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This section covers many of the topics vital to business, career and executive women. Top executives share information on all the topics that their counterparts crave, including business plans, starting and running a business, marketing, raising capital, career advice, success strategies and much, much more.
Leading editors and guest writers offer readers exclusive advice not only on enjoying a successful career and growing a thrivingbusiness, but also how to get more enjoyment out of life. Other articles carry the voices that these readers respect most: their peers. Read about career tips, hints and suggestions to help you get where you want, when you want - in your ongoing career.
Rules to help you control with this plethora of Information Overload
You sit at your desk, primed for another day of work when it hits you - overwhelm, lack of focus and frustration. There it is: your inbox has 125 emails and it is only 9 a.m. What's a sane person to do? Some of us might dream of doing the following: take two pills and skipping work for the day, pressing delete, running for the hills or choosing to do anything but answer the dang emails.
The 21st century is deemed the Century of Information Overload. This term refers to the state of having too much information to make a decision. It also refers to the massive amounts of historical information one must sift through and the high rate of new information being added every day. Not to mention the contradictions to the information you already read.
Quick - did you ever make New Year's Resolutions? Did most of your goals come true? If not, you're not alone
If you've ever planned to quit smoking, lose weight, make more money, be a better person...you may have failed because you didn't know the rules.
If you want this year to be different, you must know the secrets to goal success. Here are some rules to get you started:
1. Clear, timed, defined goals
You need to write down your goals on paper, have a date when you know you'll reach the goal and the goal should point to your larger life vision. Build a contingency plan into your goals so that if you don't receive your goals exactly on time or exactly as you planned, you allow for it.
In the memorable words of Dr. Seuss, "Today you are you. That is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you."
These are words to work by, words to live by as well, words that are a focusing mantra for inspired and effective business leadership.
When the pressure is on, when you're being asked to deliver results with fewer resources, do more with less, and lead a team or company to new heights, maintaining the commitment and engagement of your team in stretching times, the temptation is sometimes to forget about who you are, forget about what it means to be you at your best, and just immerse yourself in work until you're drained, if not exhausted.
Transitioning to a mindset of Thinking BIG will require a SHIFT in the way you look at life!
As each moment passes we see a changing and challenging world - one that is becoming more complicated and unpredictable. Each day we are faced with decisions about environmental pollution, technology shifts, financial instability, family instability, unsatisfying relationships and other phenomena.
Thinking BIG even during, especially during, such circumstances allows you to make better long term decisions which will impact generations to come!
Transitioning to a mindset of Thinking BIG will require a SHIFT in the way you look at life!
You may wear the proper clothes and drive a snazzy car, but what about your "verbal image"?
The words you use in business or an academic setting convey a message about you. Being articulate is often associated with being competent, being able to do the job, being able to rise to new challenges.
Here are 10 tips to sound smarter, more professional and to boost your "verbal image"
1. Ditch the fillers
You don't like fillers in your food, do you? There are certain words or sounds that can turn a perfectly good sentence into a verbal hot dog. Words such as "like" and phrases such as "ya know", add nothing to the quality of your verbal spread. Eliminate them and you'll automatically sound more eloquent and intelligent.


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If you are thinking of making an investment out of which you can benefit in the future, then you will have to be absolutely certain that you have made the right decision about it. There are multiple ways in which you can make an investment and you will most likely find the one that is the most suitable for you and for your finances.
Investing in property is still one of the most common choices out there. Although the real estate market has suffered a powerful strike with the 2008 economic crisis, people still believe that this is one of the best markets to invest in. And, in one way or another, the real estate investors are right: people will always be seeking for a roof over their heads.
However, if you decide that you want to join the real estate investors' "club", you will first have to make sure that you understand that you can do this in more than one way. Although investing in property for rental may appear to be the most common choice, you should also take into consideration its main advantages and disadvantages, to make sure that you are on the right path.
Investing in rental property can truly be profitable on the long term, but you will have to be very careful about certain aspects. If you need to finance your investment with a mortgage, do analyze the main types of mortgage loans out there and settle only for that which seems to be the very best one for you and your situation.
Also, do make sure that you understand that you are not buying yourself a home, but a home that will be rented to other people. This means that you should not get too involved and that you should choose the type of house that can be versatile enough when it comes to its design and décor.
If you feel that you cannot afford the time or the risks of investing in rental property, if you feel that you could not communicate with your tenants well enough or if you feel that you are confused about the choices you have to make, do take into consideration other types of property investment as well (such as a real estate investment group, for example).
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Fire Up Your Team – Panorama Magazine
Barbara Bradbury, vice president at AnswerPlus Inc., has a surprising answer when asked why the 48-year-old call centre has been such a success over the years.
The customer doesn't come first.
Our employees have to come first. We're selling a service and you're only going to give good service by having good and happy people, she says. We probably devote 70 per cent or more of our time and resources on our employees coaching, training, monitoring. IT's all about them.
The company's ability to attract and retain good and happy people was recognized last year when AnswerPlus won the Hamilton Human Resources Hero Award, marking it an HR leader within the Hamilton business community.
AnswerPlus, a full-service, 24/7, inbound call centre specializing in emergency response, has 40 employees at its Hamilton office, the majority of them fulltime. The call centre industry traditionally has high staff turnover, but AnswerPlus bucks the trend because of its dedication to employee retention.
The key is recognizing the goals and values of today's younger workforce the post Baby Boom Generation X, and their younger siblings, Generation Y. I can't tell people enough: if becoming an employer of choice is not your goal, you are not going to keep Gen X and Gen Y people, Bradbury insists. They will come in, do a great job for you, they will give you what skills they have learned, they will learn what skills they can get from you but if you can't keep stimulating them, if you can't keep challenging them, they will leave you and go somewhere else, she says.
The biggest key is to keep them involved in everything that happens. You have to give them perpetual feedback. Otherwise, they don't see a future for themselves with you. Pay scales at AnswerPlus are based on skill sets, rather than tenure. Because our clients vary so much, we have 12 different skill sets. When you've mastered one, we'll move you up to the next one. And as you move up through the skill sets, you'll recognize an increase in pay, Bradbury says. Staff members are rewarded with performance bonuses based on evaluations of their phone calls. Corporate awards that the company receives are celebrated with special events. Management and sales meetings are open to any employee who wishes to attend and the minutes are posted for all to see.
Working at a call centre can be stressful, so AnswerPlus has been known to bring in a massage therapist on particularly hectic days. It has also set aside its own Tranquility Base, a quiet room where employees can relieve stress.
It's all part of looking after our people. We feel a moral obligation to be doing this. It's often the little things that make the difference.
Inspired and engaged employees will take your business to the next level
By Paul Mitchell
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East of Scotland house sales activity rise reported
A significant rise in the volume of property sales in the east of Scotland has been reported by property marketing company ESPC.
It said sales recorded during the final quarter of 2013 showed a year-on-year increase of 47.5%.
The annual increase in prices for Edinburgh in the same period was 5%, with the average property selling for £212,296.
ESPC said the figures reflected a "steady improvement" in the market.
There was a modest increase in prices in Fife, East Lothian and Midlothian. In contrast, prices in West Lothian fell by 10.4%.
The number of homes coming onto the market from October to December was up by 26.5%.
More of the properties sold achieved their Home Report valuation, up to 40% from just 20% one year previously.
ESPC business analyst David Marshall said: "We witnessed a steady improvement in market conditions throughout much of 2013, with a rise in activity amongst both buyers and sellers and this continued through to the end of December.
"The number of homes being bought and sold is still below what would have been considered normal levels prior to the downturn however conditions are now more favourable for sellers than has been the case for several years."


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The Blue Flag is currently flying over 14 Dominican beaches.
Two of these beaches are in La Romana and Punta Cana, while the others are found in the country's eastern region. The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), an international non-profit organization, travels throughout the world analyzing the conditions of beaches in many popular destinations. In the Dominican Republic the Foundation is represented by the Environmental Rights Institute.
The following are Blue Flag beaches in the country are:
La Romana:
La Laguna, Dominicus Beach
Bayahibe Dreams Hotel, La Romana
Punta Cana:
Montero Bahia Principe
Cabeza de Toro Be Live Punta Cana
Cabeza de Toro Natura Park
Bavaro Beach, Barcelo Tourism Complex
Bavaro Beach, Paradisus Palma Real Hotel
Arena Gorda Beach, Grand Palladium
Arena Gorda Beach, Barcelo Punta Cana Hotel
Arena Gorda Beach, Bahia Principe Hotel
Arena Gorda Beach, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Arena Gorda Beach, Iberostar Hotel
El Cortecito Beach, Barceló Dominican Resort
El Cortecito, Paradisus Punta Cana
The "Blue Flag" is awarded to beaches that meet environmental, safety and cleanliness guidelines established by the Foundation.
When a beach displays a Blue Flag it means that the beach is clean, safe and its water quality constantly monitored.
A jury of qualified professionals determines what beaches throughout the world will raise its own particular "Blue Flag."


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If this Painting were YOUR DREAM …
Paintings are like dreams. They come into the artist's vision filled with symbolism and messages from the creator. Like most people, deciphering them is still a mystery to me.
I have explored dreams and paintings avidly for many years. Over time I have acquired a substantial vocabulary and a systematic approach to working with them. In this new series of posts, I will share what I have learned.
I invite you to participate by adding your thoughts in the comment section. Together we can use this opportunity to discover what I believe will be a deep connection via dreams and paintings.
This painting is inspired by a plein air pastel I painted three years ago as my father lay on his death bed. Not sad, rather inspiring as he took me to the river with him as he crossed. I watched his spirit rise on the other side. Last week I felt compelled to paint this large oil painting based on the pastel.
If this painting were YOUR DREAM …
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Kuala Lumpur: A new rule that orders female badminton players to wear short skirts could be scrapped after objections from China, Indonesia and Scandanavian countries, a Malaysian official said.
Women playing in the sport`s top tournaments are compelled to wear skirts or dresses, even if they are worn over the top of shorts or trousers. But wearing shorts and trousers alone is banned.
The Kuala Lumpur-based Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Wednesday said it would go ahead from June 1 with the regulation on skirts, which was earlier deferred after an outcry from players and officials.
"There is a possibility a rule change can take place," said S. Selvam, the federation`s Super Series marketing manager, noting that objections started in China, Indonesia and India but now included Denmark and Sweden.
Those who object to the rule can urge the BWF council to abort the decision at the organisation`s annual general meeting on May 28 in China, he said.
BWF deputy president Paisan Rangsikitpho denied women are being exploited but said the sport had to "differentiate the women`s game", insisting that the skirts did not have to be short.
"It has never been the intention of the BWF to portray women as sexual objects, and nor is that what we are doing," he said.
"The ruling is part of a larger campaign to enhance the presentation profile of the sport. This is to help attract a wider target group amongst both younger and older people, and among both women and men.
"Aesthetic and stylish presentation of the players is certainly an important factor."
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The Centre for Human Rights (CHR) undertook a mapping exercise to identify lawyer trainings on women's human rights in Africa. Through identifying the relevant civil society organisations and institutions, the exercise aimed to establish if institutions engaged in training lawyers in the region are aware of other trainings, and to what extent such institutions collaborate with each other, if at all. The mapping will inform a meeting of identified relevant institutions to share information and strategise about strengthened collaboration and increased complementarity of the trainings.1 Good practices will be identified for possible replication in future trainings. It is envisioned that this report and meeting will stimulate increased cooperation among institutions training lawyers on women's human rights towards effectively achieving the shared desired results.
The mapping identified twelve institutions that train lawyers on women's human rights in Africa. In Africa, these organisations are located in South Africa, Kenya, and Zimbabwe. Outside of Africa, they are located in the United States and Malaysia. Organisations in other parts of Africa were not identified. Either they did not come to our attention or the trainings they offer are of a more general nature and not relevant to this exercise.


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MILWAUKEE -- 13-year-old Darius Simmons was gunned down by his neighbor, 75-year-old John Spooner on Thursday, May 31st.The motive behind the shooting death of Darius Simmons remains a mystery. Milwaukee Alderman Bob Donovan says the Spooner sat down next to him for breakfast less than an hour before the shooting.
According to the criminal complaint in the case, just before 10 a.m. Thursday, Spooner confronted Simmons in front of the victim's home.
Police say Spooner accused the teen of burglarizing his home and demanded his stuff back -- including some shotguns. When Simmons denied his involvement, the criminal complaint says Simmons' mother told Spooner he should "just go home." Instead, the court document says Spooner pulled out a gun and shot Simmons from less than five feet away -- then shot at him again as he was running away.
Spooner has lived in his home for about 40 years. Over the last decade Spooner developed a friendship with Alderman Donovan.
"He tells me 'Bob I was robbed again, burglarized two days ago,' and he suspects the people next door. In my conversation with him he just was resigned to deal with the situation as best he could," Alderman Donovan said.
Donovan said Spooner was well liked by the community and has no criminal record. In addition to a burglary earlier this week, he has also been diagnosed with lung cancer and lost his wife a few years back.
"He just struck me as burdened by the cards that life is dealing him," Alderman Donovan said.
Simmons' family friend Juanisha Williams says the teen did not burglarize his neighbor and did not deserve to die.
"I was the sister. Always take care of him. I gave him money when he need it. That was my heart," Williams said.
The family says the stories going around about Simmons' involvement in burglarizing Spooner's home are all lies.
Spooner has been charged with first degree murder in the case. His next court date is set for June 11th.
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Shrub, tree, generally dioecious (rarely monoecious)
Stem: trunk < 40 m; wood soft; bark smooth, bitter; buds scaly
Leaves simple, alternate, deciduous; stipules generally deciduous, often large
Inflorescence: catkin, generally appearing before leaves; each flower subtended by disk or 12 nectary glands and 1 bract
Flower: perianth 0
Staminate flower: stamens 1many
Pistillate flower: pistil 1, ovary superior, chamber 1, stigma lobes 24
Seeds many; hairs fine, white, cottony
Fruit: capsule; valves 24
Genera in family: 2 genera, 340 species: generally temp (except Australia, Malay Archipelago) moist places; many cultivated. Hybridization common; identification often difficult. Family description, key to genera by John O. Sawyer, Jr.
Shrub, tree, dioecious; bud scale 1, not sticky, margins generally fused (or free, overlapping)
Stem: twigs generally flexible and not glaucous
Leaf: blade linear to widely obovate, entire to toothed, generally ± hairy
Inflorescence: dense catkin emerging before, with, or after leaves, sessile or on a short leafy shoot; bract subtending each flower
Flower: perianth 0
Staminate flower: stamens 18
Pistillate flower: ovary stalked or sessile, style 1 or 0, stigmas 2, each sometimes 2-lobed; nectaries 1several, generally rod-like, generally between inflorescence axis and flower
Fruit: valves 2
Species in genus: ± 400 species: ± worldwide, especially n temp, arctic
Etymology: (Latin: ancient name)
Reference: [Argus 1986 Syst Bot Monog 9:1170; Dorn 1976 Canad J Bot 54:27692789]
Difficult, highly variable. Not all specimens will key easily; sprout shoots and other extreme forms are not included in keys, may require field comparison for identification. Studies of variation, hybridization needed.
Shrub < 0.5 mSee the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Stem: twigs brownish, silky, becoming glabrous
Leaves: stipules generally vestigial; young leaves densely silky; mature blade 1020 mm, ± elliptic, acute (base rounded to acute), entire, surfaces silky, lower glaucous
Inflorescence appearing with leaves, densely-flowered, 414 mm, ± spheric, on leafy shoots < 4 mm; flower bract tawny
Staminate flower: stamens 2
Pistillate flower: ovary very densely silky, style 0.61.2 mm, stalk 00.3 mm
Chromosomes: 2n=38
Ecology: Subalpine meadows (especially on limestone)
Elevation: 32003500 m.
Bioregional distribution: c High Sierra Nevada (Mono Co.)
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So many people think that Anime is this great new hip animation that will bring in huge audiences over time.
First off- Isn't that shit sack of a cartoon Pokemon basically an anime show. God that show sucked and so do Pokemon. If they were real I would easily kill the little yellow thing. What a bitch that thing was. And so unrealistic.
Adult Swim should show more Eric and Tim Awesome Show. That show is easily the scariest fucking thing on the planet. If someone wants to scare kids off of drugs all you have to do tivo that horror. Granted I love it but instead of doing drugs myself I just get my fix that way.
Side note- Didn't they used to show Futurama on Adult Swim and they got rid of it because Futurama was making a comeback. When is that comeback? and is it going to have that hot asian girl on it still? Would anyone do that cyclops chick on that show? For that matter would you fool around with anyone with one eye, maybe an eye patch thrown in? I think an eye patch would be worse because you'd be asking yourself. "I wonder what kind of hole is under that patch?" "If I lift up the patch will I see their brain?" Those questions would just suck out all the passion in the room.


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The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac; NYSE: AGM and AGM.A) reported continued momentum in its financial performance.
During second quarter 2012, Farmer Mac achieved record core earnings and growth in program assets while maintaining strong credit quality. Farmer Mac's core earnings, a non-GAAP measure, for second quarter 2012 reached $12.9 million ($1.17 per diluted common share), up from $10.0 million ($0.94 per diluted common share) in second quarter 2011.
Core earnings for the quarter benefited from higher net effective spread of $27.2 million, compared to $21.0 million in second quarter 2011. This higher net effective spread was partially offset by net provisions to the allowance for losses of $0.2 million, compared to net releases of $0.8 million for the prior year quarter.
Primarily due to the effects of fair value changes on financial derivatives, Farmer Mac had a GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders for second quarter 2012 of $4.3 million, compared to net income of $5.2 million for the same period in 2011.
Farmer Mac uses financial derivatives, primarily interest rate swaps, to mitigate its exposure to interest rate risk and achieve an overall lower effective cost of borrowing. Because Farmer Mac's financial derivatives were not designated in hedge relationships for accounting purposes through second quarter 2012, changes in the fair values of these instruments were recorded in earnings, with no offsetting fair value adjustments on the corresponding hedged items.
Farmer Mac excludes these fair value fluctuations from its core earnings. Due to the significant decrease in long-term interest rates during second quarter 2012 (for example, the 10-year Treasury rate decreased 57 basis points from March 31 to June 30), Farmer Mac recorded unrealized fair value losses of $21.6 million on its financial derivatives for the quarter.
Farmer Mac President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Gerber stated, "We are pleased to have achieved all-time highs in core earnings and outstanding program volume. New business from all of our product lines raised the aggregate outstanding program volume to $12.3 billion as of quarter end.
"Portfolio credit quality improved and remains high, as 90-day delinquencies were down in both dollar and percentage terms compared to first quarter 2012 and second quarter 2011. These statistics do not yet reflect the impact of the weather conditions currently affecting much of the country.
"While it is too early to assess the impacts on our agricultural portfolio, we continue to closely monitor the situation. We believe that Farmer Mac remains well-positioned to handle the stress in the agricultural economy that is likely to result from the drought and to continue to help meet the credit needs of Rural America and build value for shareholders."
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|Reviews for Perfect
| RuathaWehrling chapter 1 . 7/6/2004
Hi there!
First off, thanks so much for all your reviews! Sorry I've been slacking so much on my responses!
Secondly, I really like this poem. The only major thing I'd suggest changing is to add some blank lines between thought-sections. It's sort of hard to read, especially on a computer screen. Beyond that, the only other thing is that "More perfect friends" sounds funny, especially where it is. The next few lines start with "the" or "my", and I'd just advise changing "more" to match them.
:) Well done!
| dfgsfdghftgt44 chapter 1 . 5/20/2004
I guess it looks like veryone who reviewed this so far can relate. Odd... Well, this was very meaningful and a good poem, too.
~Cirien Phoenix of the Eternal Phlame
P.S. Thank you for the review on "Vampyre."
| Saiai chapter 1 . 4/17/2004
Aw...I understand. I feel that way too.
| just a ray of sunshine chapter 1 . 3/26/2004
I really liked it. Very... well, poetic. Kind of reminds me of my life, you know?


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This meme is hosted by Tynga over at Tynga's Reviews, which she describes as follows:
"Stacking The Shelves is all about the books we are adding to our shelves each week, sharing with you our excitement for our newest titles and maybe have you discover a new book in the process!"
Don't Say A Word by Beverly Barton
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Obama seeks to stem the tide
President prods GOP for help and considers other options
With one week left before Congress' August recess, President Barack Obama is prodding Republicans to help ease the influx of minors and migrant families from Central America, but with chances dimming that border legislation will reach his desk before the break, he also is focusing on other ways to stem the flow.
GOP leaders are working against time to find a consensus within their party to deal with more than 57,000 children and other migrants who have arrived since October, mostly from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.
Obama's demand for congressional action comes as GOP lawmakers are attempting to coalesce behind a narrow package of changes, including sending National Guard troops to the border, increasing the number of U.S. immigration judges and changing a law so that migrant youths arriving by the tens of thousands could be sent home more quickly.
The package would cost less than $1 billion, several lawmakers said, far less than the $3.7 billion Obama requested.
Obama, who met this past week with presidents from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, said the U.S. has compassion for the migrant children, but those who do not have a proper claim to remain in the United States will be turned back. At the same time, the regional leaders said the president assurred them that the childrens' rights would be observed.
"It is my hope that Speaker Boehner and House Republicans will not leave town for the month of August for their vacations without doing something to help solve this problem," Obama said Friday after meeting with Vice President Joe Biden and three presidents from Central America.
Obama played down a proposed pilot program that his administration is considering that would give refugee status to young people from Honduras. White House officials said the plan, which could be expanded to Guatemala and El Salvador, involves screening youths in their home countries to determine whether they qualify for refugee status.
Obama said such an effort would affect only a small number of asylum seekers.
"There may be some narrow circumstances in which there is humanitarian or refugee status that a family might be eligible for," he said. "If that were the case it would be better for them to apply in-country rather than take a very dangerous journey up to Texas to make those same claims. But I think it's important to recognize that that would not necessarily accommodate a large number of additional migrants."
Separately, the Department of Homeland Security said it was boosting spending for law enforcement agencies in the Rio Grande Valley. The money would permit local police to support Customs and Border Protection by enhancing security in the region.


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Oh I love this Chris! The sunflowers are gorgeous and I just adore that ribbon and twine bow with the little heart! xReplyDelete
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Lovely card, thanks for sharing at Crafting from the Heart!ReplyDelete
Poor bird. How would you like it if somebody cut out your beak? ;^)ReplyDelete
Really cute card, Chris. Love the.fun image, the palette, your design, and all those fab flowers you cut out! :^)
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What a cute little bird. Thanks for sharing at EAC.ReplyDelete
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Love the cute image and beautiful flowers --Thank you for joining us at Crafting with FriendsReplyDelete
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JARA (Jülich Aachen Research Alliance) is a research collaboration between Jülich Research Centre and RWTH Aachen that aims at facilitating fundamental and applied research in the fields of brain research (JARA-BRAIN), energy research (JARA-ENERGY), future information technology (JARA-FIT), High Performance Computing (JARA-HPC) and Forces and matter experiments (JARA-FAME). At JARA-FORUM, the relevance for society of recent research in one of those fields is presented to the general public.
Outstanding young academics are an important cornerstone of excellent research and essential for research in Germany. The Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA) provides good opportunities for young researchers to advance their science and their careers. The proximity to the best minds of a special field, excellent infrastructure and good working conditions are some of the success factors. Using the example of the scientific work of our JARA members in the field of brain research and information JARA wants to show what prospects they can offer to young scientists. The outstanding scientific achievements of young researchers are not least evidence to the success of the cooperation between non-university research institution and university.
Svenja Schulze, Minister of Innovation, Science and Research in North Rhine-Westphalia and Thomas Rachel Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, introduce the 5th JARA-FORUM.
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Bronglais Hospital: Dirt, dust and clutter found on ward
A hospital has been criticised by a health watchdog after a ward was found to contain dirt, dust and clutter.
The spot check at Aberystwyth's Bronglais Hospital was carried out by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW).
It also found some patients on two wards had not been assessed or did not have individual care plans.
Hywel Dda Health Board said it had taken immediate action to resolve the issues and was continually monitoring and making improvements.
HIW said its dignity and essential care inspection in June found that, overall, staff on both Iorwerth and Ceredig wards demonstrated a sensitive and professional attitude towards patients.
It said its inspectors observed staff, especially health care support workers, providing care to patients in a "very compassionate manner".
"The patients we spoke to on both wards were also very positive about staff attitude and behaviour towards them," said a HIW report.
But there was a question over cleanliness on Iorwerth ward.
The HIW report added: "However, our inspection highlighted a number of areas for improvement including the cleanliness of Iorwerth ward as clutter was evident throughout the ward.
"There was also dirt and dust noted on floors, walls and doors on the ward."
Caroline Oakley, director of nursing and midwifery at Bronglais Hospital, said: "Our health board strives to treat each and every individual with dignity and respect.
"It is heartening that Healthcare Inspectorate Wales found that overall our staff were sensitive, professional and compassionate, and that patient feedback was very positive.
"We are disappointed and apologise that some of the high standards we set ourselves in other areas were demonstrated to be lacking during this inspection.
"We have taken immediate action to resolve these issues and are monitoring and making further improvements on an ongoing basis."


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Q: It seems overwhelming to think about what I can eat to address high cholesterol, high blood pressure and the need to lose weight. Where do I start?
A: Try not to think of this as three separate problems because many of the adjustments in your lifestyle that address one problem will end up helping your other concerns as well. You might start by looking at your physical activity, since getting at least 30 minutes a day of moderate activity like brisk walking can bring improvements in all three areas. But don't let that seem like an excuse to allow unhealthy eating! Focus on making relatively unprocessed plant foods the majority of your eating all through the day. Include vegetables, fruits and whole grains that are not loaded with sodium or fat in your meals and snacks. That will add potassium and limit sodium for your blood pressure, provide fiber with little unhealthy fat for your heart and let you fill up on fewer calories to make weight control easier. If you are overweight, dropping even 15 or 20 pounds can improve blood pressure and blood cholesterol, so cutting a few hundred calories a day from soft drinks, sweets or excessive food portions can make a big difference. Start with basic changes like this and don't worry about other details – it's more important to keep focused on a few steps without getting sidetracked trying to eat perfectly. The bonus: This lifestyle will lower your risk of cancer, too!
Q: Do smoked salmon and other smoked fish pose the concern for cancer risk that smoked meats do?
A: Smoked meat, poultry and seafood are a concern because they may contain carcinogens called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). When wood or coal burns PAHs form, and food exposed to the smoke tends to absorb some of the PAHs. Awareness of this problem is growing, and processors are working on ways to decrease PAH exposure in smoking. Several years ago, Europe instituted regulations limiting the PAH content in foods. Recent studies show that adjustments in the smoking process can reduce PAH content in smoked fish. However, these practices are not yet the norm. Furthermore, the content of healthful omega-3 fat in fish like salmon is substantially lower when smoked than in the fresh product. Fish offers several nutritional advantages over red meats, but for now it would be wise to choose the smoked seafood only occasionally.
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Despite the opportunities offered by social media, the UK car industry seems to have been slow to catch onto it as a way of promoting its products and talking to customers.
In the US, brands like Ford, thanks to the efforts of its social media director Scott Monty, have placed a high importance on engaging with customers through social media, yet I can think of very few examples from the UK.
Auto manufacturers have plenty of enthusiastic customers who like to talk about their cars online. For instance, a quick Google search for most automotive marques and you are likely to find a number of websites and forums full of people talking about their passion.
Given this enthusiasm surrounding car brands, it seems odd that the UK auto industry isn't taking advantage of the opportunities to engage with customers, especially since it offers a low cost alternative to other forms of marketing.
So why has the UK car industry not adopted social media?
According to Terry Hogan, co-founder of Motoring.co.uk, the economic growth over the last decade has made it easy to sell cars through dealer networks, finance offers etc, all direct sales channels, whereas social media may be perceived as less immediate and harder to measure, though there are plenty of ways to measure social media success.
He thinks that the impact of the recession on both sales and marketing budgets, as well as the continued popularity of social media will force the industry to take a look at the opportunities offered by social media engagement.
Examples from the US
Ford has been widely praised for its use of social media in the US, and rightly so. Social media director Scott Monty has been active on Twitter and his own blog, and has encouraged the rest of the company, right up to executive level to get involved as well.
The company's has been imaginative in its use of social media to promote its cars. The Fiesta Movement campaign gave 100 new Fiestas to applicants with 'a strong presence on the web' to test drive in advance of its release.
These 'agents' were encouraged, through monthly 'missions' to blog, Tweet and create videos about the new car, generating a buzz around the product amongst the targeted age group (18-34).
For a relatively small investment, these 100 agents have so far generated plenty of positive mentions on its Twitter account, a Facebook group, as well as a number of videos on YouTube.
It's not just Ford either; GM also has an active presence on Twitter, and a number of blogs for car owners to discuss products, issues and latest news.
Examples from the UK
While there are plenty from the US, I'm struggling to find too many UK examples of social media use.
Nissan's campaign to promote the launch of its luxury brand Infiniti seems to have taken social media into consideration for its marketing strategy, to create a buzz around the launch.
However, the Facebook group, with 560 fans, seems a little bit corporate, while the YouTube videos haven't attracted too many views so far. I may have missed its efforts in other areas, but it doesn't seem to match the efforts of Ford.
The company also seems to have a wasteful and expensive PPC strategy in place, buying ads for the term 'new car' which seems way to broad for what is supposed to be an exclusive product, as well as for its own brand name when it ranks top anyway.
VW's campaign for the new Tiguan is more innovative, with its 'People's Reviewer' competition which has invited people to apply to review the car via YouTube, while there is also a Twitter account linked to the campaign.
UGC on websites
Auto websites could do a lot better too, and could learn from etailers' use of user-generated content to promote their products. Reviews are a proven sales driver, yet no UK car websites offer car reviews from customers.
People will want to do their research online before deciding which car to buy and whether to buy it, and reviews from both 'experts' and users will form part of this research for many customers, providing information on long term reliability.
If users cannot find this information on manufacturers' or dealer's websites, they'll look elsewhere for it, so why not provide objective user reviews to keep them on the site. Perhaps there is a fear of negative reviews, but showing these reviews will make positive comments more credible and increase customer trust.
Customer service
Social media can also be a great customer service tool, if companies are prepared to get involved and listen to customer complaints.
If your customers have a problem with your car or service, they can easily blog about it, or post negative comments on Twitter, or various forums and message boards, all of which may be picked up by Google and viewed by other prospective customers.
Nissan seems to have had this problem with some of its Navarra models, leading frustrated customers to set up a forum around the issue. After engaging directly with customers on the forum, Nissan seems to have turned the problem around, and you can now find plenty of positive comments about the company on the site.
I'd like to know what people from the car industry think about the issue. Have I missed some great examples of social media use in the UK? Are you working in the auto industry and have an opinion on this? Let me know below...
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Automotive may be slow on the uptake but Car Hire is definatly taking up the challenge, take a look e.g. europcar uk's twitter campaign - Hot Summer Tweets
Hi there,
Happy to report that Honda is also engaging in social media ... going back as far as the 'Honda to Talk About' blog and the Hondamentalism campaign where the website could be 'broken up' and taken away by visitors (pre widget).
More recently, their was a blog supporting the live Honda Accord 'Jump' advert and the launch of Honda Jazz with a UGC campaign (with Facebook integration) where advocates could share their love of Jazz - ending with a 24 hour customer homepage takeover.
Over the summer we also launched Honda Insight with a live webcam and used a brand character Al_Honeysuckle to provide a human voice for the campaign that visitors could chat to through Twitter.
Al Cox
Head of Strategy
From our experience with the automotive sector I think you can say that the European auto sector is a little behind the US on the social media learning curve.
Having said that, there are defintely some examples of brands testing the waters (see above) as they wake up to the role that social media plays in informing purchase decisions. It's a big ticket item and people are prepared to invest the time in order to make the right choice.
The social media available for doing the online equivalent of asking friends, colleagues or family for advice on which car to buy are myriad. Journalist car reviews have their role but potential buyers also want to hear from people who've owned (or at least test-drived) the car for a while - this gives them a more realistic picture of the pros and cons.
Opinions can be subjective but we have definitely noticed consistency regarding perceived strengths and weaknesses of certain models across social media and even across markets.
BTW - Wasn't there a EConsultancy post on car brands using customer reviews in the last couple of months?
Just for the record - a recent Facebook initiative from Audi in the US. I wonder if they're considering it for the European market?
Hi Graham,
I'm a little late to this post, but I would point out that Ford of Europe have been working with us since September 2008 - http://www.thisisnow.eu is almost one year old.
Although it's not a UK specific campaign, the UK was one of 5 European markets included in the campaign.
We posted a case study back in May if you're interested to know more:
And you may want to stay tuned for some UK campaigns
Nathan McDonald
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It's a shame it's not easier to think of examples, I mean if ever there was a product that had the potential to be a social object it's a car!
Although I think the examples illustrated demonstrate the potential; for most car manufacturers they should really start by making the websites moderately usable and not unintuitive flash behemoths...
I find as a blogger we are often ignored by car companies as a legitimate media outlet which begs the question whether they are genuinely committed to social media or just pay it some attention as a passing fad. I recently attempted to subscribe to the press site of huge German manufacturer and very well known brand. My registration was refused on the basis that they prefer to give material exclusively to media outlets and journalists. That is to say, we weren't to be considered a serious media outlet because we use the blogging medium and apply the "rules" of online communities and blogging (transparent sources, possibility to comment etc.). I was most unimpressed. And fear we have a long way to go yet before companies understand we are a significant part of how the public interprets their brand. I rather wonder what their PR team might have said...
How much do you think the landscape has changed since this article was posted in August 2009? Are more UK Car Dealers now embracing social media? We are a newly established website company operating in the Automotive sector listing used cars for sale in the UK (except the price of every car drops daily on the www.ukcarexchange.com website). We are on Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites listening to both car buyers and sellers. We are the first to admit that we are not the experts, but we are taking part and enjoying the ride.
It's a nice example. UK Car industry must have more social media compared to US. It needs to be think about it.
Although UK Automotive industry is slower in embracing the Social Media than the US but we are picking up quickly and many of the manufacturers are doing well particularly Vauxhall and Volvo. However, I think many of the car dealers are still sceptical about the Social Media as they associate it with complaints!


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Great also a dutch translation. What about a bios file is that really neccesary. On Emulator I use VBA 1.5.1 it says a bios file is needed in order to get correct behaviour.
this game..is..STUPID
When I use skip intro, it won't get past the GBA logo. When I de-select the skip intro option, the Mode 7 intro displays but when I push a button, it starts over at the GBA logo. What am I doing wrong?
Didn't they all ready release a Shrek fighter, but for GBC?
At least an USA release , it looks fun
you cant skip/remove the intro. but, as always, a patch will be released
The Shrek license is far TOO used, IMHO.. it's been what, 4 outings on the gba?! not a movie sequel in sight, notwithstanding!
Edit: Personally, I myself am not all impressed with the "shrek phenomena" the publishers are trying to spread.. it has an all too predictable storyline, mediocre characters; what had it going was it's diversity and "special guest appearances" of some popular storybook characters.. Unfortunately, not seeing much of THAT in the games.. unless of course, someone is willing to "rebutt"(tee hee) and make me otherwise..
Why don't they make something of other licenses, say.. toy story? a bug's life? SINBAD?
looks sucky like "hassle at the castle"
yeah its lame... but at least its not a weak beta teaser or even worse, some batman - cockboy squad presentation..
Where are you batman!?! save us from crappy dumps! *shines bat signal*
*Cowers in fear*
oh my god, its a USA rom for once, shame its shrek
*Cowers in fear next to dice, decide to play a link game*
I don't care if I can't skip the intro, the problem is, I can't get past the intro. It shows the button going up and down but when I click Start (the only button that does something on this intro) it resets me back to the beggining as if I just opened the ROM.
*busts onto the scene wearing really gay looking batman tights* HAHA! FEAR NOT FELLOW CITIZENS! BATMAN IS HERE! DUNANANANANA BATMAN!!!
there is a shrek sequal comeing out soon
I like Batman's dumps!
Okay, that sounded wierd...
But, anyway, Batman release roms that noone else would, and that makes him "special"
And because he's "special" he's allowed people who collect roms (not just to play them) to be able to rip some great graphics.
Like Twinkle's spinning head in the Windwaker rom.
If you don't like them, don't download them. Case closed, good chum... dun nu dun nu dun nu dun nu BATMAN!!!!!
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