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StoryBot - A Facebook Messenger Bot Experiment
Hot on the heels of the numerous bot-related announcements made this year by the tech giants, I wanted to get my hands dirty with making a chat-bot of my own. The result is StoryBot, a Facebook messenger bot whose purpose is to mediate a simple writing game in which you are paired up with another anonymous person and take alternating turns writing a story. As as player, you have no direct means of communicating with the other person and are also provided with a writing prompt should you choose to follow it.
The high level goal of the project was to go through a product cycle from ideation and development through iteration and testing and finally launching with a smidget of marketing. The project specific goal was to explore the application of bots for purposes different than ordering stuff, scheduling meetings, or looking up the weather which dominate the current bot scene.
Before we jump into it, here are a few of my favorite stories written using StoryBot
1. "What if dreams didn't fade? What if you remembered every detail? Would you ever want to be awake? Would the allure of the dream world be too much to withstand?"
2. "the rebels infiltrate the capital city as a coup is going on"
3. "At some point we are all a villain in somebody's life"
4. "After hearing the story of David and Goliath the giants start to develop ways to protect their eyes"
5. "Science has proven that there is indeed an afterlife. The catch? It only lasts for 43 minutes"
Prologue - Ideation
Taking a quick gander at chatbots.org company listings we see a pretty distinct breakdown in chat bot companies falling into one of the following buckets: AI virtual assistants (scheduling meetings, ordering food, etc), customer support, and platforms to make and manage bots. While good and all, I was a bit disappointed at the lack of diversity in the offerings. If "bots are the new apps" as so many rave (i.e. TechCrunch , Economist , etc) then surely there would be room for more diversity in the product offering. If I open up an app store for a platform and just see Virtual Assistant A through Z, then that is a pretty sick ecosystem (in a bad way).
Given my finite time commitment, about a month, I figured I should go completely rogue and try something new. Perhaps the reason these bot companies, some of which are VC backed, are all in the same space may be because that is the only viable space for a company based around bots to realize itself.
Some of the ideas I considered were: RecipeBot, a bot which would take a person through a cooking recipe, perhaps on Amazon Echo; InstructoBot, a generalization of RecipeBot but for arbitrary instruction sets (i.e. lego building instruction); ChowRoullete, a bot which would randomly order a meal for you (yes it's ordering food, but in a silly fun way); StoryBot, a bot which is a modification of a story writing app I wanted to make a year ago similiar to the ice breaker where you take turns saying a word to form a sentence.
All of these ideas were chosen in the hopes they would complement the bot platform restrictions. Unlike an app a bot has no UI asides from a simple conversation thread. As such the application had to lend itself to something which can be represented as a state system.
In the end, the StoryBot won as it was truly unlike any of the other existing bots as far as I could tell and that excited me. Furthermore I was curious what type of stories, if any, people would come up with and how people would even interact with the bot.
Chapter 01 - If you build it, they will come
Ok, so an idea existed - try to replicate the round-robin story ice-breaker game but in a chat interface. The next question was what bot platform to target. Twilio, the OG platform was the first thought, however I did not really want to spend money on sms fees nor did I think the short message character limit of SMS would lend itself well to the game. I then looked at both the newly announced Facebook and Microsoft bot platforms. Both looked good and well documented, but what sealed the deal for me was Facebook Messenger's minimalistic UI support - buttons, pictures, cards. These rendered pretty well on the apps and the website and eliminated the need for me to do any fancy text parsing. In addition, the majority of people I would want to play this game with were on facebook messenger rather than Skype.
So going into the Facebook developer docs it appeared all I would need in order to get up and running is A) A facebook page, B) A facebook app, and C) A SSL equipped webhook endpoint. Not too bad, the first two were pretty easy and for the last I just used ngrok to create a temporary SSL endpoint to hit my localhost django app endpoint during development.
From that point on, Facebook just validates that endpoint by requesting a keyword you provide in the settings page, and once validated every time a message is sent to your Page (yes pages now have a Message Me button) the content will hit your webhook endpoint with a POST.
What followed was me tinkering with understanding the Facebook POST payload - an array of events with a sender and recipient identifier (different from their facebook profile id). In order to send a message to a person you just need to provide that id in your POST request to Facebook and it will do the routing for you. The events ranged from an event for when a user has viewed a message in the thread, to when they sent a text, image, etc message.
This made it pretty simple to parse all inputs, and in order to render a button or any of the fancy UIs, you just need to follow the request structure facebook expects. There were a few annoying limitations though such as a 300 character limit to text messages, and a limit to the number of buttons one could add to a single message. These were dealt with by just chunking the responses into the quotas and sending the messages one after the other. Surprisingly I did not encounter or have to deal with any messages being delivered out of order which was a very pleasant surprise.
The Django backend I put together to handle the bot, which can be found here, can be summed up as a very naive state machine. A contributor is either in a browsing or writing state. If they are in a writing state, they have an associated story id which points to the story they are writing. Stories themselves are broken up into a prompt (scraped from Reddit's Writing Prompts using scrapy), and a series of fragments. Each fragment is just a snippet assigned to a contributor. Initially these were fixed to three fragments per story and I expected everyone to write at the same time and in the end the story will come together, but later this was changed to the round robin style with 4 - 8 fragments per story as it proved to be more fun with early user testing.
A few days later, I had StoryBot v0 deployed on AWS with a letsencrypt SSL ready for testing.
Chapter 02 - It is alive! (But no one gets it)
So there I was, with my cute StoryBot, excited to start writing stories with friends. I shared this facebook page with a few people at Cornell Tech and with a group of 10 facebook friends asking them to try out the bot.
The very first thing I noticed was people had no idea how to even initiate the story. I had seeded the bot with a few stories with a friend of mine in the hopes of showing some examples, but these were misunderstood for the content. Some people thought that "they missed it" and others simply looked at the facebook page and had no idea what to do. Those who were pointed to the landing page of the website had no idea what to do with the Facebook Call to Action button. People just do not have this set of actions under their list of acceptable behaviors for websites and facebook pages and thus were confused as to what was expected.
Then once people understood they can message a facebook page and initiate a conversation, they were unsure of how to actually interact with the buttons. I talked to a few people who I noticed were ignoring the buttons and instead writing commands, and they said that they did not realize they were meant to click on the buttons. Both were on the desktop client rather than the mobile app though, so perhaps it is more understandable on the app.
Furthermore, people complained that the bot prompts were confusing and overwhelming. Initiating a story would result in about 8 messages being sent taking up most of the screen room in a mobile interface and since they went back to back, some people were just overwhelmed by the rate of the messages.
The main takeaways from this initial testing were:
1) People are not familiar with bots yet and their call to actions
2) A bot should be extremely succinct and to the point
3) The bot should always have the final word, some type of option or exit pathway since some of these conversations may be idle for a while and when a person comes back to them they should know what to do without trying to recall some arbitrary command.
To address the first point, I started including a few words on every consumer facing post to emphasize that this happens over Facebook Messenger and how to initiate the chat.
The second point was an exercise in condensing all the bot responses and status updates to only the bare minimal necessary. In addition I started to include flare - or gifs which act as visual anchors in the thread so that when a user browses the thread they can visually parse it without having to read the content. In fact, visual cues were used very strongly to offload textual information.
So for example, every time a player starts a conversation with StoryBot for the first time they receive the following gif.
This gif is accompanied with a small sentence describing the game, but the visual imagery alone shows how each story is made from a collection of chat messages. A similar approach was taken for when a story is done.
This visually describes how all the parts of the story are brought together to make one story. Another good example is the gif which appears when a person is looking for a story to join.
This shows how the process searches amongst all the existing stories currently on StoryBot and finds the one that has an available slot to join.
The final point was to include an options button which would always allow the user to either leave the current story they are working on, read a new one, view their history, or join a story if they are not writing one at the moment. This was important for it helped ensure that a user never felt lost or unsure of what to do next.
I had included a reminder message for people who were inactive for more than three hours and were also writing a story to prompt them to either continue writing, click "done", or leave the story. The three hour time interval was quickly criticized as not enough time, so ultimately this ended up being stretched to a day or so. The reminder is also either sent in the morning or around noon in hopes that those are times when a person will have the availability to act.
In a future iteration, I would also want to include a message to ping users who are not writing any story to remind them to start a story and become active, as many just join and never start a story. Furthermore, more time could be spent on the website itself to emphasize the refresh to load a new story feature and a better way to bookmark stories.
Chapter 03 - Launch
After iterating with the feedback I decided it would be time to start opening up the bot to more people. Two places came to mind in addition to my own Facebook profile page to post the bot 1) ProductHunt and 2) Reddit. For ProductHunt I figured I do some reading and found a few cool posts such as this one talking about how the ranking system works and when the best times to post are.
I ended posting StoryBot on Wed, June 1st under Tech to immediately be moved to Games. This ended up working out perfectly as even though this required most users to complete a few extra clicks on ProductHunt, StoryBot ended up getting the first place for Games for the day.
On the heels of this positive wave of feedback, I decided to go ahead and post on the subreddit from which I scrapped the prompts (which by the way are completely attributed on each storybot story page). Before posting however, I wanted to ask for permission by the mods as I am not an active redditor and don't want to upset the hardcore users by coming off as self promoting. Sadly this was the response I received shortly
As such I took my wins and decided to be happy with what I had. This resistance to Facebook was actually echoed amongst a significant set of people I asked to try out the bot. While my initial intuition was that going with Facebook would make it easier to get more people playing the game, in fact it proved to be an automatic no for some just because of the Facebook association.
Epilogue - 2 weeks later
As of now, here are the Google Analytics for thestorybot.com
With around 100 users, as defined by people who have initiated a conversation with the bot, 32 completed stories, 70 Facebook Page likes, and the Top Game on ProductHunt for June 1st, I would say that StoryBot exceeded my expectations and has left me very happy.
Is this a business? No, I would find it hard to say this is a bot company, but at the same time I am impressed by the general feedback and content produced by the people who participated.
I think that it is too soon to start picking bot winners and losers in terms of companies and ideas as the biggest takeaway from this experiment I found was that most non-tech people just are not aware of bots and their existence. There is very little discoverability for bot services and platforms targeted at normal people, and things that try to make bots more manageable like buttons and simple UI (see below), actually turn out to confuse people at first as these elements have never been used in a chat medium.
I am definitely interested in seeing how companies address and define the use cases, design principles, and expectations of bot-based services in the future.


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1776 complaint by Elizabeth WHALON against Phillip & George TERRY & Edward SLEAD
FYI – below is a description of a document from 1776 being sold on e-bay – it is a complaint against PHILLIP TERRY, GEORGE TERRY, & EDWARD SLEAD all of Swansey, MA by ELIZABETH WHALON for begetting her with child.
Bidding closes on Aug-21-2006, at 16:31 PDT.Buy-it-now price is $85; e-Bay Item No. 230017787399; e-Bay web address: http://cgi.ebay.com/1776-COL-AMERICAN-DOC-BEGETTING-A-CHILD-BY-FORNICATION_W0QQitemZ230017787399QQihZ013QQcategoryZ2196QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemhttp://cgi.ebay.com/1776-COL-AMERICAN-DOC-BEGETTING-A-CHILD-BY-FORNICATION_W0QQitemZ230017787399QQihZ013QQcategoryZ2196QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I am not the seller nor do I have any associations with him – just thought some of you would like to know of the document's existence.
Description by Seller:
This Wonderful Authentic Document of 1776 is on Hand Laid Paper and has a Beautiful Papermakers Watermark and is in Absolutely Super Condition. This is The New Government continuing the Blue Laws to raise Tax's for America in our Great Transitional Period.
"PHILLIP TERRY Labourer & GEORGE TERRY Caulker & EDWARD SLEAD Yeoman all of Swansey acknowledged themselves to be severally indebted to The Government and People of The State of The Massachusetts Bay in The Respective Sums PHILLIP as Principal for 100 Pounds and GEORGE and EDWARD 50 Pounds each in Sureties that they personally appear before The Justices of The Court of The General Sessions of The Peace to answer to such Matters as shall be Then & There shall be alleged against Him in behalf of the Government & People of sd State of The Massachusetts Bay more Especially to answer to The Complaint of ELIZABETH WHALON for BEGETTING HER WITH CHILD BY FORNICATION and shall do and receive that which sd Court shall be then & there be enjoined upon Him and not depart without the License."
On the Verso it States "PHILLIP TERRY's Recognizance to December Courts (Discharged)."
Nice Rare Document. 8 x 12 1/4".

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Over the months ahead, we will be highlighting in our blog the new features found in Express Software Manager Version 10. One of the most exciting features, in my opinion, is the ability to configure Express Software Manager to automatically contribute unrecognized applications discovered on your networks to the Express Software Identification Database (ESID).
Q: What, exactly, is the purpose of this feature?
A: This feature, when enabled, scans computers in your environment that have software installed that's not recognized by Express Software Manager. The data related to these applications is sent via a secure HTTP connection to our server. The data is then processed and evaluated by the ESID team and, if appropriate, added to the database of recognized applications.
Q: Why did you introduce this feature?
A: Express Software Manager's software recognition capabilities are widely acknowledged to be among the best in the industry, and we intend to maintain our competitive advantage in this area! Express Software Manager has always allowed customers to contribute unrecognized applications to the Express Software Identification Database, but this was previously a semi-automated process that required some effort on the end of our customers. This new automated approach allows us to continue growing our coverage of recognized applications, while making it as easy as possible for our customers.
Q: How does Express Software Manager determine which computers to scan?
A: Each monthly ESID update contains an algorithm to determine which machines are the best candidates for scanning. For example, in November the algorithm may elect to scan 1% of the computers showing unrecognized files in the \Program Files path. In December the algorithm may choose to scan 2% of the computers with closely matched executable names in all the directories. These algorithm variations ensure we capture a diverse set of information across our customers' environments.
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A: Virtually none. Once a machine is identified as a candidate for contributing to the ESID it is flagged in the Express Software Manager database. The next time that computer is inventoried, if the overall criteria for number of scans has not been met, the machine will be scanned and the data sent to Express Metrix. A scan is simply a more extensive type of inventory, but it runs at low priority and users will not be impacted.
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Tuesday, 20 November 2012
8mm scratch film workshop
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Thursday, 18 October 2012
New year, new term
Sorry for being absent from this blog for a long time.
I will start blogging again this year and will try to update it as much as I can.
Best regards.
I will start blogging again this year and will try to update it as much as I can.
Best regards.
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Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Important Nordic Design
A few weeks ago, for the first time I went to see an auction of furniture held near Victoria station. It was an auction for Nordic furniture including world's famous designers such as Arne Jacobsen and Poul Henningsen.
All the furnitures sold on the auction were placed in the space around the auction room.
Use of spaces in between each furniture and lighting was very nice that never bothers each other and also evokes beauty of itself. Simple and beautiful, but also charming Nordic design always fascinates me.
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Monday, 28 November 2011
Framing Workshop
With Sharon, a woman works at framing workshop, we made our own frames for prints done at Old Street on the other day. Since I was in Japan, I was not familiar to making these frames just for art works. I always bought frames already made for particular sizes. Therefore it was a bit surprising for me that making a frame just for an art work is very common thing here. I've learnt very basic but at same time very important thing that day.
'Making a frame suits to the art work instead of making an art work suits to the frame.'
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Shoes for Beauty
About two weeks ago, I went to see a mini-exhibition of the sculptural art of high heels to The Loading Bay Gallery at Brick Lane.
very architectural high heels
Although it was a free-entry exhibition, it was such a interesting show that gave me an opportunity to see all different kinds of high heels from archaic to nowadays. It realized me that high heels are not just one kind of items for fashion, but also they could be sculptural art. Some of the high heels didn't even have function to walk, they were just high-heel-shaped objects. Looking at all the details of those shoes, I could feel strong passion of each designers. It might seemed strange to some people yet I believe high heels have something that addict people deeply.
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Each artist in the Painterly Mobile Art Flickr Group has their own unique style. Today I'm featuring Erika Brothers and one of her favorite images. After reading more about Erika, I would heartily agree with her that she's indeed found her calling as an artist!
Please visit the group to see more of Erika's work along with that of all of the artists. If you are a mobile photographer who enjoys editing in a painterly style, we'd love to have you join us!
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Erika's Commentary
Originally from Monterrey, Mexico where our culture is rich in a variety of different genres and parents whose passion involved weekend painting using different methods and visions of blending colors and techniques. Inspired as a child, I pursued my own discovery of projecting my thoughts and images. I started through basic art, career in communications, painting amateur for 10 years, exploring even cloth and printing image designs until I found what I believe is my true calling with App advancement in SmartPhone technology.
Mother of 3 and moving a few times due to my husband's work, I was able expand my optic vision and projection of pictures stories from the different locations we lived. Once hooked, I started investigating the different options on how to transform the pics to reflect my mental thoughts to each art piece, and set myself to no particular form or function - just what comes to me or how I feel as I create each piece. I would like to recognize The iPhonist Group who helped me understand and locate the different apps available, and guided me to the great sites for showcasing my artwork, and enjoy excellent artwork from my fellow artists.
The story behind this particular piece is based on the innocent curiosity of a child exploring in a field of opportunities. The initial photo was taken with ProCamera, next step I used Superimpose to position the image correctly to reflect and orient the main image. I followed by using Snapseed to augment the lighting and colors to provide a series of contrasts. As a final step I used Picfix with finishes in Grunge and Scratches to do the final touches for a vintage appearance to reflect a soft fantasy projected image and bring it all together.
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The Federal judge who sentenced Michael R. Milken yesterday to 10 years in prison has a reputation for bold and sometimes imaginative decisions and apparently did not feel unusual pressure in sentencing one of the best-known financiers of the 1980's.
Federal District Judge Kimba M. Wood normally works 12-to-14-hour days and did not change her schedule when given the voluminous files from the Milken case, said her husband, Michael S. Kramer, a columnist at Time magazine. "The notion that this has been a tense, nerve-racking thing for her is just not what I've seen at all," he said.
The actual length of the sentence for Mr. Milken, who became the most powerful investment banker of his era but violated a string of securities laws in the process, was a private decision for the judge. Over the weekend, Mr. Kramer said, "I asked her if she discussed it with her clerks, and she said no." He said the judge was unavailable for comment yesterday after her ruling. Novel Solutions
Judge Wood is known in legal circles for her soft speech, solid grasp of law and economics and willingness to pursue innovative solutions to legal problems.
For example, in the settlement of a mail fraud case early last year, she devised a novel way to choose a special official who was to oversee the defendant's compliance, said Laura R. Handman, the New York lawyer who was appointed to the job and has since become a friend.Continue reading the main story
The settlement between the Justice Department and a mail order company called for a court-appointed official to review the truthfulness of the company's future mailings. When Judge Wood was presented with a list of candidates acceptable to both parties, she insisted that each candidate review the mailings that had led to the dispute and then give her an assessment, Ms. Handman said.
"It was a very ingenious, objective and useful way to go about picking a candidate," she said.
Judge Wood, 46 years old, has a bachelor's degree from Connecticut College, a master's from the London School of Economics and a law degree from Harvard University. She spent more than 15 years as a lawyer at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae in New York, where she specialized in antitrust cases.
"Antitrust law fascinated her because of the economics and broader policy dimensions," said Geoffrey D. C. Best, a partner at LeBoeuf.
Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato, Republican of New York, nominated Judge Wood for the Federal judiciary in 1988. Mr. D'Amato said yesterday that he was impressed not only by her educational and professional background but also by her interest in public service.
"At a time when her career was taking off, she was willing to forgo the financial success" and take a job as a judge that would pay a fraction of her earnings as a partner at a large law firm, he said. 'An Activist Judge'
Because of the long hours required for her work, Judge Wood had to give up one of her hobbies, painting abstracts in oil, Mr. Kramer said. But she and her husband spend as much time as possible with their 4-year-old son, and the judge continues to play tennis and grow roses at a vacation home in Massachusetts.
Law professors who have read some of Judge Wood's decisions say that while her rulings are consistent with the letter of the law, they tend to reflect a concern for economic and social issues as well. "She is an activist judge in the sense that she is innovative and unafraid to follow her intelligence and research wherever they might lead," said Stephen Gillers, a law professor at New York University.
Judge Wood spoke strongly of the need to deter financial wrongdoing when she sentenced Mr. Milken yesterday. But Mr. Kramer said that his wife, although interested in policy issues, was following, "a staple of sentencing philosophy."Continue reading the main story


text: I notice alot of demand for wso's from WF here, so i do think many of you troll/work/subscribe to whats going on. I dont doubt that many people doing product releases and launches make money (how much is the secret sauce). What I am curious whether it is a vicious cycle of crapping selling to exploitinng then to selling better/repackage crap. Just some food for thought.


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Comparison of Strings
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Two strings are equal if they are the same sequence of characters. SQL allows declarations of different types of strings, for instance fixed-length arrays of characters and variable-length lists of characters. If so, we can expect reasonable
coercions among string types. For instance, a string like foo might be stored as a fixed-length string of length 10, with 7 "pad" characters, or it could be stored as a variable-length string. We would expect values of both types to be equal to each other and also equal to the constant string 'foo'.
When we compare strings by one of the less than operators, such as < or >=, we are asking whether one precedes the other in lexicographic order (i.e., in dictionary order, or alphabetically). That is, if a1a2 . . . an and b1b2 . . . bm are two strings, then the first is "less than" the second if either a1 < b1, or if a1 = b1 and a2 < b2 ,or if a1 = b1, a2 = b2, and a3 < b3, and so on. We also say a1a2.. .an < b1b2. . . bm if n < m and a1a2. . . an, = b1b2. . . bn; that is, the first string is a proper prefix of the second. For example, 'fodder' < 'foo' , because the first two characters of each string are the same, fo, and the third character of fodder precedes the third character of foo. Also, 'bar' < 'bargain' because the former is a proper prefix of the latter. As with equality, we may expect reasonable coercion among different string types.
SQL also provides the capability to compare strings on the basis of a simple pattern match. An alternative form of comparison expression is
s LIKE p
where s is a string and p is a pattern, that is, a string with the optional use of the two special characters % and - Ordinary characters in p match only themselves in s. But % in p can match any sequence of 0 or more characters in s. and - in p matches any one character in s. The value of this expression is true if and only if string s matches pattern p. Likewise, s NOT LIKE p is true if and only if string s does not match pattern p.
Example 1: We remember a movie "Star something" and we remember that the something has four letters. What could this movie be? We call retrieve all such names with the query:
SELECT title
FROM Movie
WHERE title LIKE 'Star_ _ _ _' ;
This query asks if the title attribute of a movie has a value that is nine characters long, the first five characters being Star and a blank. The last four characters may be anything, since any sequence of four characters matches the four - symbols. The result of the query is the set of complete matching titles, such as Star Wars and Star Trek.
Example 2 : Let us search for all movies with a possessive ('s) in their titles. The desired query is
SELECT title
FROM Movie
WHERE title LIKE '%' 's%' ;
To understand this pattern, we must first observe that the apostrophe, being the character that surrounds strings in SQL, cannot also represent itself. The convention taken by SQL is that two consecutive apostrophes in a string represent a single apostrophe and do not end the string. Thus, ' 's in a pattern is matched by a single apostrophe followed by an s.
The two % characters on either side of the 's match any strings whatsoever. Thus, any title with s as a substring will match the pattern, and the answer to this query will include films such as Logan's Run or Alice's Restaurant.
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When Peggy Lee sang, "You give me fever," she made a fever sound desirable. Unfortunately, life is not a song. A fever can sideline you for days or signal a worse sickness on the way.
A fever is one of the ways your body defends itself. Just as you have white blood cells to attack infectious disease in the blood; tears, saliva, and mucus protect vulnerable openings where pathogens may enter; and your skin operates as a giant barrier. A fever protects your body by driving out infection. Think of it like a thermostat in your brain that heats up the body to fight unwanted invaders.
Let's take some time to talk about this important bodily function. A fever is a regular worry as the weather cools. We'll discuss what might cause a fever and when you should seek medical attention.
How to manage a fever
Your normal body temperature does vary some. It can safely fluctuate between 97 and 99 degrees Fahrenheit, but as you start to creep above 99.5 you're getting a fever. Fevers often accompany a cold or the stomach bug. A fever can also signal a more serious infection, virus, or reaction to a medication. Sunburn and heat exhaustion also cause fevers.
If you have a fever, there a few things you can do at home to manage your symptoms. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these treatments can help you feel more comfortable.
- Put a cool rag on your forehead: It may help you lower the temperature of your body. Taking a warm – not hot — bath is also an option.
- Take an over-the-counter medicine: You can take an ibuprofen or acetaminophen to try to bring down your fever.
- Drink a lot of fluids: If you are sweating or overheated, you should consume more fluids than usual to avoid dehydration.
If your symptoms persist, visit your local FastMed with questions. The flu season peaks around February, but some cases are seen as early as October. That means it's time to start getting ready to deal with seasonal illnesses.
Treating a fever in children
Fevers are more serious in children. The CDC recommends that any child under 3 months who has a fever should see a healthcare professional.
There are a lot of thermometers on the market these days, and using them by the traditional measures, orally and rectally, seem to work the best. Some doctors are skeptical of taking a temperature in the armpit or using a device to judge a temperature on the forehead, as they are not as accurate. If you use a new device to check your child's temperature and it indicates a fever, you may want to speak with a healthcare professional or verify the temperature again.
Protecting others when you're feeling ill
With Peggy Lee on the stereo, dancing over to a loved one might seem like the right move. It's not — at least not when you have a fever. You need to be conscious of the health of others. You want to keep your sickness away from other people, especially children or the elderly, until a doctor has told you that you are no longer contagious.
As some fevers are caused by contagious illnesses, you may want to stay home from work or avoid social functions. You also want to clean surfaces around the house thoroughly to avoid passing a virus onto others in your home. The flu virus can survive on hard surfaces for up to 24 hours.
FastMed can get you back on your feet
Your local FastMed is available every day of the year to help you get well. When the cool weather starts to blow in and flu season comes with it, remember you can reach us on the holidays or weekends when many general practices are closed. Often we can get you in and out faster than an emergency room at a fraction of the cost. As an added bonus, with online check-in, you can get diagnosed and be back at home before the needle slides off that old record.


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Rankings of the Banks in Azerbaijan Q2 2018
AzeriTimes.com prepared Rankings of commercial banks operating in Azerbaijan on the basis of financial indicators for the second quarter of 2018. Rankings are prepared using financial reports posted on Internet sites (balance sheet, profit / loss).
Commercial bank Assets (million AZN)
1 – International Bank of Azerbaijan 7.615.553
2 – Pasha Bank 3.901.761
3 – Capital Bank 3.573.419
4 – Xalg Bank 1.977.525
5 – Azerbaijan Senaye Bank 1.019.677
6 – Bank Respublika 858.777
7 – Access Bank 827.863
8 – Rabita Bank 712.492
9 – Uni Bank 621.245
10 – Ata Bank 603.177
11 – Bank Silk Way 599.178
12 – AFB Bank 522.782
13 – Turan Bank 492.741
14 – AG Bank 487.791
15 – Mugan Bank 486.363
16 – Nikoil Bank 446.473
17 – Express Bank 440.153
18 – Yapi Kredi Bank Azerbaijan 406.825
19 – Azer-Turk Bank 313.744
20 – Bank of Baku 299.459
21 – Bank BTB 299.449
22 – NBC Bank 240.016
23 – Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan 229.868
24 – Amrah Bank 196.217
25 – Nakhchivan Bank 191.813
26 – Gunay Bank 181.696
27 – Bank Avrasiya 169.444
28 – Bank VTB Azerbaijan 125.207
29 – Bank Melli Iran – Baku 108.132
30 – National Bank of Pakistan – Baku 10.717
Commercial bank Cash (million AZN)
1 – Capital Bank 425.827
2 – Access Bank 73.342
3 – Khalg Bank 58.473
4 – AFB Bank 55.007
5 – Bank Respublika 46.217
6 – Yapi Kredi Bank Azerbaijan 35.825
7 – Uni Bank 33.993
8 – Bank Silk Way 28.692
9 – Gunay Bank 19.684
10 – Turan Bank 19.190
11 – Nakhchivan Bank 16.276
12 – AG Bank 15.812
13 – Mugan Bank 14.635
14 – Bank BTB 13.356
15 – Azerbaijan Senaye Bank 12.673
16 – Amrah Bank 11.961
17 – Ata Bank 11.639
18 – Nikoil Bank 10.915
19 – Bank Avrasiya 10.819
20 – Bank VTB Azerbaijan 7.058
21 – Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan 5.238
22 – NBC Bank 5.178
23 – National Bank of Pakistan – Baku 0.360
24 – International Bank of AzerbaijanNo report
25 – Azer-Turk BankNo report
26 – Bank of BakuNo report
27 – Express BankNo report
28 – Bank Melli Iran – BakuNo report
29 – Pasha BankNo report
30 – Rabita BankNo report
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Trump protected Azerbaijani pipeline from US sanctions
The Southern Gas Corridor has received a waiver from US sanctions against Iran's energy customers, an expected win for the project designed to transport 10 Bcm a year of Caspian natural gas to Turkey and southern Europe while bypassing Russia, S&P Global Platts reports.
BP had been seeking a sanctions waiver for its development of Azerbaijan's offshore Shah Deniz fields, the source of the Southern Gas Corridor's natural gas. Iran's NICO holds a 10% share in the second phase of Shah Deniz, potentially triggering US sanctions against Iran petroleum sector investment.
US energy sector sanctions being re-imposed November 4 will ban companies from the US financial system if they continue to do business with Iran. Countries that depend on Iranian oil imports are continuing to press the US government for waivers.
Trump's order contained a "natural gas project exception" that describes the Southern Gas Corridor without naming it. The order referenced the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, a US law that describes an exemption for "the development of natural gas and the construction and operation of a pipeline to transport natural gas from Azerbaijan to Turkey and Europe." The law says the corridor "provides to Turkey and countries in Europe energy security and energy independence" from Russia.
Azerbaijan government introduces mobile device registration fee
Fees for registration of cellular phones brought by individuals from abroad in the Ministry of Communications, Transport and High Technologies have risen in Azerbaijan sharply, from five to 30-150 manat, depending on the characteristics of the device. The decree of the Cabinet of Ministers on new duties was published on July 31. Without registration, the new phone is disconnected from the network. The innovation does not apply to companies that bring phones to the country for sale.
Mobile devices whose market price does not exceed $ 100, which do not have photo and video functions and do not support Internet access, are subject to state duty of 20 manat. The registration of devices whose brand and model, as well as market value at the time of registration, were not listed in the catalog on the official website of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of Azerbaijan, is also subject to state duty of 20 manat. In other cases the amount of state fee for individuals purchasing mobile devices for personal use will be:
At the market price of the device up to 100 dollars – 30 manat;
At the market price of the device from 101 to 200 dollars – 50 manat;
At the market price of the device from 201 to 400 dollars – 60 manat;
At the market price of the device from 401 to 700 dollars – 70 manat;
At the market price of the device from 701 to 1,000 dollars – 100 manat;
At the market price of the device from 1,001 dollars and above – 150 manat.
Previously, the state fee for individuals was 5 manat, regardless of the market price of the mobile device purchased for personal use.
Interests of Wholesalers Will Be Satisfied
After two devaluations of the Azerbaijani manat, it became more profitable for citizens to bring telephones from a foreign trip. Numerous Azerbaijani tourists, who bring their phones from abroad to themselves, relatives and for sale, now will not pay off in this way, since henceforth the profit from the "personal telephone business" is zero or greatly reduced. Accordingly, the owners of companies engaged in the wholesale import of cell phones are happy, as buyers who previously bought phones abroad will rush into their stores.
The procedure for registration of telephones in the Ministry of Communications has not become more expensive for this agency. Hence, new duties are applied to replenish the state budget and protect the interests of wholesalers.
Reaction of Society
In society, this news was painful, considering it a continuation of the increase in the price of travel in public transport, two increases in the cost of gasoline and a constant increase in the price of food. Experts predict an autumn rise in price of electricity, diesel oil, fuel oil and again gasoline.
"Why these duties, and not others, what is their size, what will they give you – even if it is tens of thousands of manat? Will they help to significantly replenish the budget? Why, following the increase in the public transport fares by 50%, are you now so drastically raising duties on registration of mobile devices? Why are you angering people? Are you provoking them?" the blogger Hamid Hamidov asks the government.
A public figure, military expert Uzeir Javarov is surprised that in Azerbaijan, in the 21st century, they are not concerned with progress or information technologies, but are trying to make money on absurd and unjustified decisions. He considers the government's decision to be regressive, saying "it is necessary to cancel it, and the initiators of the stupid idea must be urgently brought to justice."
The increase in fees for the registration of mobile phones at least 4 times, a maximum of 30 times, was criticized by a public expert, Director of the NGO Multimedia Osman Gunduz on Facebook. "I urgently consider it necessary to speak out and call the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers a shame that does not fit into normal logic," the expert said.
He wants to know the authors of this decision, who submitted the draft of the rise in the duties to the Cabinet, considering these officials lobbyists of groups of people who earn money by selling phones in Azerbaijan. Osman Gunduz believes that by such actions the lobbyists hinder the introduction of new technologies, such as 4G, 5G and LTE, e-government and digital society in Azerbaijan, since it will be unprofitable to purchase devices that support high-speed traffic. The expert suggests that by initiating and deciding on duties, the Cabinet opposes the President's policy of stimulating innovation and the development of electronic society.
Osman Gunduz urged the Presidential Administration to react urgently to the decision of the Cabinet on the introduction of new fees for the registration of cell phones: "The decision must be canceled, the lobbyists must be identified and appropriate measures must be taken against them.
Azerbaijan's Tariff Council increases metro and bus fares in Baku
Azerbaijan's Tariff Council (State Price Regulator) has announced that it raised trip fares for Baku Metro and regular bus routes.
Tariffs have been approved 30 kopecks per departure for passenger transportation in subway transport, 30 kopecks for regular city bus routes in Baku, as well as in other cities and regions, 30 to 90 kopecks for long-distance regular bus routes depending on the distance and 2.4 kopecks per 1 kilometer for routine inter-city bus routes.
The new fares will take effect on August 1.
It is noted that the reasons for the change in tariffs are the growth of expenses for passenger transportation services, the need to import vehicles and spare parts for them, with the purpose of updating and maintaining the bus fleet in working condition, a constant increase in the level of services, expansion of the system of cashless settlements in passenger transportation, reducing the subway's dependence on the state budget . Proposals for tariff changes to the Tariff Council were sent by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of Azerbaijan, Baku Metro, the Baku Transport Agency, and a number of other entities involved in passenger transportation.
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The two candidates vying for a seat on the Cuesta College board of trustees say the coming years will require a focus on the budget, the careful selection of a permanent president and the repair of its accreditation.
Two of the five seats on the board are up for re-election, but voters will only elect one candidate.
Charlotte Alexander and Peter Sysak, both former Cuesta College employees, are seeking the open seat.
Incumbent Patrick Mullen is running uncontested and will keep his seat on the board. He represents District Area 3, which includes Avila Beach, Grover Beach, Shell Beach and part of San Luis Obispo.
Incumbent Marie Kiersch, who represents District Area 4, which includes Oceano, Nipomo, Arroyo Grande and portions of southern San Luis Obispo, is not seeking re-election.
In addition to the main campus north of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta operates a North County campus in Paso Robles and offers classes in the South County.
There are currently 11,707 total students enrolled for the fall semester.
Trustees serve on the San Luis Obispo County Community College District board for a four-year term. They are elected by voters from across the district, which includes nearly all of San Luis Obispo County.
Alexander, 54, of Nipomo, is currently an administrator for the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Medical Services Agency.
She served as the director of public affairs and community relations at Cuesta College for eight years until 2000. She also taught communications and journalism there.
Two key challenges facing the college in coming years, according to Alexander, are the budget and selecting the college's next president.
Current President Gil Stork was hired in January by the trustees to lead the college until a permanent replacement was found. The trustees recently extended his contract through 2011.
"The most important single decision the board will make in the next four years is the selection of a permanent president," Alexander said, "who must have exceptional vision and leadership skills, an understanding of the serious issues facing the college and the community and the ability to bring local and state resources to bear on solving those problems."
Sysak, 65, of rural Arroyo Grande, is the former police chief of Cuesta College. He retired in 2007 after holding that post for 17 years.
Accreditation and the budget are the two issues Sysak says deserve immediate attention.
The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges placed Cuesta on probation in February, saying it was not satisfied with the progress made on several recommendations it gave the college in 2009.
According to the commission, needed areas of improvement include an updated strategic plan and long-range financial and capital planning strategies to ensure the college has enough money to continue its operations.
"Accreditation is the number one issue facing the college right now," Sysak said. "The credibility of the college is at stake."
Sysak said that the trustees should be held accountable.
"The board should be pretty aware of the processes that need to be done to get back on track," Sysak said, adding that stability amongst key college administrators is needed.
Both candidates said they would try to avoid reducing staff while tackling future budget reductions.
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Location: Baguio City
Special thanks: The Wicked Stepsisters (Warren, Twody, Mina and Ysh), Perk, Alexis, Arlene, Russel and Kuya Jun
The annual trip to the City of Pines with the Wicked Stepsisters pushed through last month, and it was so fun with a few of our friends along! It was a 3D2N trip, thanks to one of the long weekends brought about by the national holidays in August. Since we're no longer longing for museums and parks, the trip mostly comprised of food tripping and food tripping alone. (Okay, I think I'll use the word "trip" a lot in this post.)
We're finally able to visit some of the restaurants we skipped last year and I'm glad that we did! Everyone loved Foggy Mountain Cookhouse, which was seriously worth the bucks! Being the ultimate chicken lover that I am, my most favorite dish was the Oven Roasted Chicken! The Crispy Squid Fries was also a surprise, for I've never tasted any similar squid dish. The Chicken Parmesan Pie was also really good but I wasn't able to take a photo because everyone was busy devouring the pot. Lol. Chef Babes was a very welcoming host, and he made sure to strike conversations with each of his guests! I also personally liked Arca's Yard — aside from it being Instagram-worthy, it's also really cozy! It was a perfect spot to chill for rain was pouring heavily at the time of our visit and their Benguet coffee kept us warm.
Another favorite of mine from this trip was the home we stayed in — spacious enough for the seven of us, and the interiors? Simple and modern! I loved how complete the facilities were yet clean and warm to the eyes! The bed and pillows were soft, and the linens were as white as how I wanted my Instagram feed to be! Lol. (See how I needed to do that flatlay?)


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The Sixteenth President of the United States: Abraham Lincoln
The Sixteenth President of the United States
I chose Abraham Lincoln as a subject matter because he is the only American President I like. Of course, the rest of the world loves him very much as he is one of those big men who profoundly influenced their eras. He is not only an American President but also the president of common people. That is why his photograph was put on 'a penny''. In my paper there is a chronological order of important events from Abraham Lincoln's life. My paper starts with his family's settlement to Hingham, Massachusetts, continues with the birth of Abraham Lincoln and with simple events from his early childhood. After a brief explanation about Abraham's childhood and his struggle for education against his father and miserable life conditions he lived in, comes his introduction to law affairs. Following these, some information is given about his unstable career in law and politics. Then, after a successful take off in politics, comes his accomplishments as the 16th President of the United States. His efforts to abolish slavery are highlighted. His Emancipation Proclamation and Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction for restoration of the Union are mentioned. Finally, his
assassination on the 14th of April, 1865 and his death on the 15th of April, 1865 are enlightened. I tried to underline the accomplishments of a very impressive man coming from a miserable background. Abraham Lincoln was born into very miserable conditions; he grew up in great poverty and didn't even get the chance to go to school regularly. Despite all these hardships he was in, he invented the power he needed to change this world and rejected to live in a world which was served to him. I tried to show what an important value-freedom- the slaves all around the world owe him. I did not mention his emotional affairs, inner world and daily life because I wanted to draw attention to his genius leadership and most importantly to his penny's implying message to the poor in despair. Settlement to England
Samuel Lincoln from Hingham, England settled in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1637.Abraham's father Thomas Lincoln, descendant of Samuel, was born in Virginia in 1778.Thomas and his family moved to Kentucky in 1782.Abraham Lincoln was born in a one room log cabin on Nolin Creek in Kentucky. He was born on Sunday, February 12, 1809.He was the son of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln and he was named for his paternal grandfather. Thomas Lincoln was a carpenter and farmer. Both of his parents were members of a Baptist congregation which had separated from another church due to opposition to slavery.
-Five months before receiving his party's nomination for president, Lincoln sketched his life: `` I was born February 12, 1809 in Harding County, Kentucky. My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families second families, perhaps I should say. My mother, who died in my tenth year, was of a family of the name of Hanks Indiana in my eighth year It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There I grew up Of course when I came of age I didn't know much. Still somehow I could read, write and chipper but that was all. ´´ (www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html)
Young Abraham attended a school house in 1815.Unfortunately he didn't have the chance to go to school steadily. He briefly attended school in1816 and the same year in December, his family crossed the Ohio River and settled in the backwoods of Indiana. Abraham was seven years old when they moved to Southern Indiana. He had gone to school briefly in Kentucky and did so again in Indiana. Young Abraham was kicked in the head by a horse in 1818 and his family thought for a while that he was dead. Then, within the same year his mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln died of milk sickness on the 5th of October. It is a disease obtained from drinking the milk...
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In May 2013 the wastewater treatment plant in Nurmijärvi started a pilot experiment in which the wastewater is treated with geotube® technology.
The project is funded by the Ministry of the Environment and it is designed to cut down the water runoff from the wastewater treatment plant and improve plant risk management. In addition, the project aim is to research the suitability of passive treatment of sludge as a means of improving sludge use as a fertilizer. The applied sludge concept is developed by Sito.
The goal is to create a functioning system suited for all plants that will help manage water runoff and special situations at a reasonable cost.


text: Though mostly recognized primarily as a North American and UK thing the 60's beat boom reached many parts of the world. In Argentina, the bug bit Los Gato Salvajes and in 1965 they released their debut album which historically as well as musically put them ahead of the game than their contemporaries in their home country. Singing in mostly in their native Spanish but taking musical cues from the Beatles (they cover "Ticket To Ride" here titled "Boleto Para Pasear" and "She Loves You") with the harmonies and jangly guitars, tinges of Dave Clark 5 with the kinda cheesy keys here and there (as well as their takes on "Glad All Over" and "Catch Us If You Can") and, to a lesser extent, the Rolling Stones (they do "Congratulaciones" aka "Congratulations" as well as Chuck Berry, Dale Hawkins, Drifters and Willie Dixon tunes Keith and the boys did which is where I'm guessing is where the band heard them from 'cuz there not many hints of "the blues" in these recordings elsewise) at the poppiest they could be at that time it easily understood why the songs they penned too were such a sensation in their country at the time. This is NOT some type of crazy BFTG stomp, scream or damage (which means it's a bit more clean and refined then what I usually lean to) but for those with an interest of what was going on in the 60's teen beat seen outside of England and the US this might very well be worth your hard earned dollar. If I was from Argentina I would think this would be a much cooler representation of what the country has done rather than Madonna starring in "Evita".


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This month, SuperBreaker Kay was lucky enough to catch the reunion tour of S Club 7 at London's greatest venue, The O2 Arena. With the kids in tow, her excited family had a great time! Read all about the experience here…
On Saturday 16th May I set off to London with 2 very excited children. After seeing S Club 7 a few months ago making a comeback on a television show, they decided that they were "cool". I got the chance to see the event and decided to take them. During the performance S Club 7 were on stage for nearly 2 hours and they never stopped dancing the whole time. They sang all their old hits and had the crowd up on their feet singing and dancing and definitely lived up to expectations. They sang all the old classics including "Reach", "Bring it All Back" and "S Club Party".
The view at the O2 was amazing, and the staff were really welcoming and helpful. The children were most impressed with the huge Dome, and enjoyed watching the massive crowds of people queuing to get in whilst we sailed up the escalator in style.
We stayed at the Novotel Excel which was fantastic, the rooms were large and the breakfast was really lovely. We took the Emirates airline cable car directly from the hotel to right outside the O2. The view from the cable car is fabulous and it helped that it was a lovely sunny day so our panoramic view of London was fantastic.
The only downside of the whole trip was the huge queue for the underground on leaving the concert, so we decided to take a taxi! There was no-one waiting for a taxi so we got one straight away, and it was reasonably priced.
All in all the trip was great… The hotel was conveniently located, the concert was better than we could have expected, and the sun was out all weekend! Now we can't wait to see Michael McIntyre at The O2 in October…
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Considering retirement savings when you are twenty-something is a concept that seems so far into the future, it is almost unreal. Most twenty-somethings are busy finishing school, paying off student loans or saving for a little slice of the American Dream.
Especially today, when college is expensive, jobs aren't that easy to come by and most Americans are worrying about keeping their head above water, the last thing most young people are worrying about is saving for retirement.
The Scary Truth About Generation Y and Retirement
Generation Y is a general term used to define the group of people in society under 30, who are just entering the workforce and starting to pave their way towards a career.
Every generation has a different view on work, life and the world. This view is often largely molded by the environment and society.
According to CNBC, more than 50% of those in Generation Y have not started to save for their retirement. It seems that while this generation does know the importance of saving money and is very aware of the state of the economy, this fact has not changed the general view on saving for retirement. Many young adults are of the opinion that they can start saving later in life so they won't worry about it now.
We live in an age of immediate gratification. The immediacy of everything from music to cash has created a generation that lives for now, rather than prepares for later. While this philosophy on life is one view, it can be dangerous when it comes to planning and saving, specifically for retirement.
Retiring at age 65 is no longer possible for many people. Many retirement-aged Americans who imagined traveling or relaxing on the porch in their golden years find it necessary to continue to work to make ends meet. Even those that have planned for the later years are finding it difficult to live on retirement savings alone.
Wake Up Gen Y
It is never too early to start saving for retirement. It is possible to have a "live for now" philosophy on life, while still looking into the future and creating a little bit of a cushion, just in case things get hard. Retirement savings is that cushion for the future.
The hard truth is that the twenty-somethings are the ones who have the bleakest future in terms of Social Security running out. Many find themselves working without benefits, or job security if they are even lucky enough to find a job making enough to pay the bills, which makes it even more important to plan for the future.
Taking one step, however small, towards securing the future can make all of the difference later.
Saving for Retirement: Simple Ideas to Get Started
The Employer Match: Many employers offer some form of retirement plan that provides a percentage match. Those that are lucky enough to have a full time job with benefits should take advantage of the employer retirement match. This is a simple painless way to add dollars to your retirement savings.
Pretend You Never Got It: If you are lucky enough to be eligible for a raise or a bonus, or made a few extra overtime bucks, just pretend it never existed. After all, you have been living without it up to now. Putting your "extra" into savings or investing it in a Roth IRA or bond is a great way to save money for retirement, even if you don't have a traditional retirement plan.
What a Great Gift: Instead of asking Mom or Dad for a new leather jacket or gift card for Christmas or your birthday, why not ask if they would invest in a stock or an IRA instead? This is a great way to start growing your money without tax burden and an excellent investment towards your future.


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Dawn brings to this position more than 20 years of experience in strategic planning, financial reporting, analytics, operations, credit, pricing, treasury, debt capital markets, and the M&A process. - Rian Emmett, Key Equipment Finance
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Key Equipment Financ e, one of the nation's largest bank-held equipment finance companies and an affiliate of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), today announced it has named Dawn Druyor Gillette director, specialty finance lending. In this role, Gillette will have responsibility for a portion of Key Corporate Bank's existing specialty finance portfolio while augmenting the growing portfolio of new clients.
"Dawn brings to this position more than 20 years of experience in strategic planning, financial reporting, analytics, operations, credit, pricing, treasury, debt capital markets, and the M&A process," said Rian Emmett, managing director, specialty finance lending, Key Corporate Bank. "I look forward to working with her to bring considerable value to our team, clients and prospects."
Prior to joining Key Equipment Finance, Gillette was senior vice president and CFO of Direct Capital Corp. Previously she held senior leadership and director positions at Bank of America, Fleet National Bank, and BankBoston.
She has a bachelor's degree from Boston College and is a Chartered Financial Analyst®.
Key Equipment Finance offers equipment financing and business leasing solutions to a range of business types and industries. Learn more at http://www.keyequipmentfinance.com.
About Key Equipment Finance
Key Equipment Finance has been in the equipment finance business for 41 years and is one of the largest bank-based equipment finance providers in the U.S. The company provides tailored equipment lease and finance solutions for commercial clients and government entities. Through its manufacturer and vendor alliances unit, equipment finance programs are developed for manufacturers, distributors and resellers.
Key Equipment Finance's specialty finance group includes a specialty finance lending team, which provides structured facilities to various sectors of the specialty finance market, and a lease capital markets team to support corporations looking to optimize risk and revenue. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, Key Equipment Finance manages $9 billion in assets and originates $4.8 billion of equipment financing annually. For more information, visit http://www.keyequipmentfinance.com.
About KeyCorp
KeyCorp was organized more than 160 years ago and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. One of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, Key had assets of approximately $94.2 billion at March 31, 2015.
Key provides deposit, lending, cash management and investment services to individuals and small and mid-sized businesses in 12 states under the name KeyBank National Association. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name. For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member FDIC.


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Many parents are excited as they witness the first signs of their child's baby teeth beginning to come in. It is a landmark that brings about changes in their ability to bite, chew and speak more clearly. These tiny teeth are very important to your child's oral health and it is essential to take care of them even though they will eventually fall out. Many parents are surprised to find out that early dental visits are recommended as soon as their first baby tooth emerges. It is not uncommon for pre-school aged children as young as the age of two to have at least one cavity. Being proactive and scheduling early visits can help determine if your child is at a greater risk for cavities and discuss an individual treatment plan that fits all of your child's needs. Your dentist in Fort Walton Beach urges early dental visits to care for those precious baby teeth, and to help you establish good oral health habits that will last a lifetime.
Preparing Your Young Child For A Visit
Your first visit is a chance for the dentist to get to know your child, assess their oral health and answer any questions you may have. A consultation can help to prevent potential problems or treat them more easily if caught in the early stages. This is also a time to get to know your dentist and begin building a relationship. Finding the right dental care for your child is an important step. The following is a list of things to keep in mind during your visit:
- The office should have an air of friendliness and responsiveness toward you and your child. A gentle and kind environment is very important, as young children can become fussy and uncooperative at times.
- Make sure the dentist is focused on your child's specific needs and willing to show you how to help provide good oral hygiene for your child.
- Your dentist should be knowledgeable about how to care for a young child's oral healthcare and development.
- Remember that your child may become fussy so it is wise to leave other children at home that may become distracting, and bring a favorite toy along to keep them calm.
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Your first visit may resemble a well-baby check like you find at your physician's office. Many worry that a child may become upset during the visit, but often a young child will find the gentle attention provided by the dentist interesting and pleasing. For the examination, you will be asked to sit in a chair facing your dentist. Your child will sit in your lap and then be lowered back to rest their head in your dentist's lap. Your child will be looking up at you while the dentist examines your child's mouth. At this time your dentist will show you how to care for your child's teeth, discuss their history, address any specific issues, and explain what you can expect in the coming months.
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Calvin Wins 14th Straight Men's Great Lakes Regional Title
Nov. 14, 2009
Courtesy of Rose-Hulman
Team Automatic Qualifiers:
Teams Under Consideration:
Mount Union
Case Western Reserve
Individual Automatic Qualifiers:
Makorobo Salukombo, Denison
Andy Williams, Manchester
Alan Bowsher, Ohio Northern
Kevin McCarthy, Wabash
Justin Dickman, Ohio Northern
Bryce Basista, Mount Union
Eric Line, Oberlin
Calvin Wins 14th Straight Men's Great Lakes Regional Title; Heidelberg Automatically Qualifies for Nationals
TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Calvin College earned its 14th straight NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Men's Cross Country Championship and Heidelberg joined the Knights as automatic qualifiers for next weekend's national meet on Saturday in a meet hosted by Rose-Hulman and DePauw.
Individually, Calvin sophomore Nick Kramer topped a field of 248 runners with a winning eight kilometer time of 25:45.
Makorobo Salukombo from Denison led seven automatic individual qualifiers with a time of 25:53.
Other automatic qualifiers included Andy Williams of Manchester; Alan Bowsher of Ohio Northern; Kevin McCarthy of Wabash; Justin Dickman of Ohio Northern; Bryce Basista of Mount Union; and Eric Line of Oberlin.
Calvin earned the meet on the heels of a solid team effort. Knights runners completed the course in first, 14th, 17th, 19th and 22nd. Matt Vander Roest led the balanced performance with his 14th place in 26:18.
Heidelberg runners placed fifth, 12th, 16th, 25th and 36th to earn automatic qualification. Devin Butcher led the Student Princes with a fifth place in 25:56, followed by Scott Lasch in 12th in 26:15.
Other teams under consideration for the NCAA Division III National Championships were the third, fourth and fifth place squads. Manchester placed third with 150 points, Mount Union finished fourth with 192, and Case Western Reserve finished fifth with 196.
If the NCAA Division III championships committee selects Manchester, Mount Union or Case Western as an at-large representative, additional runners will be added to the meet. The first additional runners from the Great Lakes Region would include Ty Griffin of Mount Union, Seth Einterz of Wabash, and Evan Hitchcock of Ohio Wesleyan.
Meet co-host Rose-Hulman placed 20th overall in the team scoring. Sophomore Tyler Kreipke led the Fightin' Engineers with all-region honors and a 20th place finish in a time of 26:28. Sophomore Micah Aldrich placed 46th in 27:06, followed by Josh Elkins in a time of 28:23.
The top 35 runners in the Great Lakes Regional received are eligible to receive all-region honors.


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We are working with Keller Group, the world's largest ground engineering specialists, to develop their corporate image library.
After initial discussions to develop the principles for corporate photography, we commissioned and Art Directed Liam Bailey to document a number of projects. This comprised reportage and portraiture shots, across construction sites, equipment manufacturing and repair yards and offices in the US and Europe.
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Auditor General raises concerns about oil data
As state oil company Petrotrin awaits the findings of Canadian company Kroll into the "fake oil" scandal relating to overpayment to a contractor for oil from the Catshill Field, the Auditor General is raising concerns about the process being used to verify oil and gas supplied by oil companies to the Ministry of Energy.
In his April 2017 report, Auditor General Majeed Ali said he has been reporting on lack of data for the last three years and the only response from the ministry is that verification of oil and gas is done by calibration of meters at fiscalisation points and witnessing of metres at loading of crude at ports.
The Auditor General said the Measurement Unit of the Ministry of Energy is constrained by a shortage of manpower and lack of measurement training. As a result, 75 per cent of planned activities are not done, so the accuracy of revenue from royalties and share of profits from oil companies cannot be assessed.
According to the Auditor General, at the time of the audit of the Ministry of Energy in January, royalties from 11 oil companies as at September 30, 2016, were outstanding. In addition, quarterly and annual reconciliations of royalties due and received were not produced for nine of the 11 oil companies as required by petroleum regulations.
The report also highlighted concerns about quarrying operations which fall under the ambit of the Ministry of Energy. It noted that of the 103 quarry operators in the country only seven have valid licences, 76 are operating with expired licences and 19 are operating with no licence. There is one new application to operate a quarry.
From a sample of 20 operational quarries selected for audit, royalties were not collected from 16 operators.
The report also noted that five operators mining on private land did not provide proof of ownership of the mineral rights in order to be exempted from paying royalties and evidence was not seen that royalties were received for the financial year 2015/2016.
The Auditor General said production data relating to the quantity of minerals mined, processed and sold for 17 operators was not submitted.
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20 The NaTioNal CuliNary review • oCTober 2015
lifestyles going forward by going backward
t seems that more and more chefs are going forward by going backward. Take the
rising interest in the Paleo diet, which advocates eating like people did 10,000 years ago before
the advent of agriculture. You'll find folks gathering around a whole animal finding their "inner
caveman," and foraging like people did at the dawn of civilization is almost a cult. Meanwhile,
more and more chefs are stuffing salted, smoked, pounded meat into animal intestines, as their
ancestors did in ancient times.
From Coi in San Francisco to Atera in New York, foraging is on the radar. From Citizen Public
House & Oyster Bar in Boston to Frontier in Chicago to Baby's All Right in New York, chefs are
serving up whole animals as people crave primitive, communal eating modes. From Dick's Kitchen
in Portland, Oregon, to Calistro California Bistro in Scottsdale, Arizona, to The Picnic food-truck
park in Austin, Texas, chefs are considering strictly Paleo foods, or at least Paleo options. And from
Old Major in Denver to The Vanguard in Milwaukee and Miller's Smokehouse in Belton, Texas,
chefs make their own sausage.
going backward
The term "Paleo" was coined by Loren Cordain, Ph.D., professor emeritus, Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, who believes that people should eat like their pre-agricultural hunter-gatherer
ancestors. Looking backward, the Paleo diet promotes foods eaten before the advent of agriculture—
grass-produced meats, fish/seafood, fresh fruits and vegetables. It also embraces eggs, nuts, seeds and
healthful oils (coconut, olive, flaxseed, walnut, avocado and macadamia). Foods that evolved after the
advent of agriculture—cereal grains, legumes, dairy, refined sugars, potatoes, processed foods, salt
and refined vegetable oils—are less supported, unless a person's biology can handle them. Followers
of Paleo ask: What good are foods that evolved after the advent of agriculture if the human body and
digestive system cannot adequately accommodate them?
Going for ward by going backward, Richard Satnick, owner of Dick's Kitchen, with two locations
in Portland, Oregon, believes that our bodies have not evolved to process grains, sugar and processed
foods. He fills his menu with 100% grass-fed hamburgers, wild-salmon burgers, and "guest burgers"
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