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One of my morning disciplines is to read several newspapers, including the New York Times and the Sun Times. I read them on line. I find that they often give me insights and understandings of the world which I would otherwise miss.
Recently an obituary for an American university professor caught my eye.
Michael B. Katz, a historian and social theorist, who challenged the prevailing view in the 1980s and '90s that poverty stemmed from the bad habits of the poor, marshalling the case that its deeper roots lay in the actions of the powerful, died on Aug. 23 in Philadelphia at the age of 75.
Dr. Katz was the first academic to analyse the public welfare policies of the United States in te 20th century and propose the idea that very few of the social welfare policies proposed by governments in the last hundred years would or could work. His basis for that statement was grounded in how we understand poverty and community. Katz said there was a fundamental tension between the micro and macro views of poverty. In the micro view, individuals were the authors of their lives and impoverishment proof of their moral failing. In the macro analysis, large historic forces and economic trends — war and peace, the shifting interests of capital — favoured some people and disadvantaged others.
According to the New York Times, "in the 1990s, Professor Katz joined a heated debate about a segment of the poor referred to as "the underclass" — drug addicts, dropouts, unwed mothers, long-term welfare recipients and others who formed a "culture of poverty" supposedly beyond help.
In the introduction to an anthology he edited in 1992, "The Underclass Debate: Views From History," Professor Katz said the idea of poverty as an "underclass" problem was misguided.
"The processes creating an underclass degrade all our lives," he wrote, adding, "We will flourish or sink together."
Over the summer I have been reading a fascinating book by economic historian Gregory Clark about the power of surnames.
Clark's theory, for which he presents convincing evidence from cultures around the world, is that in big picture terms, changes in social mobility in cultures are very slow, on the order of hundreds of years and predictable.
If you were born into the middle class or the upper class, your children will, in all probability be in that class and any change will occur, by and large, over hundreds of years.
In other words, the myth of Horatio Alger, that you can pull yourself up by your bootstraps and improve yourself and your social position, is simply wishful thinking.
We have been deeply influenced by this thinking in our society. We hear the myths of the poor being lazy and the authors of their own problems again and again until we believe it is true. We are promised that people in poverty will have a better life once they have a job.
It's simply not true. A job is the last step and, in all likelihood, the easiest part. Housing, health, transportation and education are more important foundations before work.
What we don't have in Canada, and desperately need, is a national strategy to prevent poverty.
We should be working towards that. We are one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Instead, Canada has rejected calls for a national strategy to prevent poverty and opted instead for band-aid solutions like food banks.
Canada has even gone so far as to tell charities, through the Canada Revenue Agency, that prevention of poverty is not a legitimate charitable aim. A charity can relive poverty but can't work towards prevention of poverty.
What is wrong with this picture?
I don't have all the solutions, but I do know we all have to work together to build a better, stronger, better community. A national strategy to prevent poverty is a good start.
Rev. David Shearman is the minister of Central Westside United Church, Owen Sound and the host of Faithworks on Rogers TV - Grey County.


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St. Joseph Academy is a Catholic educational organization sponsored by the Felician Sisters. Our mission is to educate children to be successful life-long learners and problem solvers. We are guided by the Felician Sisters' core values for ministry: Respect for Human Dignity, Compassion, Justice and Peace, Transformation, and Solidarity with the Poor. We partner with families and community to fulfill this mission.
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Tuesday, May 03, 2016
"Trump Has Won"
Jonathan Chait has a pretty good breakdown of how we got to this point, and what precisely Trump's ascendancy means vis-a-vis the GOP, but I think this particular bit was worth highlighting separately:
The paranoid mendacity of Joe McCarthy, the racial pandering of Barry Goldwater, Richard Nixon, and George Bush, the jingoism and anti-intellectualism of Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Sarah Palin — all these forces have embodied the essence of American conservative politics as it is actually practiced (rather than as conservative intellectuals like to imagine it). Trump has finally turned that which was always there against itself.We're through the looking glass now, people. Buckle up. Read all of Chait's commentary here.
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Apricots originated from China, close to the Himalayan Mountains. They reached the West through the Greeks and the Romans, who spoke of them as 'Armenian plums', and, nowadays, the best apricots for drying come from California, Australia, Turkey and South Africa.
If they are to be dried, once the apricots are stoned, they are left in the sun whole — without being halved — so that they become sweet and plump. Then, to avoid shrivelling they are put in the shade for another few days, where they are kept moist and sticky. But, be careful, because some apricots are treated with sulphur dioxide before sun drying to enhance their colour and to prevent them from going mouldy. Look for unsulphured apricots, with the dark Turkish ones being the best to buy.
Sun-drying apricots enhances their already exceptional nutritional value. Their high level of vitamin A (a serving of 100gm provides 580mg of vitamin A) makes them one of the best antioxidants, essential for maintaining a healthy skin, protecting against infections and boosting the immune system. Apricots are also the richest of all dried fruit in iron and provide good supplies of calcium, phosphorus, potassium and niacin (vital for energy production and brain function).
The mild flavoured and velvety textured apricot can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. Soaked in fruit juice apricots can be eaten plain or mixed with cream or yoghurt. They can be sprinkled on fruit salads, mixed with other dried fruit or pureed as a base for mousses, cheesecakes and other desserts such as pies, tarts and crumbles. In the Middle East they are often added to spicy dishes of lamb and rice, and sliced they can be used to garnish gammon stakes or lamb chops for the last minutes of cooking.


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Waterpark under 16's qualify for Munster final.
Waterpark 16- Bantry Bay 0
Waterpark continue their tradition of reaching a Munster Youths final with this victory over Bantry Bay. In fact Waterpark are the only club in Munster to have both under 16s and 18s qualified for the Pan Munster competitions every year since it commenced.
The game began at a frantic pace with the visitors taking the game to their hosts but the Waterpark defence held firm with some excellent defence. Slowly Waterpark came into the game and Out Half Alex Molloy kicked the opening points of the game with a well struck penalty from the ten metre line when Bantry were penalised for off side. Molloy struck again from a similar position after a number of probing attacks from the home side with Full back Eoin Mc Grath to the fore. Waterpark were well on top at this stage with Bantry finding themselves behind in a game for the first time in this competition.
The second half begin with Bantry attacking the Waterpark line but again some great rucking and tackling in defence prevented Bantry from scoring. Bantry did cross for a try but this was ruled out by the referee after a double movement from the Bantry player. From the penalty Waterpark relieved the pressure and again upped their game to stun this Bantry team. Great work by the forwards in the middle of the park gave Molloy the opportunity he needed and beat 3 defenders to score the only try of the game. Waterpark's fitness level began to tell and great work from Jack Nolan presented the ball to Molloy who dropped a goal for about ten metres out to give the home side a 16 point lead.
While Molloy takes the praise for scoring all the points, it was a team effort to create the opportunities for the outhalf. To a man every one tackled their hearts out with only two missed tackles in the entire second half showing the spirit and togetherness in the team.
The final is a unique affair for Munster rugby as it pits together two Waterford sides, with Dungarvan providing the opposition.


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what a lovely, random mid-week surprise of a day.
we woke up and started our day like any other day. nothing particularly interesting was on the agenda. dave decided to work from home so i was trying to work on getting X and me out of the house. we had a mid-morning communication with my mom that resulted in us buying the facetime app from Apple ($0.99). al recently got an iphone and is using facetime with his daughter in st louis to see her kids, so my mom thought they could start "visiting" with X as well. X responded really well to it (its the same type of thing as skype) and for the most part interacted with them like they were in the room. they would ask to see her shoe or a toy and she would bring it over to the computer and try to give it to their faces. and my mom read her a story. that was great. she noticed the change in tone of voice and was totally intent on listening to a book that she didnt even have right in front of her. it was very sweet.
after the video chat, we packed up and went to the library. they dont have organized mom-baby reading groups during the summer, but they do open the room up for babys to come and play with the special toys. by the time we arrived there were already a handful of parent-baby pairs there. to our surprise two of them were from previous reading groups, and one was from that waldorf group we went to. it was fun to see familiar faces and it encouraged X to wander away from me and independently check everyone out while still feeling comfortable.
as library play time wound down we picked out some new books and headed outside. there was a short lunchtime concert going on! a naval band (from the canada day parade) was performing to encourage people to check out the royal tattoo festival. X and lots of other kids loved the music and were playing and dancing on the grass.
when the concert ended we went home for lunch. the bike seat dave had ordered for X had arrived! now we needed a helmet. dave was excited to take her out, so he made time to come out for lunch and helmet shopping with us. we walked over to cabin coffee for soup/sandwich combos and sweet tea. it was a quick but wonderful lunch and it felt so exciting to be eating out on a weekday with dave! :) then we walked over to MEC for a helmet. the smallest helmet they had said "3+" but it was well-designed, lightweight and almost fit her. we decided that with a sweatband worn under the helmet it would be snug enough to fit her head safely until her head grew a bit more. so we had a helmet! things were coming together so beautifully.
after a quick test bike ride around the block, it was definitely time for a nap. at this time i went up to work for a meeting about that temporary project im doing. the meeting went well, i think im on target to finish the project in the expected time. plus, the guy basically told me that if i wanted to get up to working full time, that he could pay for me to work part-time with him (plus part-time with my current boss; this would equal full-time). things to work toward!
i got back home just as X was waking up and we went back outside to play until dinner time. the kid LOVES the swings. she could stay in them for an hour. im certain of it. i think the other parents think im abusing her by keeping her in them for so long, but she gets whiny if you try to take her out of them when shes not ready.
back at home, dinner done...now it was time for the real first bike ride. dave had an ultimate game starting at 7:45p. it was in the city so he took X over on his bike and i drove over. she loved the ride and was actually bummed to be taken out of the seat. but, as soon as she got down, she met a little girl named chloe (22 months old). her parents had just moved to halifax and joined daves team. the game was 1.5 hours long and those two hung out the whole time. throwing balls, sharing snacks, and climbing on the benches. they are too young to actually play together, but they definitely fed off each others vibes. i didnt have to actually do too much real parenting during the game because they were occupying their time so well. we will have to try and convince these people to hang out with us outside of ultimate games. it could be so great.
(ready for her first bike ride. the sun is in her face so perhaps that is why she doesnt look so happy. she really loves the bike though, i swear!)
after the game X got another bike ride home and we started the wind down process for bed. night time snack, diaper, and nursing. except she didnt actually want to go to sleep. i dont know if it was teething, or she was too amped up from the day, but it wasnt happening smoothly. dave stepped in to read to her and wind her down (thank you, thank you, thank you!) and i sat down for a phone call with my old friend katie. her daughter, iz, is just 6 weeks older than X. they are so close in age that it is extremely therapeutic talking to her. we are currently dealing with the exact same issues, joys, confusions at the exact same time. we can compare notes/commiserate about life with toddlers. we try to hook up once a month to talk and i just love those calls. thanks katie! and thanks dave for dealing with X until she finally went to sleep (at like 11p!).
in short, more days like today please!!!


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I know this is a feisty subject but I've had enough of Ebay's inactivity on this. Over the last month or so, when pricing my items for sale I am coming across more and more unregistered businesses in the category I sell in (Video Games). I'm sure other categories have the same problem.
Now I'm not talking about sellers of collections or "hobby sellers" but sellers with multiples of brand new sealed games, listings in the high hundreds, selling feedback of 10,000 or over in last year or 2. Some are even using mutli listings to offer choices of different games. Use any combination of the above and there is a slim chance they may be business sellers masquerading as private sellers.
Another, possible giveaway is when the user name is "plonkersonlinegamestore" or "illegalonlinegamestrader" (Mods please note these are ficticious user names). I hope!!!
As I come across them, I report them, (inc multi listings), save to watch list and every now and again have a check. Over the last month, I must have reported 20+. How many have Ebay stopped, or "requested they change their practices. ZERO!! All still trading exactly as was when reported.
Now it doesn't take a forensic expert to spot these sort of things, with a high degree of accuracy. However, ebay employees seem to be either 1) happy to let this practice go unchallenged, 2) Are overworked and haven't got round to the reports, 3) cannot read the simple English I use or 4) It doesn't bring them as much financial gain any longer.
There is a 5th option of needing to be 100% sure but as ebay don't seem to require a huge degree of accuracy in this (read threads from genuine collection sellers who have been made to register as a business).
Besides the illegalities of trading like this, undercutting genuine business sellers due to lower overheads and all the other "benefits" of incorrect registration, today I have discovered one, when checking why sales of a product have stopped, that has copied my title, pictures and description word for word and then under cut me. (reported but not holding out much hope).
On top of this, I have now been informed that I will have to subscribe to managed returns in about 4 weeks time at a cost of approx 2.5 times higher than I pay now, if a return is required. I have previously offered no quibble returns at my expense (90p to £1.24), but will no longer be able to do this.
Ebay have now given another huge incentive to remain an unregistered business, unless they will now take more action on reports due to losing money on returns etc.
Oh hang on…..while writing this I've almost convinced myself to join them and sell on my private account!! Problem solved (for me)


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Archive for the 'branding' tag
MKTG Online Store Opens its Virtual Doors
We are thrilled to share that we have officially opened the virtual doors of our MKTG Online Store.
This first iteration has launched with 16 items, many designed by our New York Studio team. Moving forward, we will add MKTG-branded items designed by our employees from around the globe, and evolve the store into a platform our employees can use to promote their artwork and other goods they may already sell (on sites like Etsy.com and other online stores).
Give it a visit if you have a moment at store.mktg.com.
Beats by Dre Releases new spot ahead of Mayweather McGregor
Beats by Dre has released a new ad featuring UFC fighter Conor McGregor, in advance of his highly anticipated "fight of the century" versus Floyd Mayweather. The ad features a young Irishman hanging out with his friends on their way to a boxing match at a local gym in Ireland. These scenes are interspersed with clips of present-day McGregor getting ready for his training, and entering the ring, and ends with the phrase, "Above the Noise". McGregor is well-known for his brash attitude, charisma, and willingness to enter into any form of trash talk with his opponent (especially Floyd Mayweather). In his career, McGregor has become "notorious" for making bold predictions, often while being severely doubted by his opponents and the media; however, he has risen to the top of the fighting world by delivering on these predictions. For this reason, McGregor seems like an excellent fit for the brand. In the past Beats has leveraged confident, but often maligned athletes such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Colin Kaepernick and used their product as a euphemism for the athletes drowning out the naysayers. Leveraging McGregor is also a potentially risky strategy by Beats (now owned by Apple) as he has been willing to cross the line into politically incorrect territory when trash-talking with his opponents. Beats will have to ensure that McGregor does not venture too far off brand for Beats which is always a risk when partnering with outspoken athletes.
Pepsi releases exclusive Snapchat Filters
Pepsi Canada has teamed up with Snap to release 20 exclusive Snapchat Lenses. Each Pepsi Lens can be unlocked via specially designed Snapcodes on select Pepsi products. Pepsi utilized Snap's creative social platform in order to connect with consumers and enhance the way they share their summer experiences. Lenses will unlock for one hour, with the option to scan and unlock multiple times. Each Snapcode design features an illustration that provides a sneak peek into the Lens. A similar experiential activation concept has been used before by Pepsi's main competitor, Coke. The Play a Coke campaign involved consumers downloading the Play a Coke app, scanning the bottle, and receiving a select playlist on Spotify. Although the two concepts are similar, Pepsi did a great job at simplifying the process by using an app that most smart phone users already have downloaded and distributing specialized content through this platform. This reduces the risk of consumers not being able to access or engage the content for free. Snap it with Pepsi appears as a great fit for both partners, delivering fresh content to Canadian summer enthusiasts. They have taken the next step in enhancing their abilities to engage audiences through downloadable and experiential material.
Forever 21 releases new collection with Future's creative director
Forever 21 has created the Cease x Hendrxx x Forever 21 line and it is spearheaded by musician Future's creative director Fred Foster, who started the streetwear brand Cease and Desist. The collection will feature athleisure items with Future's Hendrxx branding and bold type. This partnership gives fans who do not have the time to wait for hours in line for exclusive pop-up shops or the money to afford resell prices, an opportunity to buy an artist's exclusive line. Forever 21 has come under fire for stealing the likeness of artists without their permission, which has resulted in numerous copyright infringement lawsuits. Partnerships like this alleviate that reputation and are the closest way for Forever 21 to emulate music and streetwear authentically without infringing upon any copyright. With exclusivity being the primary force behind high resell prices on items with high demand and low supply, more artists may look to this strategy as a way to give fans more accessible merchandise.
Movies, Marketing and the Evolution of Man
What do movies and marketing have in common? Turns out, quite a bit. While my background is in fiction film and postproduction, after four years making videos in the marketing industry, I've realized that movies and marketing share an important common goal: emotions. The goal of marketing or branding is to emotionally connect with people, something that movies have done from the start.
Emotional connection is how innovative brands like Apple or Nike create cult followers. It's also how films — and all forms of storytelling, really — develop followers, too. That's certainly how I became such a big follower, fan and, eventually, maker of films.
Never was this made clearer to me than when I recently took a class on branding by Dan Formosa, an award-winning designer and design research consultant. In the class, Formosa talked about branding in the context of the evolution of the species. Just how long has branding been with us?
That depends a bit on how you define branding. One definition of branding focuses purely on the logo or mark that represents a product. By that definition scholars might put the beginning of branding at 1777 with the creation of the Bass beer red triangle. But if we think of branding as any packaged product available for public consumption, we might look back to 1100 BC, with an Indian herbal paste called Chyawanprash. Still, even then, that's only 3,115 years ago. If modern man has been around for 200,000 years, that means we've been building brands for a mere 1.5% of our existence as a species.
In other words, evolutionarily speaking, we're not built for branding. We did not evolve to love products, companies or brands.
We did, however, evolve to love people. We're built for connection.
And this is why people gravitate so intensely to stories, because they express the complexities of human relationships. The brands that understand this are the most successful brands out there.
A brand doesn't win people over by explaining how great its product or service is; it wins people by building human relationships with them and, in turn, humanizing the brand itself. What's interesting is now, thanks to the omnipresence of social media, brands can engage with consumers in entirely new ways — ways that can truly focus on two-way emotional connection. Marketing can be about building relationships, telling stories and inspiring emotions in both consumers and in brands. Yup, in this new world, brands can have feelings, too.
Imagine if marketers began to think of themselves less as marketers and more as relationship coaches between clients and their consumers; imagine if we spent less time "grabbing attention" and more time nurturing it. What an emotional evolution that might be.
Learn to Love Your Brand
Isn't it odd when you're thinking about an old friend from your hometown you haven't connected with in years, and then you see her in the SoHo TOPSHOP out of the blue? Do you find it strange when a word you newly discovered at work appears later that day in a cookbook, the next week on a billboard, and again in conversation over Sunday Brunch?
We've all had these occurrences—most experience this phenomenon a few times in their lives, while others encounter them with greater regularity. Is there some hidden cause or meaning behind these events? Would you call it a coincidence, synchronicity, or just a blip in the matrix?
According to the Urban Dictionary, the instance where one happens upon an obscure piece of information—often an unfamiliar word or name—and soon encounters the same subject again is known as the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon. Skeptics may conclude that the frequency of these experiences hasn't changed, just simply our perception of them has.
One version of this theory explains that when we hear or see a word or name that we just learned, it may feel like more than a coincidence because Baader-Meinhof is amplified by the recency effect; a cognitive bias that inflates the importance of recent stimuli or observations. This increases the chances of being more aware of the subject when we encounter it again. Scientific observation shows us that the Baader-Meinhof theory strikes with a keen accuracy, and happens too frequently to be explained away so easily. The reason for this is our brains' prejudice towards patterns. Our brains are fantastic pattern recognition engines, a characteristic that is highly useful for learning. The brain promotes the information because two or more instances make up the beginnings of a sequence. What we fail to notice is the hundreds of thousands of pieces of information, which aren't repeated, because they do not conform to an interesting pattern.
Researching this fascinating data made me think about how these organically occurring phenomenon's link directly to smart and effective branding. Repetition, consistency and frequency are all critical in supporting a brands design language and strategy, and therefore hold extreme value to the success of a brand. With the direct and subliminal communication of a brand's design elements (shape, color, typography, iconography) and design principles (contrast, scale, depth, perspective), the brand importance is heightened, and there is an automatic imprint of the brand story in the mind of the consumer.
Further proof of how a brand can sustain importance and connect with consumers over the duration of time visually, can be found by examining a brand's visual language history. A brands "look" often evolves slowly over time, but the core message of all successful brands never really changes. For example, since the brands conception in 1971, Starbucks has kept up with modern design standards by tweaking their logo over the years. While the brand proposition of offering quality coffee and an intimate customer experience in a comfortable atmosphere never changed, the visual interpretation has. Starbucks Masterbrand logo, (seen above in 1992 & 2011), shows that the wordmark portion of the logo is eventually removed; however the logo is still recognizable as a stand-alone brandmark, and still representing the Starbucks brand. This brand expression, when transformed by a Rodarte inspired design on a coffee thermos (above), proves that even with an obscured and pixilated logo, the brand still resonates. This successful branding evolution has led to continued consumer recognition and ultimately trust and loyalty from the Starbucks consumers.
A brand's consistent and frequent repetitive story is not just in the eye of the beholder; it can extend to other senses as well. Think about the distinct smell of Auntie Anne's pretzels as you stroll through a mall, the familiar echo of the Intel's 5-note ding or that satisfying gulp of an original Coca-Cola. And what about "Touch"? You can almost feel the possibilities of how an established brand could connect with consumers when you consider the brand experience from this multi-faceted perspective. It is interesting to consider these patterns of human behavior, and how leveraging our senses can impact the sustained health of a successful branding campaign.
Because our brains are bombarded with millions of messages every day, we can't be expected to pay attention to all of them – so we heed the most relevant ones and ignore the rest. With familiarity comes trust and confidence. If executed correctly, a consistent, frequently repetitive brand story brings clarity and purpose that eventually leads to consumer loyalty. Whether perceived or not, you have more of an emotional connection—and the experience, service or product is held to a higher level of importance to you.
And with that, I'm headed to SoHo to buy those gorgeous hot-pink, blinged-out limited edition TOPSHOP jeans, that I, for some reason, just can't stop thinking about.
Written by: Erin Helmer
Build Your Brand By Not Talking About It… huh?
Photo Credit: FastCompany.com
We sometimes talk about brands as though their brand equity can be bought and sold. Recently WPP valued Apple at $183 billion where as Omnicom Interbrand valued the company at $33 billion. McDonalds placed second in one and first in the other. Let's agree on one thing – these reports do nothing for how a consumer perceives a brand or have the brand does overall in building a strong following.
In a recent Fast Company article by Brian Millar, a strategy director at Sense Worldwide, he gave brands some unusual advice. When building your brand, stop talking about your brand!
For example, when was the last time Apple did a pure brand ad? 15 years ago? Instead the company positions the products as the heroes.
On the flip side, Coca-Cola, after years of focusing on brand building, the company lost touch with what consumers were actually drinking. The company has refocused their effort on design and increased their value.
Millar dares brands to stop talking about themselves for a month. Is this silent treatment a good idea? Check out the full article here.
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Brands, listen up! Are you trying to figure out how to maximize consumer retail experiences? Look no further–MKTG INC's Charlie Horsey gives five "Sweet Summer Retail Strategies" in Direct Marketing News' Direct by Design Blog that will ensure the success of your retail (and summer vacation, too!).
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What's the first thing you think when you think of Lady Gaga? If your name is Louis Marino, you think direct-to-consumer marketing.
In the inaugural post for his new column for Fast Company, MKTG's own Creative Studio head explains what we as experiential marketers can learn from Mother Monster, leaving us with just one question — does this new column make Louis a member of the papa … paparazzi?
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Louis Marino, Music Man
Ad-industry rag The NY Egotist got a real earful this week when they came by the MKTG Creative Studio for a chat with our own Louis Marino. After 20 years in the music and fashion industries, including 2 as creative director at Bad Boy Entertainment, our man Marino knows a thing or two about keeping beat with the big boys. In the Egotist profile posted here, he talks about how music informs his craft, how celebrities can best avoid Twitter troubles but still engage their audience, and what MKTG's own future business objectives are (clue: rhymes with Pick Grass).
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Everybody Chromercise
Around the Studio today we are love, love, loving this Chrome video. And for this reporter it's about all the exercise she'll get all month. Enjoy!
Pretty cool skateboard video that shows little to no branding for Coca-Cola Burn energy drink. The riders were actually set on fire in this video. No stuntmen were used. Filming was done in Mexico.
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Behind the dunes that run from Haarlem to Leiden lies the bulb area like a magical canvas of daffodils, hyacinths and tulips, alive with the most delightful smells and colours. We visit the flower exhibition 'Keukenhof', and experience the perfection of millions of bulbs displayed over a wonderful park with fantastic flower shows and sculptures.
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Question about Husqvarna Designer I
Some threads got jammed in my machine and after I cut them and cleaned them out I had a problem with the bobbin tension. The bottom of my work looks better than the top. It seems like the bobbin thread is being pulled to the top. I have noticed the thread pulls out of the case very loosely so I tightened the screw on the bobbin case It made no difference. I checked it for threads or fuzz but found none. Any advice? I am having the same difficulty when embroidering. The bobbin thread is completely pulling through to the top of my design it looks awful. Sewing it works just fine. Thanks
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I have a husquvarna designer I and a viking 300 - in different places. The problem with the bobbin thread pulling through to the front of the design occurs in both machines. Currently I am embroidering on a good quality light weight cotton fabric. The first several times the design was embroidered it was perfect. The 4th time the bobbin thread appeared to pull through. All settings, fabric, stabliizer, thread and bobbin thread were the same as when the design replicated perfectly. I changed the needle, and bobbin and cleaned the bobbin case thoroughly after which the problem still existed. I'd try invisible thread but am 50 miles from town so that isn't an immediate option. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
I also have a Viking Designer 1 and have experienced intermittent problems with the embroidery unit pulling the bobbin thread to the top so that the design turns white (the color of the bobbin thread). It is not a consistent problem, but only started occuring after I downloaded the latest patch - wonder if that is the problem?
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I have changed stabalizers and the type of bobbin thread i am using (invisible poly) and it seemd to have solved the problem. Note: wind invisible thread very slowly and carefully it is like fishing line
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Dale Pollak, founder of Digital Motor Works and vAuto, is sharing his expertise with automotive dealers and managers on provisioning — the new science of used vehicle management and merchandising.
It takes more than intuition to run a successful used car department in today's marketplace. Top dealers have replaced instinct and all previous technologies with market-based metrics to guide their used vehicle decision-making and gain competitive advantage. Dale will reveal to you how dealers can use new technology, tools and data streams to:
- Create a used vehicle inventory management strategy that fits your market- and meets dealership-specific sales volume and profit goals.
- Know exactly what to buy, what to pay and where to find the "right" units for your inventory.
- Maximize the opportunities and minimize the risks of every trade-in or auction vehicle acquisition.
- Improve online merchandising ROI.
- Prepare for future market volatility.
What else will you learn and what action items will you take back to the dealership?
1. How to use inventory metrics/benchmarks to gauge dealership performance.
2. How to expedite the process for identifying/acquiring used vehicles.
3. Learn a checklist for online merchandising effectiveness.
Drawing from 13 years of experience as a retail automobile dealer, Dale Pollak founded two highly successful retail automotive solution companies. The first was Digital Motor Works, sold to ADP Corporation in 2002, and the second vAuto, sold to AutoTrader.com in 2010. In addition, Pollak has authored two best-selling books on used vehicle management practices and strategies. Pollak received his B.S. in Business Administration from Indiana University and is a graduate of the General Motors Institute of Automotive Development. Pollak also earned a law degree from DePaul University's College of Law, and is a four-time winner of the American Jurisprudence Award for top performance in his class.
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Season 18 Episode #1810
Big, Bold, and Out of the Box
Broadcasts: January 26, 8:00 p.m. [OPB TV], January 29, 1:00 a.m. [OPB TV], January 29, 6:00 p.m. [OPB TV], July 27, 8:00 p.m. [OPB TV], July 30, 1:00 a.m. [OPB TV], July 30, 6:00 p.m. [OPB TV]
It's big, bold and out of the box! Get to know designer Michael Curry, creator of puppets and theatrical design for Disney's Lion King, Blue Man Group and Cirque Du Soleil. Hear all about the storied career of Ural Thomas, one of Portland's original soul singers who returns with a new band. And ride along with the Pedal Powered Talk show, a talk show on a bike!
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WOMENTUM: Ministry During Tough Times--An Interview with Debbie Breaux
Denise interviews Debbie Breaux, the wife of Pastor Mike Breaux, about doing ministry during the tough times.
encouragement for today's ministry leaders, mothers, & pastor's wives
Denise Harlow has served in ministry in various capacities over 35 years. Having three adult daughters serving Jesus in their own churches, on staff and volunteer, Denise desires to encourage young women in their own life and ministries: church staff, Pastor's wives, & leaders in ministries. Her blog, podcasts, & speaking engagements are all geared to teach and encourage her audience.
Denise interviews Debbie Breaux, the wife of Pastor Mike Breaux, about doing ministry during the tough times.
Lauren & Denise discuss an enemy of the heart that can sneak into hearts of even those doing ministry. Taken from Andy Stanley's book "Enemies of the Heart."
Denise and her husband, Tim Harlow, were interviewed by Seth Hurd for one of Chicago's Christian radio stations SHINE fm "Stronger Together" podcast about their parenting as they have served at Parkview Christian Church. Parenting has always been a priority to them and very intentional, no matter if the church was small or as it became the megachurch it is today. Tim and Denise have raised three adult daughters who are all now married, are Jesus-loving women, and are serving in their own churches all over the country.
In today's podcast, Denise Harlow and her husband, Tim share about their marriage and the struggles they went through in its early years. This podcast is a recording from a weekend service at Parkview Christian Church.
Denise and her middle daughter, Lauren, discuss anger and what it does to our hearts. Is there any way to overcome it? As believers in Jesus, there are some powerful ways God can help us conquer it. Taken from Andy Stanley's book Enemies of the Heart.
Denise and her middle daughter, Lauren, discuss something we sometimes neglect when we serve Jesus--guarding our hearts! In this podcast they specifically talk about the enemy of the heart: guilt. Taken from Andy Stanley's book Enemies of the Heart.
Lauren interviews her mom, Denise Harlow, about their past way of doing missions, what was not helpful about it, and now how they minister to the country of Malawi Africa, where Denise recently returned from. To learn more about the PEACE plan, visit here.
Denise and her daughter, Lauren, discuss friendships while in ministry. There are often special challenges but Denise gives some advice after 33 years in ministry.
Denise interviews "Leading & Loving it" ministry founder Lori Wilhite. Lori shares her own journey & how she gave herself permission to be herself especially in the role of the pastor's wife. Lori and her husband, Jud, minister to Central Church in Las Vegas, winning hundreds of souls to Christ. Check out "Leading & Loving It" Here.
Denise & her middle daughter, Lauren, talk about the temptation & struggle to build our images, spiritually! People in ministry struggle with this temptation as much as anyone.
In today's podcast, Denise and her middle daughter, Lauren, discuss physical self-care. Is it possible for us busy women, ministers, and moms? Listen for encouragement.
In today's podcast, Denise and Lauren interview Liz Curtis Higgs, famous author and hilarious speaker, about keeping your heart centered on Christ while ministering to hundreds of other people. Liz is the author of 36 books with 4.6 million copies in print, including her bestsellers, Bad Girls of the Bible, The Girl's Still Got It, and It's Good to Be Queen. Liz has spoken for Women of Faith, Extraordinary Women, Women of Joy, and 1,700 other conferences in all 50 states and 15 foreign countries. You can find Liz's website here.
Denise and Lauren discuss experiencing disappointment in the church whether you are a Pastor's wife or on staff at a church. You aren't alone if you have experienced disappointment so take heart and get encouragement from today's podcast.
In life, we can become robotic without making any goals for ourselves or our teams. In this podcast, Denise and Lauren discuss why and how to make personal goals, teams goals, ministry goals, and how to have more success at reaching them.
Denise and Lauren discuss ways to avoid and solve conflict on your teams.
Denise and Lauren (and Olivia) interview Lisa Jernigan, who ministers alongside her husband, Cal, at Central Christian Church in Phoenix, AZ. Lisa has found her own personal ministry callings in two different ways in two different times in her life. She created and founded the ministry called Girlfriendit alongside Patty Wyatt, later selling it to a Publisher. She is now a Global Peace Advocate as a Jesus follower leading peace trips for women.
You can follow Lisa on Twitter and Facebook. You can reach Lisa via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
One fear of parents who work in churches, is their children will grow up resenting the church and God Himself! Denise interviews Lauren in this podcast to help give parents tips (from the child's point of view) on how to help your children love the church--and God!
In today's podcast, Denise interviews Sue Ann Cordell, successful business woman and Mega Church Pastor's wife. Sue Ann shares her ministry in the work world as well as how she shared in their church ministry. Be ready to be inspired!
To see Sue Ann's website, click here.
Denise and Lauren discuss what spiritual integrity is, why it is important to our ministries, and how we can try to ensure we live with it.


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Medical Review and GAO
The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care recently met with CMS to discuss the recent "re-start" of Part B Medical Review for claims over $3700. The following memorandum was provided to Reliant Rehabilitation.
NASL Update on Targeted Medical Review of Therapy Above $3,700
May 18, 2016
NASL and other therapy organizations met with Dr. Argrawal, Director of Program Integrity for CMS. His staff are responsible for the targeted medical review. CMS staff provided additional details in the meeting regarding the MACRA directed targeted medical review of therapy above $3,700.
CMS has hired one contractor, Strategic Health Solutions (SHS) as the Supplemental Medical Review Contractor to conduct these reviews. They are using just one contractor in order to improve consistency of the reviews.
SHS will review therapy claims of providers compared to their peers. They identified three peer groups. The three groups include 1. skilled nursing facility 2. private practice and 3. outpatient facilities. So SNF claims will be compared with other SNF claims. Private practice claims will be reviewed with other private practice claims. They noted that home health therapy will not be reviewed in this program.
Once SHS decides to target a provider, SHS will send a letter to the provider asking for information on 40 claims. The provider has 45 days to respond.
Criteria for review– CMS would provide no further detail on the criteria for review other than what has been stated in their initial information. This is what has been stated: Post-payment medical review of Part B Therapy claims from providers with a high percentage of patients receiving therapy beyond the threshold as compared to their peers for dates of service July 1, 2015 to the present. CMS would not define "high" and said that high will be different for each peer group. It could also change over time. They would also be looking at the denial rate of the individual claims within the batch of 40. A high denial rate within that batch could cause more review.
CMS indicated that discussion could occur between the provider and the SMRC and additional documentation could be added to the record. Providers will receive one letter (for all the claims) at the end which is a "review results" letter.
CMS has tasked SHS with only one round of the 40 claims review. Review is for dates of service back to July 1, 2015 to the present. Perhaps they chose this date because the MACRA statute for targeted review was effective around that time. They said they could decide to have additional review later.
NASL was concerned about data on previous review projects by this contractor that show a 40% non-response rate by providers. CMS responded to this by saying that SHS will follow up several times with the provider if receive a non-response from a provider. SHS has posted a sample letter to their website that would be sent to providers. The SHS letter includes a cover letter from CMS explaining the review. The link is https://strategichs.com/smrc/current-smrc-projects/ then choose MACRA Outpatient Therapy Cap to get to the letter.
GAO Recommends Recovery Auditors to Conduct Medicare Prepayment Reviews
Background-Summary Courtesy of NASL of which Reliant Rehabilitation is a Board of Governors Member.
The Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the activities of the Medicare fee-for-service claim review contractors and recommend program improvements. On April 13, 2016, GAO finalized a report to Chairman Hatch, "GAO-16-394 Medicare Claim Review Contractors," which examines the following activities:
- the differences, if any, between prepayment and postpayment reviews, and the extent to which the contractors utilize these types of reviews;
- the extent to which Medicare claim review contractors focus their review on different types of claims; and
- CMS' cost per review and the amount of improper payments identified by the claim review contractors per dollar paid by CMS.
To examine, the difference, if any, between prepayment and postpayment reviews, and the extent to which the CMS contractors utilize these types of reviews, GAO interviewed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Recovery Auditors (RA) and Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) officials. They also examined various CMS reports to Congress, and budget or legislative proposals relevant to the RA program.
As part of GAO's effort to obtain perspectives on differences between responding to prepayment and postpayment reviews, the GAO also interviewed officials from 10 organizations representing a variety of different types of Medicare health care providers who have experienced claim reviews. The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) was one of the provider organizations interviewed, along with representatives from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA) and the American Association for Homecare (AA Homecare).
CMS Claim Review Contracts — MACs, RAs & SMRCs. CMS contracts with claim review contractors that use varying degrees of prepayment and postpayment reviews to identify improper payments and protect the integrity of the Medicare program. The Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) conduct prepayment and postpayment reviews. As of January 2016, 12 MACs – referred to as A/B MACs – processed and reviewed Medicare Part A and B claims, and 4 MACs – referred to as DME MACs – processed and reviewed DME claims. MACs are also responsible for identifying both high-risk providers and services for claim reviews. In 2013 and 2014, 98 percent of MAC claims reviews were prepayment. MACs have focused their reviews on physician and durable medical equipment claims, the latter of which had the highest rate of improper payments.
CMS currently contracts with four Recovery Auditors (RA), which assist to identify improper payments through postpayment claim reviews. CMS is required by law to pay RAs contingency fees from recovered overpayments. Therefore RAs can only conduct prepayment reviews under a demonstration. From 2012 through 2014, CMS conducted a demonstration in which the RAs conducted prepayment reviews and were paid contingency fees based on claim denial amounts. In 2013 and 2014, inpatient claim reviews accounted for 78 and 47 percent, respectively of all RA claim reviews.
The Supplemental Medical Review Contractor (SMRC), conducts nationwide postpayment claim reviews, which are part of CMS-directed studies. In 2013 and 2014, 85 percent of RA claim review and were prepayment and 100 percent of SMRC reviews were postpayment, and the focus of the claim reviews varied.
How GAO Obtained Data. GAO obtained data from CMS on the number of prepayment and postpayment claim reviews conducted by the four RAs, which CMS contracts with to identify improper payments through postpayment claim reviews. They also obtained data from each of the 16 MACs, who are CMS contractors whose primary purpose is to better ensure payment accuracy in their geographic regions and ensure provider compliance with Medicare requirements. Additionally, GAO also obtained reports generated by the Supplemental Medical Review Contractor (SMRCs), which conducts a nationwide postpayment claim reviews which are part of CMS-directed studies.
To examine CMS's ability to collect overpayments, the GAO conducted a performance audit from June 2015 to February 2016 on each of the three different types of contractors that conduct Medicare fee-for-service claim reviews. GAO also reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) reports on Medicare which are currently not collectible (overpayments for which a provider has not made a repayment for at least 6 months after the due date).
GAO's Analysis. GAO's analysis found the RA and SMRC claim review and funding data was reliable for the purposes of the report. The MAC data on the number of prepayment and postpayment reviews and the number of reviews by claim type were reliable for the purposes of their report. However, MAC data on the amount of identified improper payments and agency funding data for certain MACs were not reliable for the report.
GAO's analysis also determined that few differences exist between prepayment and postpayment reviews for CMS contractors. However, prepayment reviews — which occur before payments are made — can better protect Medicare funds compared to postpayment reviews primarily because CMS is not always able to collect overpayments identified through postpayment reviews. Postpayment reviews require more administrative resources compared to prepayment reviews.
GAO's report also determined provider organizations generally respond to prepayment and postpayment reviews similarly. The GAO report notes, "Key stakeholders GAO interviewed identified few significant differences in conducting and responding to prepayment and postpayment reviews. Specifically, CMS, MAC and RA officials stated that prepayment and postpayment review activities are generally conducted by claim review contractors in similar ways."
Provider organizations also identified two key issues specific to prepayment reviews. Most health care provider organizations told the GAO that providers generally respond to prepayment and postpayment reviews similarly, as both types of review occur after a service has been rendered, and they involve similar medical documentation requirements and appeal rights. However, provider organizations highlighted two issues specific to prepayment reviews:
- Providers have the option to hold discussions with the RAs for postpayment review findings, which allows for the opportunity to share additional information before payment determinations are made — and before providers potentially enter the Medicare claims appeals process. Such discussions are not available for RA prepayment claim review or for MAC reviews.
- Providers may face certain cash flow burdens with prepayment claim reviews that they do not face with postpayment reviews due to how the claims are treated in the Medicare appeals process.
Lack of Reliable MAC Cost and Savings Data Precludes Analysis. GAO was unable to determine the cost per review and the amount of improper payments identified by the MACs per dollar paid by CMS because the agency does not have reliable data on funding of MAC claim review for 2013 and 2014, and the agency collects inconsistent data on the savings from prepayment claim denials.
GAO Recommendations
GAO recommends that the Secretary of HHS direct the Acting Administrator of CMS to take the following two actions
- In order to better ensure proper Medicare payments and protect Medicare funds, CMS should seek legislative authority to allow the RAs to conduct prepayment claim reviews;
- In order to ensure that CMS has the information it needs to evaluate MAC effectiveness in preventing improper payments and to evaluate and compare contractor performance across its Medicare claim review program, CMS should provide the MACs with written guidance on how to calculate and report savings from prepayment claim reviews.
The Department of Health and Human Services disagreed with GAOs first recommendation, and noted that other claim review contractors conduct prepayment reviews and CMS has implemented other programs as part of its strategy to move away from "pay and chase" process of recovering overpayments, such as prior authorization initiatives and enhanced provider enrollment screening. Additionally, they found that prepayment reviews better protect agency funds compared with post payment reviews, and they believe that seeking the authority to allow the RAs to conduct prepayment reviews is consistent with CMS's strategy.
However, HHS agreed with the second recommendation that CMS provide the MACs with written guidance on how to accurately calculate and report savings from prepayment claim reviews. HHS stated that it will develop a uniform method to calculate savings from prepayment claim reviews and issue guidance to the MACs.


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After seeing the celebrity before-and-after photos over my shoulder on the trashy Ok magazine blog I like to read on occasion, Fergie begged me for an ear lift, claiming it would make her look younger than her 3.4 years. I finally obliged and this is what she looks like now:
Kidding! That's Roxanne, whose mother sent me this photo of her darling pooch saying "doesn't she look like Fergie?" Yes indeed!
Thanks Roxanne's mom! 🙂


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The rationing laws imposed on the population led to some service industries having to adapt their purpose in order to function as Rogers Smith's father had to do with his car dealership.
Gas Rationing on the Eastern Shore
The Eastern Shore was very isolated in those days. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge wasn't there; in order to get across to the Western Shore to go to Baltimore or Washington [D.C], you had to take a ferry to get across – and it was a very slow-moving ferry. Either that, or go north and be on the road for 2 or 3 hours to get to Washington – a couple hours to get to Baltimore. So these small villages – Church Hill, Rock Hall… and others like it – were the center of activity because people couldn't travel.
Gasoline was rationed, and there were no new cars. My father had a new car dealership. He sold cars that you haven't heard of before, I'm sure — Studebakers. And his business had to change from selling new cars to keeping the old ones running. Only people with a sensual occupation — doctors, nurses, rescue services — could acquire new vehicles. Everybody else could not, because the auto industry changed from building cars to building airplanes and ships.


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So you've been planning to quit your job and apply for this company that you really like. You've done your research and you're quite convinced that this is the company for you. The only problem is, there seems to be no job opening at the moment for the role that you want.
We're all wired to think that we can only apply for companies when they have jobs posted publicly. However, there are times when a company would choose not to advertise a job opening and would still accept applications in preparation for a vacancy in the near future. Some cold applications (applying for a company despite the absence of a specific job post) may even turn into hires if the candidate is impressive enough.
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Reach out and let them know you're interested
One of the best (and simplest) ways to get your dream company to notice you is to reach out and express your interest in them. Hiring managers are used to processing dozens of applications for their postings in a day and receiving an unexpected email will surely catch their attention.
When crafting your email or message, make sure to introduce yourself, state your interest, and explain how you can give value to the organization. Send along a copy of your CV or a link to your website or portfolio to give the receiver an idea of who you are and how you work.
Another way for you to get noticed is by sending your application directly to a key decision maker. This may be the leader in the team that you want to be part of. When this person sees the value that you can bring to the team, he will find a way to create an opening for you.
While your email may or may not lead to a response from the hiring manager or key decision maker, the important thing is that you were able to , the important thing is that you were able to demonstrate your interest.
Ask a friend to endorse/introduce you to the hiring manager
If you feel that simply sending an email is not enough, you can ask your friends for help to connect you to the hiring manager. This works especially if you have friends who are already working in the company. They can put in a good word for you and even nudge the hiring manager to consider your application. At the very least, you already have your foot in the door, and that's a big step towards the right direction.
Pitch or negotiate your role
There may not be an opening for a role that you like but it doesn't exactly mean that they don't need additional help. Job requirements are negotiable. Find a company problem that you can solve and create a solution or a strategy for it before even getting hired. If you're in the design and creative field, take a look at the company's website or promotional materials. Identify areas for improvement and create a mockup or sample graphic incorporating these suggestions. If you're in the retail industry, observe their retail strategy and try to create a new one that would meet the company's goals.
Regardless of your industry, speaking and connecting with current employees can help you understand how you can help out. Companies love people with initiative and those who can solve problems for them. By proving to them that you can bring value, the chances of them creating a position for you is higher.
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If you're really interested in working for this company, you can try applying for these roles and just transfer when a vacancy comes up. Not only will you be able to understand the interdependence of various functions in the company, you might also learn new skills that can even help you transfer to the role that you aspire to have.


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Chand Raat is one of those nights, everyone wants to enjoy to the fullest and no one wants to miss it. It is basically a name of all the excitement pouring out on the streets in form of jam-packed bazars and in homes in the shape of all the chaos for tomorrow's big day's preparation.
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