I have to say on this site; is the most of what I've witnessed or lived to experience in a day-to-day. Around here my name is Niqua Rene'e but you can call me Niqua for short. Follow me on my journey as I navvy through this thing called life.
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Friends, y'all know by now how much I love, love, love to shoot inspirational wedding editorials. Jeps, its no secret. I partnered again with my wonderful wedding and event planning team aka. my two favorite girls from "Eventastic Lifestyle Events". Guys, seriously search their Instagram NOW. They will make all your wedding decorational dreams come true. 🙂
So, this time the inspiration took us to Crikvenica in beautiful Croatia. Every bride, even just if its one time, pictures her wedding on the sandy beach, barefoot, dressed in a flowy relaxed wedding dress. But then the reality kicks in, logistics "don't fit" and the relaxed, intimate beach wedding with the sound of the sea in the background with the most amazing sunset as you say I DO becomes only a dream.
But we hope that at least few of you, who will take the risk and make the dream into a reality, will find the inspiration for your summer wedding in those gorgeous pops of blue and purple, in beautiful palm and agave leaves, in lavender, olive and eucalyptus and in a beautiful pink sunset. ?
Thanks again to the amazing team who brought the story to life and to our real life couple Lexie Jade and Sasa. Couldn't do it without you two!! ?
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Kiel Headquarters
- Phone: + 49 (0) 431 981-0 (24 hrs)
- E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Own Branches
Ports served
Sartori & Berger was founded in 1858 in Kiel by Geheimrat August Sartori.
The management of ships as well as services for shipping were the focus of a successful and continuous development. Pioneering work was carried out with the company's own passenger ships between Kiel and Korsör as well as S & B cargo ships for transports between Kiel, Gdansk, the Baltic and other Baltic ports as well as the long-distance ferry service.
In 1895, with the opening of the Kiel Canal, Sartori & Berger established their agency offices for the passage of transit ships, an activity which is still continuing today. The company experienced the conversion from sailing to steam engines and counted despite fleet losses due to the effects of the war over 100 ships in its ship register in three generations of the Sartori family.
In the 1950s, the Hamburg-Chicago line operated a line service between North European ports and the Great Lakes in North America. Due to the expansion of the locks, this service operated by S&B special ships could no longer be continued.
At the end of the 1960s, the merchant and shipowner Knud Broder Knudsen from Rendsburg became the owner of Sartori & Berger and transferred the management to his son Volkert Knudsen in 1970.
Through the sale of older tonnage, newbuildings and purchases of ships a new modern fleet of cargo ships was established, which were engaged in a worldwide service. Before the break-down of the freight markets by the first global oil crisis, all ships could be sold up to the mid-1970s. The traditional shipping business was therefore discontinued. The reorientation of the activities shifted to services for shipping and transport and the expansion of a comprehensive network of branches in all German seaports and the Kiel Canal.
On the occasion of the company's 150th anniversary, Volkert Knudsen after a 40-year period handed over the management of the company to his son Jens Broder Knudsen as shareholding managing director.
Today, Sartori & Berger, with its successful employees, is active as port- and Kiel Canal agent ,freight- and port agent for ferry lines and cruise lines, P&I correspondent, operates stevedoring, forwarding, customs clearance and warehousing, is a project manager in the wind offshore sector and offers expertise in occupational safety and quality management.
In 2015, S & B expanded its network and opened its branch offices in Poland.


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Lyndsey Hookway is a warm, humorous and passionate speaker, guaranteed to bring fun and fascination to audiences.
Lyndsey has worked with infants, children and families for almost 20 years. With a background in paediatric nursing and public health nursing, as well as being internationally board certified as a lactation consultant, she serves both families and professionals with her wealth of knowledge in infant feeding and behavior, sleep, and parenting.
An International speaker, Lyndsey regularly teaches health, lactation and childcare professionals with her unique mix of humour, current research and real world experience. She is also the co-founder and clinical director of the Holistic Sleep Coaching Program, and the author of Holistic Sleep Coaching, Let's talk about your new family's sleep, Still Awake and Breastfeeding the Brave.
A passionate believer in gentle, responsive parenting that never compromises infant mental health or feeding, Lyndsey works to educate professionals and families about strategies that are protective of the parent-child bond. Her knowledge and experience supporting families with sleep without leaving infants or children to cry alone is why she is trusted by breastfeeding and gentle parenting advocates around the world.
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More from our vintage beauty series from this past weekend! Tara Somers is an amazing girl, a very talented model, an entrepreneur specializing in online presence and marketing for businesses and first of all a mom to a precious little 3 year old girl! It was a pleasure to have her in front of my camera and she rocked it!
Hair – Irina Anderson
Make Up – Li Ming Liew
Stylist – Melissa Von C
Jewelry Stylist – Alana Orchard (Stella&Dot)
This amazing team made this shoot possible!


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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich released his first public statement since he entered prison almost four years ago, saying he and his family "continue to have faith in the truth."
The statement was released Tuesday, the same day Blagojevich asked a full federal appellate court in Chicago to rehear his appeal after three judges overturned some of his corruption convictions last month.
In the statement, the former governor maintains that "fundraising is a part of the job of every politician." He also claimed that the instructions given to the jury that led to his convictions could send any politician to jail "at the whim of an ambitious prosecutor."
Three judges on a federal appeals court threw out only five of 18 convictions against Blagojevich on July 21 and ordered him to stay in prison pending a new sentence. The decision disappointed Blagojevich and his family, and his lawyer urged him to "fight on."
Blagojevich echoed his lawyer's words in his public statement. Read the full statement below:
"It has been almost three and a half years since I left home and reported to prison. These have been hard years for my family — for our children and for my wife, Patti, and me. Yet we continue to have faith in the truth; in the righteousness of our cause; in the rule of law and in America; in each other; and, most of all, in God. There is nothing I desire more than to return home to my wife and two young daughters. I cherish them more than anything in the world. I wish this was over. But I must fight on. What is at stake is nothing less than the rule of law. I urge the media and the public to please read the court filing carefully. Fundraising is a part of the job of every politician. The jury instructions used to convict me in my case are not the law. It makes the standard so low that any politician can be jailed at the whim of an ambitious prosecutor. That standard is wrong and needs to be corrected."


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Juvenile Investigations
ResponsibilitiesDetectives assigned to the Juvenile Investigations Division investigate crimes against juveniles and crimes committed by juveniles. Crimes against children include sexual and physical abuse and child exploitation. Due to the sensitive and unique needs of juvenile victims, Detectives receive specialized training in handling child sexual and physical abuse cases to ensure a thorough investigation from the beginning to prosecution. Additionally, the Juvenile Investigation Division is comprised of two Child Forensic Interviewers. These Interviewers are highly skilled and trained in conducting interviews of children who are victims of sexual and physical abuse and those children who have witnessed a violent crime.
Detectives also investigate crimes committed by juveniles, including any crime that can be committed by an adult. Additionally, detectives investigate any unexpected death of a child. Detectives work closely with O.C.S. (Office of Community Services), investigating child neglect and abuse cases. Detectives also investigate status offenses committed by juveniles. Status offenses are any offense that would not be considered a crime if committed by an adult such as truancy, runaway, curfew and ungovernable.
In the safety and protection of our children, Detectives urge residents to contact the Juvenile Investigations Division at any time, if you have knowledge of any child being abused or neglected while remaining anonymous.
Compliance ChecksThe JID works with the Louisiana State Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco in conducting compliance checks throughout the parish. These compliance checks are done to prevent the unlawful sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors.
JID also conducts compliance checks on all registered sex offenders in St. Charles Parish. If a sex offender is deemed to be non-compliant, Detectives investigate those cases and take necessary enforcement action.


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Below is a list of some of our valued clients. We look forward to providing excellent quality work at a reasonable price for your organization as well.
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The New SchoolJo Goldberger, Assistant Vice President
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Thank you again for all your hard work. The PR, locals and customers are loving the space.
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Nasser Mansour, FedEx Corp
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ModusPhillip Lentz, Office Manager
I just wanted to say thank you for all you've done. Today Zeta hit a MAJOR milestone which was getting our facilities and operations approved by our charter authorizer to open schools on day 1 which we certainly have you and your team to thank for all the support on.
Zeta Charter SchoolsAmy Cruz, Network Director of Operations
A big thank you to all of you. Your team was able to do everything despite the short time window we had,and really made our day. Thank you again, it is always a pleasure working with you
columbia universityLeonie Lang, office of the president
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Simon Zar, Zar Properties
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Zebedee Daniels, Amber Charter School
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Gerard Musurace, Lefrak Organization
It was an honest pleasure working with your team. You guys are a professional bunch and do outstanding work.
The Gordian Group
I am thrilled with King Rose's progress. Thank you so much for the work you do for me.
Columbia University Graduate School of ArchitectureMark Taylor, Director of Operations
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Richard Nichols, TF Comerstone
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New York Times bestselling author Cassia Leo is revealing the cover to RAISE YOUR GAME, a stand-alone adult contemporary romantic comedy, releasing November 12, 2018. See below for the cover, information on the book, and an iBooks pre-order link. Other retailers will be available on release day.
About the Book
Title: RAISE YOUR GAME
Author: Cassia Leo
Publisher: Gloss Publishing, LLC
Release Date: November 12, 2018
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance/Romantic Comedy
Links: Goodreads | Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | Kobo | GooglePlay
He rejects her application for a promotion.
She copes by having drunken wall-sex at the company party…with him.
Now he has her right where he wants her.
And he's going to make her an offer she can't refuse.
From New York Times bestselling author Cassia Leo comes a sexy, laugh-out-loud romance of epic proportions.
Logan Pierce is our new CEO and he needs me as much as I need him.
Logan has thirty days to save Close-Up magazine from bankruptcy. And he needs me to pretend to be his wife at a couples' retreat, where Logan and I will attempt to snag an exclusive celebrity interview that will revive our readership. If I can help him save Close-Up, he'll inherit his father's publishing empire and I'll get promoted to editor, with a very healthy raise.
Logan has thirty days to prove to his father that he's not just a bad boy womanizer. And I have seven days to prove my investigative journalism skills to Logan at a couples' retreat meant to revive the sex lives of dissatisfied married couples.
This raise is going to cost me.
About the Author
New York Times bestselling author Cassia Leo loves her coffee, chocolate, and margaritas with salt. When she's not writing, she spends way too much time re-watching Game of Thrones and Sex and the City. When she's not binge watching, she's usually enjoying the Oregon rain with a hot cup of coffee and a book.
Where to find Cassia Leo
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Real Estate Investments
Spence Investments LLC is a premiere real estate investments firm serving Houston, TX. Whether you are just getting started in real estate investing, or you are a seasoned investor looking for new opportunities, we are excited to find and purchase properties that are a perfect match for our client's investment goals.
Many of American's greatest fortunes have been built through careful real estate investments. While we cannot guarantee your success, we can help you attain your dreams by teaching you the strategies and methods that lead you toward reaching your goals. We offer multi-family properties, single-family homes, and even land development deals that meet the needs of your growing portfolio.
Like most investment opportunities, real estate investments come with periods of highs and lows. When purchases are made with the proper knowledge of fair value, and managed properly over time, real estate has the power to outperform all other investment opportunities. Depending on the level of activity you are willing to exercise, we help find you returns that run from moderate to very high. The amount of risk depends only on the size of the challenge you are willing to take on, and your success at managing the asset.
Our team is able to find properties that have good outcomes for any portfolio. Because we too are owners and investors, we can properly analyze, critique, and show you the realistic upside to a property and uncover the best deals for your investment needs and goals.


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Are you in La Paz, Baja California and looking for fun things to do with older kids? Here's how to swim with sea lions ethically and visit some of the islands and beaches off the coast of La Paz (Mexico). If you're looking for an intense but non-threatening activity to do in Baja California with kids, then this is definitely an activity you should consider.
Sea Lions vs Seals
Seals and sea lions are both pinnipeds, a group of fin-footed mammals that are described as having wide torsos and narrow hips, assisting them to remain streamlined underwater. You can find pinnipeds all over the world, from walruses in the chilly Arctic to Hawaiian monk seals in the balmy Pacific however there is one notable physical difference between seals and sea lions and that is their EARS!
The easiest way to tell them apart is to look at the ears. True seals have ear holes, where sea lions have small flaps covering their ears. That is if they keep still long enough for you to get a look!
Other Physical Differences Between Sea Lion & Seals
Seals have short, stubby front feet and generally scoot along the land on their bellies. They also have long claws and fur on their front flippers,
Sea lions, on the other hand, have elongated front flippers that help propel them through the water and allow them to "walk" on land. Their front flippers have short claws and are covered in skin.
What Are The Behavioural Differences?
Seals are more solitary and spend most of their time alone in the water. They make little noise just a few soft grunts and only come ashore to mate.
Sea lions on the other hand are a rowdy bunch and I mean NOISY! They can gather in rambunctious herds of up to 1,500 animals. Not only can they be very smelly but they're also LOUD. They communicate with loud and frequent sharp barks and you can hear them in and out of the water communicating to each other and you.
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There are some quite strict rules about observing and swimming with the sea lions in La Paz (which is good) and it's always beneficial to find out beforehand whether the company you chose will honour those rules. Some sadly don't and just see the sea lions as an opportunity to make tourist $$$.
Some of the rules include:
- No climbing on the rocks
- Do not disturb the seals
- Don't invade their space
- Definitely no riding on them
- If the seals wish to touch you, which many of them do, you can allow it
- Do not chase them
- Do not try to pet them
Which Agency Do We Recommend?
We chose Carey Dive Centre and we paid 4,835 pesos ($257). For this price, we were given two guides, wetsuits, fins, masks and lunch.
It was at the top end of a day trip budget but after the whale shark fiasco I really felt the kids deserved a fun experience that we could leave La Paz on – we left the day after and headed east to Mahahual.
Where Will You Go?
The tour is roughly seven hours long and you'll visit Balandra Beach (if it's low tide), a bird sanctuary, a weird carving in the rocks which looks like a scary mask, the sea lions and then have lunch on Isla Espirito Santo before heading back to La Paz marina.
We were given very clear instructions on how to interact with the seals including tips on how to hold your hand out for them to touch. No fingers, by the way! Our guides for the day spoke both Spanish and English and were brilliant with the kids, very patient and kind and always made sure to include them in the discussion. We were fortunate that our small group included only three Canadian men and us.
What Is It Like Swimming With Sea Lions?
We visited Mexico in January 2018 and for winter in the northern hemisphere, it was a balmy 23+ degrees. The water however was not so balmy and bloody freezing out near the seals. Because of this swimming with the sea lions is limited to about forty-five minutes.
It was an amazing and exhilarating experience to swim with these agile creatures who leapt over my head, swum in circles around me and dove beneath my feet whilst gliding effortlessly through the waves. To be honest, they really put me to shame!
It was a bit rough the day we went and there was some choppiness out there. In parts, the water is shallow enough to see the bottom, in other parts it's much deeper. For competent swimmers, you can swim through an archway and into pretty deep water where the fish are phenomenal. For those who are less strong, I'd suggest staying near the cave and closer to the boat.
How Did Our Kids Cope?
We took out a buoyancy aid with us as the cold water wiped their smiles away pretty quickly. This meant that they could come back and float whenever they felt tired – which they totally took advantage of and the poor tour guide frequently had to drag them around.
It was a bit funny but they both insisted that they had an amazing time and re-watching these videos (eleven months later) made them smile and hug me and proclaim how wonderful it was. So I guess you could say the day was a big success.
They especially loved the island of Isla Espirito Santo where we had lunch and explored the rocks. There are jumping crabs and fish that hide out alongside the rocky areas.
Top Tips On Swimming In La Paz
- Swimming with the sea lions was cold in January; I'd definitely advise taking lots of layers to wear and remove and dry in the sun etc.
- Prepare your kids for just how cold the water might be. You only get 45 minutes with the sea lions so embrace the cold and see it as an experience that you probably won't repeat.
- Don't take anything with you that you don't want to get wet. Dry bags are advisable.
- Lunch is provided but we wanted more. Definitely take snacks, something like fruit pouches or bags of nuts and biscuits just to keep you going.
- If you're vegan remember to tell the dive centre no meat or cheese (no carne o queso) in the lunch. Veganism is still catching on in Mexico.
- Don't forget cameras and GoPros etc.
- Maybe consider taking a blow-up or inflatable for the island afterwards.
- Keep a layer of clothing totally dry for the boat trip back. The boat goes fast and it can feel cold.
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If it's cold in Omaha, you can be sure of a couple of things- one of which is that the Nebraska Humane Society will be defrosting cats.
You may remember "Popsicle" from a few years ago; she was a nine-week-old kitten found quite frosty by construction workers and nursed to health at the shelter. Now, another tale of frozen feline makes us proud to have such a caring and responsive shelter in our city.
"Flurry" is the latest chilly kitty to be saved at the state's largest shelter, a black cat found frozen to a storm drain near 52nd and Drexel. Her paws were literally stuck to the drain and had to be detached using a bath of warmish water.
After being extracted, Flurry was taken to the shelter at 89th and Fort Streets where she, about 3-4 months old, was cleaned and warmed up. At the shelter, The Nebraska Humane Society's Facebook page reported, the kitty's temperature was too low to register. Flurry was also given hydrotherapy treatment which comforts and cleans. Flurry has since been fed and kept warm while her sore paws get better.
When she's ready, she'll be sent home with a forever family that will keep her safe and warm.
At this point, the Nebraska Humane Society is giving cats that are six months old and older away to good homes for free. The shelter is often full of cats and will host adoption specials like this to prevent euthanasia it doesn't have to conduct. Please adopt when and if you can, and never shop for an animal.
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At virtual machine start up, the hypervisor creates a separate swap file for the virtual machine (.vswp) inside virtual machine folder by default unless changed the swap file location. This file is used by hypervisor to directly swap out virtual machine physical memory to the swap file. This frees host physical memory and can be used by other virtual machines.
However, hypervisor swapping is used as a last resort to reclaim memory from the virtual machine as there will be performance impact on virtual machine due to some of known issues as listed below.
- High swap-in latency
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ESXi employs below methods to address the limitations mentioned above that improves hypervisor swapping performance:
- Memory compression: To reduce the amount of pages that need to be swapped out while reclaiming the same amount of host memory. For more details on how compression work, do check my other article on the same.
- SSD Swapping: If an SSD device is installed in the host, we can choose to configure a host SSD Cache. Using swap to host cachedoes not means placing regular swap files on SSD-backed datastores. Even if you enable swap to host cache, the host still needs to create regular swap files. ESXi will use the host cache (SSD) to store the swapped out pages first instead of putting them directly in the regular hypervisor swap file (.vswp). Upon the next access to a page in the host cache, the page will be pushed back to the guest memory and then removed from the host cache. Since SSD read latency, which is normally around a few hundred microseconds, is much faster than typical disk access latency, this optimization significantly reduces the swap-in latency and hence greatly improves the application performance in high memory over commitment scenarios.
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Multiples of 1GB sized .vswp file chunks will be created inside SSD swap. As shown in below figure, 10GB SSD has ten .vswp files created inside it. These files can be seen by browsing the datastore. These .vswp files are not specific to VMs like one we have in shared storage. Each VM has its own regular .vswp in shared storage inside their specific VM folders. However, the .vswp files inside SSD swap will be shared by virtual machines whenever there is need for swapping.


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We finally have spring in Tbilisi. After a March of absolute garbage weather, it's actually warm enough to open our windows and enjoy the fresh air. Every week in March, Sean and I would look at the forecast, look at each other, and say "I'm sure next week it will finally be nice." Yeah. That never happened, until this past weekend.
By unfortunate coincidence and improper planning, we spent several hours on one of the first warm days of 2019 inside a completely enclosed sulfur bathhouse.
We had meant to go to the sulfur baths the previous weekend when it was still cold, windy, and rainy, but by the time we tried to make reservations they were completely booked. Not surprising given the weather. Sean hadn't been to the baths yet, and I wanted him to experience Georgia's unique brand of relaxation before summer rolls around and it gets too hot to even think about soaking in 42-degree (Celcius) water. I had previously visited the Royal Bath sulfur bathhouse in January, so I was excited to give a different place a try. It seemed everyone we talked to recommended Chreli Abano, aka "the one that looks like a blue mosque," so we decided to give it a go.
Making reservations online via email was easy, but I know we could have called as well. The staff speaks English, and the reservation system is electronic so I have faith your booking won't be lost or not recorded. Chreli Abano has a wide variety of rooms for a wide variety of prices. Some of the cheaper rooms have simply a hot sulfur pool and nothing else, others, like ours, had hot and cold pools, a sauna, showers, and a rest area. The largest and most expensive room has hot and cold baths, a Finnish sauna, Turkish sauna, rest area, private bar, massage area, and an optional "snow room." I'm not sure I'm willing to pay 500 GEL an hour just to see what a "snow room" is, but I am definitely intrigued.
We chose N1 for our room, and it was very beautifully decorated in stone mosaic and brick. Filtered light streamed in through the chimney in the top which gave off a very tranquil vibe. It was considerably smaller than the room we had at Royal Bath, but I'd say more visually appealing. Space was maximized with the star of the room being the large circular hot sulfur bath in the center. We opted out of the massage this time, but did take advantage of their bar service and enjoyed cocktails during our soak.
I do appreciate how Georgia does sulfur baths – private rooms are just way more comfortable than public bathhouses with a bunch of strangers. It was a very relaxing and enjoyable experience. I'm sure we will be back again as soon as the weather takes a turn for the worse. Next week is not looking promising for maintaining warm temperatures, unfortunately. It is still spring after all.


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Align with your authentic true self
Ceremony below
Every moon phase is a special time to jet stream onto the magnificent energy of the moon and its cycles of rebirth and release. New moon is the time to call in the new and Full Moon is the time to release and close out the old. These cycles keep us in rhythm with our own body and natural energies.
This New Moon in particular is not exactly the perfect time to start manifesting new projects or setting new courses because two planets Mercury and Mars are both in retrograde. Im no astrologer but I have been following moon cycles long enough to know that when a planet especially mercury goes retrograde that means things will move particularly slow and its not the best time to start anything new.
With the upheaval from the latest Eclipse I thought it might be most productive to focus our energy on linking up with the alignment of our souls true purpose and self. After all, isn't this what it all comes down to?
In this ceremony, we set our intention to communicate and surrender to the alignment of our souls unique imprint and authentic true self.
Supplies needed:
∼ Paper & Pencil
∼ Palo Santo
∼ A quiet space outdoors under the moon 🌙
∼ Mason jar with distilled water
(anytime from 18:00-Midnight)
Find a comfortable place outside or near a window where you can see or feel the moons energy.
Sit down, burn palo santo to clear the energy and take some deep breaths and start connecting yourself to the earth. Listen to the breeze and the sound of the trees and any other sounds that you might hear pay attention to them. Be with this focus for a few minutes until you feel your body becoming more grounded with the earth. Focus your attention to the moon and its magnificence. Remember its cycles and its effect on the tides and the movements and changes of the earth and the feminine. Connect yourself to this energy. Focus on your hands and the energy that is present in them just by putting your attention there. Focus your energy on your hands until you can feel them vibrating. Place your hands on your heart and with the energy of the hands open the energy of the heart. Smile and take a moment to be grateful for all that you have and for all the love that you feel.
Ask to connect to the part of you that is your unique souls imprint. Place your thumb on your heart and imagine a doorway. Go through this door and meet with the tonal vibration frequency of your soul. Ask your soul its purpose. Ask what is it here for. What is the imprint its meant to leave on Planet Earth. How can it share and give?
Write down everything its saying and stay in the trance and keep asking questions. Ask what will the true self be known for if you line up with it.
Write it all down.
This should give you some major clarity about your path and purpose and help you recognize where your out of alignment and where your not. If it was hard to get any answers you just have to keep practicing and keep trying. I promise if you keep trying you will eventually hear your soul.
When we are out of alignment with our true self things will always be difficult. When we are in alignment with our true self everything flows effortlessly and easily. In alignment life is easy because your flowing along. Not being honest about what you truly want or compromising your true self takes you out of alignment and will always lead to struggle.
Ask the Universe to assist you in the alignment with your true self ✨
We start by writing our intention. Moon ceremonies are all about setting an intention.
Take your piece of paper and ask the moon to assist
Here is a sample you may choose to use, but you may modify and write however you like.
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On this new moon tonight I ask the universe to guide me, assist me and align me with my true purpose and true self. Connect me with the tonal frequency of my unique souls imprint and help me to hear what it says. Move things out of my way that are out of alignment and present the doorways I shall go through on the path of my purpose. I focus my attention on this night, tonight to committing myself to living true to the alignment of my soul. Show me signs and nudge and communicate to me through energy, dreams and intuition. I am ready and I am listening.
Thank you,
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Ideally this should be done in a backyard because you want to place the paper folded under the moons energy. Take your mason jar with water and put it on the top of the paper. Let the paper sit throughout the night under the moon outside or near a window. In the morning retrieve the paper and glass, read your paper and seal it by drinking the water. Drinking the water confirms your commitment and dedication for whats to come. Remember you asked to move things out of the way that are out of alignment so prepare for some possible changes. Trust the process and stay awake for the next two weeks look at everything as a sign. Follow the path with the least resistance. The difficult road is the wrong road. The effortless and easy road is the right road.
I sincerely wish for all souls to be aligned with their true authentic self, that is my souls purpose. I wish everyone well on their journey. Do not be afraid, everything will make sense when you just surrender.


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