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Businesses are changing how they think.
For years ― decades even ― companies have been focused on their products. The customer experience has always been top of mind, of course. But in a more passive role. If someone wasn't happy with a product or service, usually they just stopped using it. Maybe they might complain to a couple of people, but probably not too many.
Flash forward to now, when one person who has a poor customer experience can post a bad review on just one site and cause all kinds of havoc. In May, BrightLocal released research that found that if a company in the Google Local Pack can improve its rating from 3 stars to 5, they'll get 25% more clicks.
Even those review stats look like peanuts compared to what a truly angry and vocal customer can do.
Just consider the case of Dave Carroll.
Dave is a musician. A few years ago he was seated on a United Airlines plane as United personnel loaded up the aircraft on the tarmac below. Dave saw his guitar thrown about and badly broken by staff who seemed to think it was as much a volleyball as someone's primary earning tool.
Outraged, Dave petitioned multiple United customer service reps for justice … only to be dismissed. Now even more outraged, and still heartbroken over the loss of his beloved guitar, Dave made a video.
"United Breaks Guitars" now has more than 17 million views.
I'm not sure all of United's ads, cumulatively, have 17 million views. (At least there were no broken bones, right?)
But the power to damage your brand isn't the only power The Customer now wields.
And just trying to avoid making them angry isn't enough.
The idea is to make them happy.
As we've written about before, happy customers stick around. It's called loyalty. And if you can improve loyalty by even a paltry 5%, your profits can go up by 25% to 95%.
Happy customers stay longer, spend more ― and also pull in new customers.
How? Their referrals, reviews, comments, and social shares all amplify your brand's message. All this user-generated content is basically the new word-of-mouth marketing. And as some of you old-time marketers know, word of mouth is the most effective type of marketing for actual ROI.
In short, customers have become so powerful, in so many different ways, that they are basically running the show.
Businesses will please their customers … or die. And when they do, there's a herd of competitors behind them, waiting to take their place.
Even lucky companies, like Comcast, who all but own their industries, risk losing their customers to competing technologies. Alternative technologies that customers might embrace are always lurking on the edges of the market. They're just waiting for an opportunity to burst through, like a young tree straining for light in the jungle.
The Customer-Centric Company
Customers are now so powerful, in fact, that many marketing wizards (like Joe Pulizzi, in his book "Content Inc.") recommend a 180-degree change from the old way of doing things. You start a company by assembling an audience first, then figure out what to sell to them, these experts say. Design the products and the business model around the customer – not the other way around.
That sure flips the old business mindset on its head.
But it works. Companies that delight their customers now rule the business world. Witness Apple, which has more cash on hand than the US government.
So if customers are so important, so able to build empires ― or tear them down ― how can we work with them? How can we leverage their power to keep our businesses thriving?
Well, there are plenty of ways to do that. But you might want to start by finding out what they want you to know.
And they want you to know these things:
1. Your customer service is part of your marketing.
Marketing, customer experience, and customer service? It's all connected.
Existing customers experience our brands without the silos we define in our businesses. To them, in a sense, messaging is messaging. That reply about a product issue is a message, and so is that ad they saw about your new product.
If you define marketing as "how we promote ourselves," your customer service efforts are all marketing for your customers. You promote yourself (or not) by doing a good job for them (or not).
And, like any human interaction, what you say (your advertising, even your content), is less important than what you do (your customer support and other customer-touch activities).
2. I'm the customer. You're supposed to put my needs ahead of your own.
This is the expectation. And boy, do a lot of companies fall short. Maybe that's why so many consumers have become jaded. The advertising says: "We put you first" … but then the actual service does not.
There is a particular moment when the customer's trust breaks. If you're ever been in sales or customer service, you may have actually been with a customer, in person, to witness that moment.
It happens when the person gets a very clear look on their face, like: "Oh yeah, of course. Now I know you're only out for yourselves. I should have known it all along."
After a customer knows you put your own needs ahead of theirs, the romance is over. They may stick around out of habit or convenience, but they will try out one of your competitors as soon as they get the chance.
Marketing Sherpa documented this quite clearly in a recent survey they did for their "Customer Satisfaction Research Study". It was one of the clearest differences between satisfied and unsatisfied customers.
3. I don't necessarily want to talk to someone if I need help.
Here's one for those of you who would rather not have the overhead of a large customer-service staff. Many customers, especially Millennials, would prefer to figure things out for themselves. They want "self-serve" customer service.
The Aspect Consumer Experience Index study found that "73 percent of US consumers said that they should have the ability to solve most product and service issues on their own."
They really want it, too. From that same study:
How strongly do Americans like or dislike interacting with customer service?
Almost a third of America ― that's over 100 million people ― would rather clean a toilet than interact with customer service. A quarter of America would rather change a dirty diaper than interact with customer service.
Those are some pretty strong feelings. And, they might well justify the cost of building a useful, detailed, self-serve help section, complete with short video tutorials and maybe even a forum, so customers could help each other and see how other customers' issues were resolved.
Start building a hub like this by answering the 30 most common questions that your business receives. Then provide the answers via video, text, emails, on your site, via an app ― in every channel possible.
Next, expand to the top 50 answers. Then to the top 100.
4. Loyalty programs are a way for you to be loyal to me, not the other way around.
According to KiteWheel's "The State of the Customer Journey" report:
"73% of consumers feel loyalty programs 'should be a way for brands to show how loyal they are to them as a customer.' However marketing executives disagree; 66% believe loyalty programs are still a way for consumers to show how loyal they are to their business."
I hate to break it to you, CMOs … but you're not going to win that argument.
5. I expect you to reply within an hour on social media. Really.
You may have heard this one before. But it bears repeating: According to research from Twitter, 71% of Twitter users expect a brand to respond within an hour of when the customer contacts them on social media.
Not only that, but a third of consumers expect a response within 30 minutes.
That's internet time for you.
6. Irrelevant marketing is spam.
Here's how the email tool Litmus describes the situation:
Your customers view any irrelevant or unwanted email as spam. It doesn't matter how long they've been a customer or if they've given you permission ― if your email is repeatedly of little to no relevance to them, it's spam.
Trouble is, consumers ― and customers ― get a lot of irrelevant messages. In fact, 50% of consumers who receive marketing materials on the web or over the phone say this content is irrelevant to them.
A study from Janrain illustrates the problem:
This graphic is assembled from pieces of the 2015 Janrain "US Consumer Research Consumer Identity and Mistargeting" report.
Of course, these aren't the only things your customers wish you knew. Every company is different. While your customers want all the things we've mentioned above, they also want "smaller," more specific things from your particular products and services.
You need to get that information. Whether you do it through surveys or interviews or behavior tracking, the important thing is to find out what they want.
Of course, just talking to people is often best course. Giving them an open, prioritized voice in your business certainly helps, too.
You may have heard about how Amazon does this. They leave an empty chair at every meeting. It's to represent the customer.
Perhaps it's time we pushed that even further, and actually put a customer in the seat.
What do you think?
What do you think is the #1 thing your customers wish you knew ― and actually acted on? Tell us about it in the comments.

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By Jennifer Williams, Disciples Peace Fellowship intern
"Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing homeless children."– Isaiah 10:1-2
As I scroll down my Facebook news feed, an ad comes up for the Mass Poor People's Assembly and Moral March on Washington Digital Gathering. This event is taking place on Saturday, June 20, 2020 but there is much to do in anticipation of a world-wide event, much to learn and much to know.
The Poor People's Campaign is leading the charge with their 12 core principles rooted in justice and moral analysis based on deep religious and constitutional values. Last fall a "Souls of Poor Folk" study was released that shows the ways race, economics and other factors impact people. The aim of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is to shift the moral narrative that blames poor people for their poverty, the oppressed for their weariness, the marginalized for their persecution and pits us against each other rather than uniting us to promote desired peace, justice, love, harmony, and fullness. This organization aims to build the power and unity of people from the ground up or (maybe more appropriately for the times) the screen forward.
Included in the campaign are labor unions; denominational, ecumenical and interfaith organizations; fraternal groups; LGBTQI rights groups; women's organizations; groups protecting children; and anti-poverty organizations as well. There is hope in the way these many concerns have coalesced into a movement. The 2017 General Assembly adopted a resolution to support the effort.
And speaking of a time to be in. Amidst a global pandemic, the work of this organization has not gotten any easier. With the coronavirus disproportionally affecting poorer, minority communities, the pressure and urgency for change has increased. To tackle the issues, many nonviolent civil disobedience events have and are taking place led by co-chairs Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. Today's Poor People's Campaign is founded on inspiration from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign of Rev. Dr. King and others, but "it also sees its roots in the Poor People's Campaign that Jesus led in ancient Israel 2,000 years ago" as stated in a sermon by Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis. Repairers of the Breach and the Kairos Center are key partners in connecting the many strands of activism.
This is a prime example of an organization continuing the Lord's work into modern day society. They are bringing justice and sight into a blinded world. Issues that have recently been tackled include confronting the interlocking evils of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism and the war economy, and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism. It takes powerful people to give power. The powerful members of the Poor People's Campaign are broadening their efforts, combining together and not staying silent, speaking WITH the poor and lifting up the voices of those impacted. That requires movement of spirit, of mind, and of body (well, maybe fingers).
You can learn more about this digital gathering and how to join the movement at https://www.june2020.org/ . You can also find out more about the situation in your United States context with fact sheets available on each state.
Now is the time to rise and campaign for justice. This is our charge. Jesus came to bring good news to the labored, the marginalized, the tired and weary and, as we know well, the poor.
Will we?


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The Advantage of Stump Grinding
Stump grinding is one of the most commonly used methods for removing the tree stump (part of the tree that has been left behind with its roots on the ground.) There are diff other methods in order to remove the tree stump, somehow we will take a look at the main reason why stump grinding would be the most beneficial and practical procedure to do so.
Stump Grinding is Time Saving
Unlike other methods of removing the tree stump, stump grinding can have the trees removed in just a matter of minutes to an hour (depends on how large the tree stump is). Stump grinding can remove tree stump as big as more than one meter of diameter and unlike using a chemical or a powder to have the tree trunk decayed which could take weeks to complete.
Stump Grinding can ensure that Tree Stump will never Grow again.
There are tree types that could still grow as long as the deeper roots would allow itself to grow once again and could cause damage to the soil or worst the structure to be built around it if the tree stump was manually destroyed and it's lower foundation remains intact.
Stump Grinding allows the destroyed Tree Stump to be of future use
Stump Grinding doesn't only ensure that the whole tree stump has been properly removed but also, it will have the tree stump that ground or cut to use such as possible fertilizer, wood fire or for research purpose.
And there you have it, this could have been brief but I believe that I was able to properly explain that stump grinding should be the best choice in removing the tree stump rather than the other methods (especially those that includes using powdered and liquid chemicals) to save time, money and effort.


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Reinventing the red nose: Clowns join the frontlines of the coronavirus fight
'We're keeping the system sane,' says clown chief Nimrod Eisenberg, as his 100-strong team prescribes laughter as best medicine at 30 hospitals across Israel.
Great idea and all power to Nimrod Eisenberg and his merry men and ladies.
Maybe someone can prevail on Eisenberg to take his message to the Knesset. After this past week's antics, a good laugh is no doubt required by all.
But hang on, maybe that's what we got; it looks like Bibi has OK'd Gantz. So, who gets the last laugh?
It's not funny, it's tragic that these wallies can play without a care with our lives.
Charity tied to top rabbi raises cash with promise of immunity from coronavirus
Bnei Brak-based Kupat Ha'ir organization, associated with Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, tells donors a NIS 3,000 payment will guarantee their family protection from COVID-19
No word from mumbling, bumbling Litzman on this scam?
No, there would not be; I am surprised that Litzman has not appeared somewhere suggesting that the government and people of Israel contribute to this sting.
Talking of Litzman looks like Bibi has learned a thing or two about Litzman and is keeping him away from the TV cameras. His director-general, Moshe Bar Siman-Tov, is by all accounts doing a good job but, would it not be nice to see the ministry of health on TV giving us reassurance that all will be well, that his ministry is working day and night to control the virus.
It's a rhetorical question.
Joe Biden endorsed by J Street
Sounds like the kiss of death for Biden. Donald J. must be pleased.
Leaving aside J Street and what seems their warped understand of what is happening in Israel, is the 78-year-old Joe Biden the best that the Democratic Party can offer in this November's crucial general election?
Yes, I know it's all about the various state primaries, and who wins those primaries. But come on, both Biden and Bernie Sanders are the same age, is there no one 10, 15 or 20 years younger who can pick up the gauntlet and run with it? Is this the face that the National Democratic Party wants to represent their interests and beat Donald J.? Really?
A word on J Street.
They make no bones about the fact that they revile Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. I'll remind them of what John Bolton said a couple of years ago to UK's Sky News Kate Burley "how dare you to criticize my president".
I'll say the same thing to J Street, even though I am not a fan of Bibi "how dare you to criticize my prime minister".
They want to change things in Israel, let them come and live and work in the country, serve in the army, contribute to the country. Don't sit in their country clubs, mansions, and pontificate on what an Israeli government should or should not do.
They feel strongly about Israel, they should go and put down roots close the Israel/Gaza border or a southern community within rocket range of Gaza. If not, then they should just shut the f—k up, we who live in this country don't need more negative sound bites.
Analysis: Netanyahu No Longer Wants a Unity Government, He Wants to Crush the Supreme Court
It's now clear that eradicating the coronavirus is out and preventing the judiciary from curbing Netanyahu's power is in.
Yossi Verter, Haartz, April 17, 2020
Just prior to reading the above, I was rereading Yair Netanyahu's latest outburst regarding "how he hoped elderly left-wing supports would catch the coronavirus and die".
I felt sorry for the young man, putting aside his right-wing consecutive views, I can't believe that his education was so distorted that he'd wish other people dead. Somewhere along the way, he must have undergone a traumatic experience for him to be so malicious. Possibly, and I have no real understanding of these matters, Yair requires counseling, sociological help.
Then I read Yossi Verter's analysis.
WOW. Here I am feeling somewhat sorry for Yair, thinking that maybe he needs help, but according to Yossi Vexter, Yair writes what his father thinks. WOW and double WOW.
If that not enough, the assertion is that the power behind Benjamin Netanyahu, the real power, is not the members of the Likud bloc, not Deri, not Litzman – its Sara and Yair. WOW and triple WOW.
It's long been said that behind every powerful man stands an even more powerful woman, in, the case of Sara Netanyahu, we know this to be true. Just think of her rants and rages, her demands to be included on Bibi's overseas trip – remember his trip to Oman and the problems her inclusion caused - https://www.timesofisrael.com/breaking-protocol-sara-netanyahu-insisted-on-traveling-to-oman-with-pm-report/
So now we know who really pulls the strings.
New York state governor, Andres Cuomo, laid into Donald J. some days ago, reminding the president that he is just president and not king.
Just maybe, Sara has her sights set on a Netanyahu dynasty with Yair the crown prince. Farfetched, maybe, but to many in Israel Bibi is already king, and history does have the habit of repeating itself.
Having written the above and just before posting, my eye caught sight of two related Haaretz articles that are worth reading:
'Netanyahu Is Morally Rotten, Gantz Is Weak,' Coronavirus Committee Head Says
Legislator Ofer Shelah says the prime minister has mismanaged the crisis, intentionally atrophied government agencies and risked the lives of Israelis across the battered economy. 'The management of the crisis has been improper'
The article is penned by Ravit Hecht and dated April 18, 2020
Netanyahu: Masses Will Take to the Streets if Court Ousts Me
Court is part of 'deep state' determined to put Netanyahu in prison, the premier says in private conversations, warns of civil revolt if he's not allowed to rule
This article was penned by Gidi Weitz and dated April 17, 2020
It is I believe an open secret that there is no love lost between the newspaper's management and Benjamin Netanyahu, and constructive comment is always a good thing. But WOW, it looks like the newspaper is moving its game up a notch in its attacks on the prime minister. Is this Fake News, it would appear not.
We live in interesting times, never a dull moment – more's the pity.


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As Los Angeles' leading non-profit theatre company, The Centre Theatre Group is known for hosting productions that sometimes move to New York and bringing productions from New York to the LA stage through their relationship with institutions like the Manhattan Theatre Club. The Mark Taper Forum benefits from these efforts with Tony Award and two-time Olivier Award winner Simon Stephens' play Heisenberg. The play first premiered at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2015, went on to a Broadway run in 2016 and now plays at the Mark Taper through August 6, 2017. Directed by Drama Desk Award winner Mark Brokaw the piece features Tony nominee Denis Arndt (as Alex) and Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Mary-Louise Parker (as Georgie), who reprise their original roles. Regional revivals of Broadway shows do not always make sense, however, there's something about Mr. Stephens' play that feels timely and as an engine for two actors who have immersed themselves in the roles it feels like a treat to be able to take part in this unusual love story.
The moment you walk into the 736-seat theatre, it is clear this is going to be a performer-driven experience. An elevated deck stands where the Taper's stage often does and seats are set on all sides, creating a kind of rectangle in the round. With scenic design by Mark Wendland, costume design by Michael Krass, lighting design by Austin R. Smith and sound design by David Van Tieghem, all elements are stripped to their essence to serve the actors and the story. The deck is black as are the minimally designed scaffolding elements mirrored on either side that support a lighting grid above with the only set pieces being two near-black metal desks and chairs serving as park benches, a butcher shop, a restaurant and a bedroom among other locales. The actors move pieces themselves when it makes sense, never leaving the stage. Though it's difficult to be sure where choreographer Sam Pinkleton stepped in to shape the movement, you can feel a certain flow in the scene changes that might be credited to his input.
In the first beat of the play, Georgie sets off like a shot, apologizing to Alex in a broad show of embarrassment. We don't witness the event but the moment before the lights slam up to illuminate their scene, Georgie startles Alex by kissing him on the neck. Ms. Parker infuses Georgie with a frenetic yet centered energy as she explains she mistook him for her deceased husband. Her dogged determination to keep Alex engaged feels off-putting at first but the playwright endows her with a bombastic charm that slowly but surely wins us over if only because we become fascinated by what might come out of her mouth next. Mr. Arndt could have been relegated to playing the almost straight man to Ms. Parker's sequence of rapid explanations, pointed questions and potentially inappropriate statements about her world [if one counted Alex's lines of dialogue they wouldn't come close to Georgie's] but Mr. Arndt instead grounds us in the world and allows us the space to take Ms. Parker in without judgment.
As the play unfolds lies are revealed and truths protected as Georgie and Alex take on the shape of two damaged human beings who collide in unusual and spectacular fashion. If you are tempted to look for their connection to the Nobel Prize Physicist Werner Heisenberg, you won't find a direct one. Neither character mentions the name, and yet the Uncertainty Principle he is known for feels like a perfect metaphor for human relationships – this one in particular. Not being a physicist, the best description of this seems to go something like this: We cannot be absolutely certain about where something is and where it is going at the same time. If you get a better idea of where it is at any moment, you have less of an idea of where it is going and how fast. If you get a clearer idea of where it is going, you have less of an idea of where it is right now.
Georgie might initially feel like the clearer example of this uncertain thing in question but Alex is just as prone to surprising emotional shifts. After suffering one tragic loss as a boy and a heartbreak that seems to have defined him since young manhood, Alex can be as distant as Georgie is overly engaged. It's hard not to blame him in moments – there's no place for Alex to hide in the theatrical space that has been provided for him. Even if there were, it is easy to imagine Georgie would continue her relentless pursuit of him like a love-interest turned Terminator, unwilling to let Alex's resignation to his day-to-day near-end-of-life prevent her from making a connection. And all in spite of an age difference that spans almost 30 years. Yes, he is older than she is. Yes, that is something of a cliché, to put it mildly, with the younger woman desperate to love and save the older man. But if you can call what these two characters are engaging in a kind of 'saving' of the other, Georgie needs Alex as much as, if not more, than Alex needs Georgie.
With no theatrical tricks at their disposal Ms. Parker and Mr. Arndt are literally left open to observation from every direction even in their most intimate moments and yet the staging never feels overly forced in the name of elegant sightlines. As the play progresses and the past Georgie originally revealed to Alex turns out to be a lie that leads to the reveal of another lie and another followed by a betrayal of Alex's trust, we find we can't turn Georgie away any more easily than Alex seems to be able to. We might wonder at that, but in a final exchange between the couple, there's a moment when they seem to come to just enough of an understanding of both where they are and where they might be going to grant each some semblance of certainty. We should all be so lucky.
Heisenberg is performed without an intermission on Tuesday through Friday (8:00 pm), Saturday (2:30 pm and 8:00 pm) and Sunday (1:00 pm and 6:30 pm). Mary-Louise Parker will not perform on August 4-6, 2017. For those performances, the role of Georgie will be played by Paige Lindsey White. One thing all ticket holders should know is that there is no late seating for patrons seated in certain rows. The performance runs approximately 80 minutes.
This post was written by the author in their personal capacity.The opinions expressed in this article are the author's own and do not reflect the view of The Theatre Times, their staff or collaborators.
This post was written by Christine Deitner.
The views expressed here belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect our views and opinions.


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Zoe Sugg and Alfie Deyes have been dating for seven years. They are probably one of the first YouTube couples that people really admired.
As of now, the YouTuber couple of Zoe and Alfie are not engaged but living a happy romantic life. The fans call the pair "Zalfie." Let's take a peek into their romantic life.
The start of the "Zoe Sugg and Alfie Deyes's love story" was virtual. It all began in 2012 when Zoe liked one of Alfie's vlog. After that, Alfie posted a reaction video with titled 'Zoe Sent Me'. This caught both's attention and the pair began talking online.
Zoe Sugg and Alfie Deyes have been in a relationship for quite some time now. Picture source: Evening Standard.
However, they first met up during Summer in The City 2012 in real life. It is reported that they were seeing each other from 2013. But in August of 2013, they went public with their relationship and that was only because Jim Chapman accidentally revealed the picture of Zoe and Alfie kissing.
After Jim accidentally revealed the picture, Zoe Sugg published a statement to her blog explaining about their relationship. They had been friends for some time and started to date later. She also wrote how fan put stress on them. However, the couple didn't stop and after publicly dating for a year they moved into a flat in Brighton together in October of 2014.
Plus you will also find tons of videos of the lovely pair. They ofter upload vlogs where they talk about their marriage and children.
Zoe Sugg and Alfie Deyes kept their moving process secret and revealed in a vlog that they settled together. After spending around two and a half years in the Brighton, they were forced to move to a new place because of fans and media constantly invading their privacy.
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The couple also has a black pug named Nala. The pair's dog has been with the YouTuber couple since November of 2014 shortly after they moved together.
As of now the couple is living together but not engaged yet. Back in July of 2018, Zoe was pictured holding a ring leaving many fams guessing whether she is engaged or not.
One of her followers asked, " Are you engaged Now?" Later she replied saying "No! haha. " So this proves that the YouTuber couple is not engaged yet.
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VEGA Americas earns spot on MCAA Board of Directors
VEGA Americas' Director of Sales, Scott Rollman, was recently elected as Director at Large to the Measurement, Control & Automation Association or MCAA, Board of Directors.
VEGA Americas joined the MCAA in 2009 as a manufacturing member.
Scott Rollman has spent the past 13 years of his career at VEGA Americas, where he helped to develop and grow VEGA's global market share, in addition to managing a sales force and strategy.
As newly elected Director at Large, Rollman's leadership and expertise will offer a valuable resource to the MCAA and its members.
The MCAA represents leading manufacturers and distributors of instrumentation, systems, and software used in industrial process control and factory automation.
The organization serves its members by offering a network of industry resources to help solve some of the most critical business problems.
The MCAA announced the results following their 2021 Board of Directors election.


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Bells & Whistles PR has been appointed by TV presenter and author Dick Strawbridge and his wife, Angel Adoree, entrepreneur and bestselling author of the Vintage Tea Party book series, to promote their latest venture in the French countryside.
At the beginning of January 2015, Dick and Angel swapped their one bedroom flat in East London for a 47 room chateau in the rural Pays de la Loire, in northern France.
Chateau de la Motte Husson is set in 12 acres of parkland. It has a moat, a walled garden, an orangery, and many handsome outbuildings, including a piggery. The fairytale chateau offers the perfect setting for vintage weddings, combining the couple's talent for organising events, cooking and hospitality.
As well as opening their home for exclusive and enchanting weddings, the chateau will host foodie retreats, painting courses, creative workshops, and other special events.
Bells & Whistles PR will be working with Dick and Angel to promote the venue and secure press coverage across print, online and broadcast.
Christabel Saunders, company director, is delighted to work with the entrepreneurial duo: "Having visited Dick and Angel at Chateau de la Motte Husson earlier this year, I was completely blown away by the history and grandeur of their new home. There are so many opportunities with this unique business venture, and Dick and Angel's plans for the renovation are both awe-inspiring and bold.
"Their passion for restoring this building so that people from all walks of life can experience an authentic French chateau is thrilling and infectious. The Bells & Whistles team is excited about helping to spread the word about the wonderful Chateau de la Motte Husson and its charismatic hosts."
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Published On: November 7, 2018 09:48 AM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal
KATHMANDU, Nov 7: Banks and financial institutions (BFIs) will now be allowed to provide only 50 percent loans for the purchase of automobiles for personal use. Issuing a new circular on Tuesday, Nepal Rastra Bank lowered the limit of the loan-to-value ratio in the purchase of autos to 50 percent from the existing 65 percent.
This means anyone who wants to buy a car with bank financing must now make a 50 percent down payment. A bank or financial institution can provide loans to cover the remaining 50 percent of the value of the purchase.
The new rule aimed at tightening the flow of credit to the auto sector comes in the wake of a shortage of lend-able funds in the banking system.
NRB officials, however, say the lowering of the LTV ratio was brought in to discourage automobile imports.
"If you see the data, the import of automobiles has gone up significantly in recent months. This has been one commodity which has contributed significantly to the widening trade deficit and the current account deficit," Narayan Prasad Paudel, the NRB spokesman said. "The tightening of auto loans was needed as a corrective measure to maintain external sector stability for the country," said Paudel, who is also chief of the BFIs Regulation Department at NRB.
According to the Department of Transportation Management, the number of automobiles (cars, jeeps, vans) registered rose to 24,338 in the last fiscal year of 2017/18 from 21,292 units in the previous fiscal year.
Amid the rising demand for cars, BFIs were wooing aspiring buyers with cheaper interest rates on loans of up to 65 percent of the value of the purchase. Some commercial banks were charging just 9 percent interest on car loans while their interest rates on other types of loans reached up to 14 percent.
Though loans for other purposes including business startups were often hard to come by due to a shortage of lend-able funds, BFIs used to be magnanimous in extending loans for cars.
According to NRB, BFI loans to cars, referred to as hire purchase loans, rose by 14.5 percent in the last fiscal year 2017/18 to Rs 171 billion from Rs 149 billion in the previous year. Out of the total outstanding loan for hire purchase, nearly 40 percent is for personal purposes.
Car dealers, however, are dismayed over the central bank's decision as it is expected to depress the demand for new vehicles.
"We are surprised at the sudden decision. It worries us all the more as it comes on the eve of the Tihar festival when we had imported vehicles on the assumption of a certain market demand," said Shambhu Prasad Dahal, chairperson of Nepal Automobiles Dealers Association (NADA). "This is going to cause a loss to us. But, the tightening of the loan will also hurt consumers as well as the revenue of the government," he added.
Dahal estimates that there are 2,500 new units of automobiles to be sold in the market. However, many who are for measures to check unnecessary imports say the restriction on car financing has come late as many purchase deals were completed during the NADA Auto Show in mid-September.


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So the house we're buying is a foreclosure property. This came as something of a surprise to us, because when we initially started our housing search, we had decided not to even look at short sales and foreclosures, since Kevin had researched and found that on average, those took six months to a year to close, and we were on a faster timetable. (Or so we thought!) But when this house turned up in the listings, dropped to an astonishingly low price, and when it was clear that we were going to be renting at least for a while regardless, we decided to consider it. And as it turns out, short sales take a really long time (because you're negotiating with the homeowner, who then has to get approval from their bank, which can be very slow), but foreclosures can be very fast. Like, 24-48 hours fast. This is because you're dealing with the bank directly, which at this point is pretty motivated to get rid of the property.
Ours didn't happen quite that fast, but close. We saw the house, we decided that yes, it would need a lot of renovation work (especially since it had been sitting empty for a year, and had cracked pipes in the basement, etc. and so on), but that aside from that, it was exactly the kind of house I'd really wanted all along, a charming large-ish Victorian. There were some things about it that weren't ideal (primarily that there are a lot of condos on the block, so it doesn't feel quite as kid-oriented as we might have liked), but there was a nice five-year-old boy next door, and rumors of a three-year-old up the street, and aside from that, the location was very good. So we thought about it for a few days, and then decided to put it an offer. We went ahead and offered asking price, because a) it was so low already, and b) our realtor (we switched to a normal realtor for this purchase) heard there was another offer coming in on the house, and c) banks tend not to negotiate quickly, so if they'd turned down our offer, we'd probably lose anywhere from a week to a month on putting in another offer. And, about ten days after we put in the offer, the bank said yes.
We bought the house as-is, so no inspection clause, etc. We did do an inspection, and found all kinds of things that need fixing, but we did expect that. So plan on hearing a lot of blogging about replacing knob-and-tube wiring, replacing pipes with copper, tearing down and rebuilding a garage, repainting (with richer colors, but probably still in the blue/purple/green family), refinishing floors, moving around walls, etc. and so on. It's a big project. A huge project.
And I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Umm, Mary Anne -- didn't you just have a baby???" Never mind the job, the writing, the other child, etc. and so on. But let me point out that a) Kevin is on paternity leave this fall, b) I have a very light teaching schedule this fall, c) we do have forty hours a week of childcare with Jarmila, d) we're not trying to live in the house while it's being renovated, and e) we're not trying to do the work ourselves. We'll be hiring a general contractor to oversee it all, and yes, that still means I'll be going by the house daily to check in on things, answer questions, make decisions, etc., but it should be a manageable level of work. I think.
In the end, the budget for this renovation + cost of house should come in somewhere around what we were prepared to pay for each of the first two houses we offered for, and significantly less than the third house (which really was stretching our budget pretty hard). Now, I've been told that renovation projects generally come in a third over budget + a third over estimated time to completion, which will be annoying if true. But it won't financially break us if that happens. So while this is maybe a little crazy, as decisions go, it's not as crazy as it maybe initially sounds. Especially when you consider that the end result will be a house that has the shape we want, the character we love, systems updated entirely to code, and the finishing details we've chosen throughout.
I'm actually tremendously excited about the whole house project. Not to mention the garden! Now all we have to do is close on Friday, as scheduled...


text: Team Team Dr. Kimberly Atkinson Veterinarian "My patients feel the anxiety of coming to the veterinary office being radiated from their owners and vice versa. Understanding the importance of the human-animal bond, she wants to provide a comforting and safe environment for both patients and clients alike and what better place to have that than in your own home." Read More Dr. Nicole Dumas Veterinarian "In a world where you can be anything, be kind." Dr. Nicole Dumas is looking forward to practicing in the hospital facility, and doing house calls as well. She will continue to expand her exotic practice, and surgical prowess and is dedicated to ensuring high quality, comprehensive, cutting edge medicine for her patients and the community. Read More Dr. Atkinson graduated from Washington State with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree over 20 years ago. Dr. Atkinson has worked in emergency medicine in Texas, Connecticut, and New York; as the medical director of busy hospitals in Bushwick, Brooklyn and Manhattan's Upper East Side; as chief of staff of a Connecticut hospital; and as a surgery instructor at The University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. During her career, she has focused on improving the lives of companion animals and strengthening the human-animal bond. Dr. Atkinson treats all types of family pets, from the tiniest pocket pet to pot-bellied pigs, believing that all pets deserve the best care possible. During her final year of veterinary school, Dr. Atkinson became certified in veterinary acupuncture, and continues to explore and enjoy the benefits of integrative medicine for her patients. She believes in treating the whole patient, and in addition to traditional modalities, such as vaccines, radiology, ultrasound, dentistry, lab work and surgery, she also incorporates holistic practices, such as nutritional counseling, acupuncture, cold laser therapy, and stem cell therapy. When the time comes for a pet to cross the rainbow bridge, Dr. Atkinson firmly believes in offering end-of-life services in the comfort of a patient's home, instead of on a cold, sterile exam table, and regularly travels to clients' homes to help her patients pass with dignity. Dr. Atkinson lives in downtown Brooklyn. She has two wonderful, grown children—Justin, a biochemist, and Maddison, a film editor—as well as a bevy of 4 legged family members, including Maude, a 17-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Genvieve, a 15-year-old labradoodle, Whit, a 15-year-old domestic shorthair cat, Bear, a 6-year-old rottweiler, and Radames, a 1-year-old sphynx. In her spare time, she loves eating out, listening to live music, riding her bike, reading, and going on road trips with the clan, and is building a house on the top of a mountain in the Blue Smoke Mountains. Dr. Nicole Dumas graduated as a doctor of veterinary medicine at the top 1% of her class from the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago. Since graduating, she has worked expanding her vast knowledge base in exotic animal care and companion animal care along with working closely with animal conservationists rehabilitating and rescuing injured and displaced wildlife. She was integral in saving several protected and endangered species that were illegally brought into Trinidad and Tobago. In 2017, Dr. Dumas migrated to New York where she married her college sweetheart and fast tracked her path to become accredited and licensed to work in the United States. Dr. Dumas worked as an associate in Staten Island, and as an acting medical director at a busy two doctor hospital in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn prior to starting this journey to open H.E.A.L with Dr. Atkinson and Jonathan Alvarado. Dr. Dumas is looking forward to practicing in the hospital facility, but will be doing house calls as well. She will continue to expand her exotic practice, and surgical prowess and is dedicated to ensuring high quality, comprehensive, cutting edge medicine for her patients and the community. Dr. Dumas has two adorable critters, a vivacious rescued American Bulldog, named Jake from Statefarm and a cuddly, boisterous hooded rat named Felix Rattus Beans. She also has pets in Trinidad where she is from, a Rottweiler named Mitzi and an adopted stray cat named Sir Oliver Nibbles.


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Today is Matt Stairs' 55th birthday.
Matt, as you know, is Canadian. He was born in St. John New Brunswick. He played two seasons with the Blue Jays and started his major league career with the Expos in 1992.
Of his two years with the Jays, the first was terrific. He hit 21 home runs, and 64 RBI, with a .289/.373/.549. The Jays signed him with the idea he could be a bench player, but he got into 125 games playing first base, left and right field, and a little DH.
In his second season, he played more, especially after the Jays released Frank Thomas, and Matt wasn't as successful. We traded him to the Phillies near the end of the season for Fabio Castro. Castro never played for us.
Matt had a big pinch-hit home run for Philadelphia in their drive for the playoffs in 2008. He played for the Phillies in 2009. He would play for the Padres and Nationals the next two seasons, retiring after the 2011 season at age 44.
Stairs played 19 seasons, hitting .262/.356/.477 with 265 home runs in 1895 games. He played for 12 different MLB teams. As a result, he must have quite a collection of jerseys.
Matt is number 3 among Canadian baseball players in home runs and games played.
Stairs has been a favourite of mine since seeing him years ago in Toronto when Matt was with the Oakland A's. Warming up between innings, Matt was throwing to a ball boy in front of us. He showed the teenager how to throw correctly, straight over the top instead of 3/4, so his throws would go straight and not tail. I thought it was great a major league player would spend the time to give a little lesson during a game.
Happy Birthday, Matt. I hope it is a good one.
It is also Cliff Politte's birthday. He turns 49 today.
Cliff was a right-handed reliever who had a 9-year MLB career. He spent two seasons with the Blue Jays after trading Dan Plesac to the Phillies to get him early in 2002.
In his two seasons as a Jay, he had a 4.56 ERA, pitching in 109 games.
In total, he played in 330 games, starting 16. He had a 4.40 ERA. 22-23 record with 15 saves.
Happy Birthday, Cliff.


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In the wake of two mass shootings that received national attention last month, President Joe Biden is taking executive action aiming to curb gun violence and calling on Congress to pass further gun control legislation.
At an event at the White House on Thursday, Biden said, "Today we're taking steps to confront not just the gun crisis, but what is actually a public health crisis."
He went on to declare that none of his executive actions would infringe on Second Amendment rights and said any arguments to the contrary are "phony."
He continued:
"But no amendment to the Constitution is absolute. You can't yell fire in a crowded movie theater and call it freedom of speech. In the beginning, you couldn't own any weapon you wanted to own. In the very beginning, when the Second Amendment existed, certain people weren't allowed to have weapons. So, the idea is just bizarre to suggest that some of the things we're recommending are contrary to the Constitution."
Watch the video below:
President Biden calls gun violence in the US an "epidemic": "Our flag was still flying at half-staff for the victims of the horrific murder of eight primarily Asian-American people in Georgia, when 10 more lives were taken in a mass murder in Colorado" https://t.co/spd2klgGPm pic.twitter.com/LsyikiGcUx
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 8, 2021
He added, "Gun violence in this country is an epidemic and it's an international embarrassment."
Here's a look at the executive actions he announced:
Issue a proposed rule to stop the proliferation of "ghost guns"
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will issue a proposed rule with 30 days on how to stop the distribution of "ghost guns" — kits that contain the components of a gun and directions on how to assemble them within 30 minutes.
These firearms do not have serial numbers and cannot be traced when they turn up at a crime scene. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), 10,000 "ghost guns" were recovered by law enforcement in 2019.
Restrict arm braces for pistols
The DOJ will have 60 days to issue a proposed rule to restrict the use of arm braces. The White House notes that such devices "effectively turns a pistol into a short-barreled rifle."
The alleged shooter at the King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado, used a Ruger AR-556, which had an arm brace. As USA Today notes, his firearm was more concealable than an AR-15 but subject to far fewer gun regulations and would have been easier to buy.
According to Ruger's website, the brace helps to "aid in accuracy, balance and recoil management."
Draft model "red flag" legislation for states
The DOJ will release an example of legislation states can pass known as a "red flag" law that would allow family members or law enforcement officials to petition a court to temporarily prevent people in "crisis" from "accessing firearms if they present a danger to themselves or others," as the White House release reads.
Make investments in "evidence-based community violence interventions"
The administration plans to spend $5 billion on community violence intervention programs which the White House says are "proven strategies for reducing gun violence in urban communities through tools other than incarceration," the White House release reads.
Additionally, five federal agencies will make changes to "26 different programs to direct vital support to community violence intervention programs as quickly as possible."
Direct to ATF to release annual reports on firearm trafficking
In 2000, the ATF released a report on an investigation into firearm trafficking, which the White House says helped federal, state, and local officials address "common channels of firearms trafficking."
However, it argues that 20 years after that report, there is "good reason" to believe that channels for firearm trafficking as changed — specifically, it pointed to the proliferation of "ghost guns."
Nominate David Chipman to lead the ATF
The agency has been without a director since 2015.
Chipman worked at ATF for 25 years and is an adviser to a gun control organization.
Biden also called on Congress to pass legislation to strengthen background checks, remove liability protection for gun makers, and ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.


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but it was too depressing.
On the bright side, weather has been warm. The tortoise keeps eating the lupines, but they keep growing back. Not too many slugs on the lettuce yet, and nothing ate the radishes this year. Not much, at least. I mean, there's still a little radish left this year, after you cut out the eaten parts.


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Channel 4 has commissioned Monumental Pictures, Angel Station & Hatchling Films to make the 1x60 min documentary Rachel Nickell: My Mother's Murder.
This deeply personal authored film looks at the high profile murder of Rachel Nickell from her son Alex Hanscombe's perspective and will also reveal the impact on the adults around him. For the first time on television Alex revisits the events around his mother's murder, considering how this shaped the man he is today.
Alex was just two years old when he was the sole witness to his mother's brutal murder on Wimbledon Common. After Rachel's death in July 1992, press and public alike became obsessed with the 'tragic tot' who witnessed his mother's murder just weeks before his third birthday. Family, friends and professionals involved in the investigation worried about the impact it had on the young child, and many have not seen him since.
Months after Rachel's death, Alex and his father Andre fled the country to escape the public gaze. Now, for the first time, they return to the UK and to Wimbledon common together. Alex revisits this period of his life as he meets key people from the time, some of them friends of the family and relatives, others professionals involved in the case.
Fran Baker, Exec Producer at Hatchling Films said, "This case has been a public obsession for almost 30 years but in all that time the voice of the little boy at the centre of it has been absent. It's a privilege to work with Alex to help him tell his story for the first time and to offer this insight into the impact of childhood trauma."


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If the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have at this point become so routine to you they're reduced to a sound bite on the evening news or a story to skim over in the newspaper, this quietly harrowing film will bring the grim reality of their ultimate tolls back home in a powerful way.
Sgt. Cole Lewis, an officer who's served four tours of duty, finds himself paralyzed from the waist down, and in the company of a raunchy bunch of veterans in the PTSD ward of a remote VA hospital. Initially isolated, he eventually earns the vets' friendship and respect, as well as some attention from a female medical resident. But none of it is enough to erase, or even ease, the emotional and physical losses he's suffered and a self-recrimination and guilt he can't shake.
This is a substantive, well-scripted and well-acted film, with realistic dialogue and the ring of authenticity. Its agonizing, if unsurprising outcome demonstrates that even the indomitable human spirit can sometimes say "enough."
Here's the official trailer.
HAPPY NEW YEAR. Written, produced and directed by K. Lorrel Manning. Screening Tues., April 12, 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, April 13, 6 p.m. Q & As with veterans groups, veterans and both writer/director K. Lorrel Manning and lead actor Michael Cuomo will take place after each screening.


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Setting up an eCommerce website is not an easy task if you are not familiar with the basics. There are many intricate details that you first need to figure out, before looking for web hosting company for your eCommerce website. Through this article you will be able to find out few important pointers that will help you with getting started. Let us look at the 5 things that you need to know before think about investing in eCommerce hosting.
- Price
The most important thing when looking for a host is the pricing. You need to find out about the pricing slab that suits you the best. Often web hosting companies offer multiple hosting packages like shared, VPS and dedicated hosting to suit budget & requirements of everyone. However, some hosting companies also offers specific CMS based hosting packages which includes managed Magento hosting, X-Cart hosting, WordPress hosting, Drupal hosting etc. to cater specific needs of clients. You just need to consider your personal budget first and then work on the other details.
- Server, Storage Space & Bandwidth
Online storage space is essential to consider while you are choosing a web hosting company. For example, if you are a small business then your storage requirement would be 100 MB. On the other hand most of the hosting companies are providing 1GB space that is needed for their business requirements. Remember that for an online business requirement you need large space to support everything. Things like images, plug-ins and other stuff acquire a lot of storage space for a fully functional eCommerce website. Another thing is the bandwidth that determines the number of users who would be able to utilize your website. Often web hosting companies offer to give a 50GB limit without videos included. If videos are included then you would need 500GB of space to support it all.
- Security
One more essential factor for a good website is that of security. It is important that you take rightful security measures. This requires selecting a good hosting provider with SSL connections. It ensures that the website is secure even if it is a shared SSL connection. You can opt to go with dedicated connection too, but that would require extra investment and fees. However, it is all about safeguarding your website and keeping the customer information secured. All this leads to a multiplied amount of customers for you.
- Monitoring and Backups
Regular monitoring of websites ensures that all the bugs and flaws are fixed. Additionally, it involves keeping an eye on the conversion rate and ensuring good performance. It is essential to note that a good hosting company would provide you with the facility to remotely monitor your website from anywhere. Another thing would be monitoring and measuring performance reports in relation to website response. This gives you a clear idea on how good the website is running.
Backups are equally essential to maintain a viable database and make it easy to fetch records. It can be done on cloud, on the server space or as dump file format that can be later on shifted to another location.
- Customer Service
It is all about being customer centric at the end, this means being able to provide a good after sales service. The after support provided by a web host is essential to resolve any queries that come after the website is live. All the support involved in serving customer needs is what is essential. Problem solving and providing viable solutions is necessary as they arrive.
- Installation & Customization of E-commerce Platform
Installation of various software, plug-ins and managing it properly are the essential things that a web hosting company should provide. This is required as it takes off the stress involved in working through the minute details, to know how a website is performing. Customization of the website and the platform with things that are most required by the customer is yet another factor to be considered. E-Commerce businesses require lots of details that need to be worked upon, according to the changing needs of the customer.
Keeping all the above factors in mind you will be easily able to find a good web hosting company to your credit.


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We are building a new home. Builder installed tile but I noticed they put Schluter Ditra under tiles on our shower wall and on our shower ceiling tile (steam shower) when they were more than half down. I pointed it out to the installer and they were quick to cover with rest with tile the next day. Ditra is an uncoupling material made only for floors. I am worried the tile will fail, falling on our heads and causing injury. It is heavy 6lb+ 13x39 ceiling tiles and heavy 4'x4' wall tiles. Ditra isn't meant to be used as waterproofing but that is why they said they used it when I asked. I have photos of the tile going in clearly showing the Ditra. Our relationship with this builder is already not good. How should I handle this? The tile itself was close to $10k plus construction and installation costs for this room around $20k. $5k glass surround, $7k fixtures. Spoke with Schluter they said it will likely fail, maybe within the year. I only have a 2 year builders warranty. How should I address this? Do I have to wait for failure/injury if I know there is a dangerous structural installation issue?ANSWER
ANSWER - Based on the Schluter literature, although they only show floor applications, they don't say it is only for floors.The Ditra is waterproof if installed correctly for waterproofing. It does have a key back type of pattern that allows for a mechanical attachment. So as long as the ditra is bonded properly to the wall and ceiling substrate and the tile is properly bonded to the Ditra uncoupling the tile should not fall from the walls or ceiling.
On the other hand, since this is a steam shower, I don't see where Schluter recommends it for steam showers or whether it meets the standards the perm rating for steam showers.
I would get a letter from Schluter stating that the product is not recommended for that use. I would get an attorney to write a letter to the builder with the copy of the Schluter letter asking for them to correct the error. You can take them to Small Claims with this information and/or file a complaint with the state licensing board to mediate it.


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Cephalotes fiebrigi
Cephalotes fiebrigi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Attini |
Genus: | Cephalotes |
Species group: | fiebrigi |
Species: | C. fiebrigi |
Binomial name | |
Cephalotes fiebrigi (Forel, 1906) | |
Synonyms | |
Nothing is known about the biology of Cephalotes fiebrigi.
A member of the fiebrigi clade differing from its sister species, Cephalotes guayaki, in the worker, soldier and gyne by the denser, erect, truncate body hairs.
Keys including this Species
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -22.809943° to -31.657°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina, Brazil, Greater Antilles, Paraguay (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
Estimated Abundance
Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
Images from AntWeb
Worker. Specimen code casent0173679. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ALWC, Alex L. Wild Collection. |
Worker. Specimen code casent0173680. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ALWC, Alex L. Wild Collection. |
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- fiebrigi. Cryptocerus pilosus r. fiebrigi Forel, 1906d: 235 (s.w.) PARAGUAY.
- Type-material: lectotype worker (by designation of Kempf, 1958a: 32), 1 paralectotype soldier, 2 paralectotype workers.
- Type-locality: lectotype Paraguay: San Bernardino (K. Fiebrig); paralectotypes with same data.
- Type-depository: MHNG.
- Kempf, 1958a: 30 (q.); De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999: 672 (m.).
- Combination in Cryptocerus (Paracryptocerus): Santschi, 1919f: 45;
- combination in Paracryptocerus (Harnedia): Kempf, 1958a: 28;
- combination in Zacryptocerus: Brandão, 1991: 386;
- combination in Cephalotes: De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999: 667.
- Subspecies of pilosus: Mann, 1916: 451; Emery, 1924d: 310.
- Status as species: Kempf, 1958a: 28 (redescription); Kempf, 1964b: 254; Kempf, 1972a: 177; Brandão, 1991: 386; Bolton, 1995b: 425; De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999: 667 (redescription); Wild, 2007b: 31.
- Senior synonym of guttifer: Kempf, 1958a: 28; Kempf, 1972a: 177; Brandão, 1991: 386; Bolton, 1995b: 425; De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999: 668.
- Distribution: Argentina, Paraguay.
- guttifer. Cryptocerus (Paracryptocerus) guttifer Santschi, 1919f: 45 (s.q.) ARGENTINA (Córdoba).
- Type-material: 1 syntype soldier, 1 syntype queen.
- [Note: De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999: 668, include the material described by Santschi, 1922d: 253, as syntypes of guttifer. But Santschi merely says of this material, "same locality as the type"; he does not imply that it is type-material.]
- Type-locality: Argentina: Córdoba, Alta Gracia (C. Bruch).
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- [Misspelled as guttatus by Santschi, 1929d: 301.]
- Santschi, 1922d: 253 (w.m.).
- Status as species: Santschi, 1922d: 253; Santschi, 1929d: 301.
- Junior synonym of fiebrigi: Kempf, 1958a: 28; Kempf, 1972a: 177; Brandão, 1991: 386; Bolton, 1995b: 425; De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999: 668.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Kempf (1958) - Total length 3.9-4.9 mm. Black; frontal carinae pale testaceous or pale ferruginous; articulations of legs, tarsi, tips of scapes and basal segments of funiculus, more or less fuscous-ferruginous.
Head subopaque, subrectangular, distinctly longer than broad, its upper face rather convex in the middle, the frontal carinae flat to excavated, the entire surface finely reticulate-punctate, sparsely and rather shallowly foveolate without conspicuous rugosities. Sides of head subparallel, often distinctly concave above eyes. Frontal carinae, in part, translucid, in lateral view considerably thickened just in front of the eyes.
Thorax, in profile, - also transversely across the pronotum, - noticeably convex. Promesonotum less expanded laterad, its sides tridentate, the posterior tooth more or less rectangular. Mesonotum laterally tuberculate or subdentate. Sides of basal face of epinotum bidentate, the posterior tooth being largest. Declivous face sharply marginate at the sides. Sculpture of dorsum of thorax as on head, finely reticulate-punctate and sparsely foveolate. Sides of thorax with finely reticulate-punctate with fine, more or less longitudinal rugosities on the laterotergite of the pronotum. Sides of fore coxae not transversely striate.
Peduncular segments with a triangular anterior face, separated from the dorsal face by a more or less marked edge, the vertex of the anterior face forming middorsally a projecting tooth, facing caudad. This tooth is rather feeble on the petiole, but strongly marked on the postpetiole. Lateral spines of the petiole long, rather delicate, gently and evenly recurved, and acute at apex. Spines of postpetiole similar, but much more strongly recurved. Body of petiole comparatively narrower than in pilosus.
Gaster oval, similar to that of pilosus, slightly more shining, the first tergite being very finely and rather superficially reticulate-punctate. General pattern of pilosity as in pilosus, but the appressed scalelike hair is shorter and finer, and the standing hair is abundant, more scattered, much shorter (shorter than the diameter of tibiae), straight, not visibly flexuous.
de Andrade and Baroni Urbani (1999) - Measurements (in mm) and indices: TL 3.64-4.84; HL 0.86-1.06; HW 0.88-1.08; EL 0.25-0.29; PW 0.81-1.00; PeW 0.44-0.56; PpW 0.48-0.59; HBaL 0.40-0.41; HBaW 0.09-0.11; CI 101.9-102.3; PI 108.0-108.6; PPeI 178.6-184.1; PPpI 168.7-169.5; HBaI 18.9-22.5.
Kempf (1958) - Total length 5.8-6.5 mm; maximum length of head 1.68-1.78 mm; of thorax 1.57-1.72 mm. Black; the following yellowish-ferruginous: anterolateral portion of head disc, a triangular area on each shoulder, and usually four larger spots on the first gastral tergite, one close to each corner, the pair of the same side often being confluent; ferruginous: tip of scape, first funicular segment, knees, extensor face of tibiae, the four apical tarsites of each leg.
Head disc more elongate, its rim less distinctly crenulate, its sides distinctly converging caudad, with a feeble constriction at the level of the eyes. Anterolateral portion of head disc more or less excavated, the clypeal area marked off by a raised ridge. Sculpture of disc coarsely reticulate-rugose, as in pilosus, but the meshes are larger, and the foveolae more deeply impressed. About twelve foveolae may be counted in a transverse row, across the head, at the level of the eyes (fifteen or more in pilosus and liogaster).
Thorax dorsally mostly foveolate, scarcely reticulate-rugose. Transverse pronotal carina feeble, usually broadly interrupted in the middle, nor forming a raised crest. Laterotergite of pronotum finely and more or less longitudinally rugose. Sides of thorax never with strong rugosities. Sides of fore coxae only reticulate-punctate.
Peduncular segments in general as in worker, broader than in pilosus, with strong lateral spines. Only the postpetiole possesses a sharply edged triangular anterior face, the vertex of which terminates middorsally in a tooth. Sides of gaster gently convex. The first tergite finely but superficially reticulate-punctate, with a few longitudinal rugosities on the antero-median portion.
Pilosity, in general, as in worker. In addition the following highly distinctive feature: from each foveola of the head disc and the sides of head emerges a thick, curved scalelike hair, the free end of which projects well beyond the rim of the foveola. A somewhat similar condition holds occasionally for the foveolae of the thorax.
de Andrade and Baroni Urbani (1999) - Measurements (in mm) and indices: TL 5.92-6.60; HL 1.48-1.52; HW 1.44-1.48; EL 0.33-0.35; PW 1.40; PeW 0.68-0.69; PpW 0.69-0.77; HBaL 0.39-0.41; HBaW 0.11; CI 94.7-100.0; PI 102.8-105.7; PPeI 202.9-205.9; PPpI 181.8-202.9; HBaI 26.8-28.2.
Kempf (1958) - length 7.5-7.9 mm; maximum length of head 1.67-1.71 mm; of thorax 2.14-2.25 mm. Color, sculpture and general features as in soldier. The head disc is still more elongate, indistinctly marginate postero-laterally behind the eyes. It differs from pilosus and liogaster by the shape of the peduncular segments, the nearly parallel-sided gaster, the short wings. The fore wing, measuring 5.1-5.2 mm, projects very little beyond the tip of the gaster, when folded over the back. The wings are infuscated, the venation of the fore wing is quite similar to that of liogaster.
de Andrade and Baroni Urbani (1999) - Measurements (in mm) and indices: TL 7.88-7.92; HL 1.48-1.52; HW 1.40-1.48; EL 0.36; PW 1.36-1.40; PeW 0.59-0.60; PpW 0.68-0.73; HBaL 0.49-0.51; HBaW 0.12-0.13; CI 94.6-97.4; PI 102.0-102.1; PPeI 226.7-237.3; PPpI 191.8-200.0; HBaI 24.5-25.5.
de Andrade and Baroni Urbani (1999) - Very similar to the male of pilosus and lanuginosus but differing from both in the following details: Head more convex dorsally. Eyes as broad as in pilosus and smaller than in lanuginosus. Anterior face of the petiole concave as in lanuginosus. Hind basitarsi longer and narrower than in pilosus and lanuginosus.
Sculpture. First gastral tergite as shining as in lanuginosus. Rugosities on the propodeal dorsum irregular on the sides and slightly transversal on the middle, those on the pedicel regular and very superficial.
Pilosity. Hairs flexuous as in lanuginosus.
Colour. Black, gaster slightly lighter. Coxae and two proximal thirds of the femora light brown. Distal third of femora, tibiae and tarsi dark yellow.
Measurements (in mm) and indices: TL 5.60-5.76; HL 0.84-0.94; HW 0.98-1.04; EL 0.43-0.46; PW 0.96-1.02; PeW 0.50-0.56; PpW 0.55-0.63; HBaL 0.48-0.51; HBaW 0.09; CI 110.6-116.7; PI 101.9-104.0; PPeI 178.6-192.0; PPpI 161.9-174.5; HBaI 17.6-18.7.
Type Material
de Andrade and Baroni Urbani (1999):
Worker and soldier. Type locality: San Bernardino (Paraguay). Type material: 1 worker (only mesosoma), lectotype designated by Kempf (1958 a: 32), labelled "San Bernardino, Paraguay, in dry wood, Cr. pilosus fiebrigi, lectotype, W. W. Kempf det."; 2 workers and 1 soldier (syntypes) labeled "San Bernardino, Paraguay, in Spalten trockenen Holzes (Fiebrig), C. pilosus Em. r. fiebrigi Forel, type", in Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève, examined.
Cryptocerus guttifer. Soldier and gyne. Type locality: Alta Gracia (Cordoba, Argentina). Type material: 1 gyne (syntype) labelled "Cordoba, Ar. Alta Gracia, Bruch, Cr. guttifer Santo type", in Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel, examined.
Cryptocerus guttifer. Worker, soldier, gyne, male. Type material: 8 workers, 2 soldiers, 2 gynes, 2 males (all syntypes) labelled "Cordoba, Ar. Alta Gracia, Bruch, Cr. guttifer, Sant. type, Z 1", in NHMB; 1 worker and 1 soldier (syntypes) in Museum of Comparative Zoology; 1 worker, 1 soldier, 2 gynes labelled only "syntypes", in Zoologische Staatssammlung, Munich, all examined.
- de Andrade, M. L.; Baroni Urbani, C. 1999. Diversity and adaptation in the ant genus Cephalotes, past and present. Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde Series B (Geolgie and Palaontologie). 271:1-889. (page 672, male described, page 667, Combination in Cephalotes)
- Brandão, C. R. F. 1991. Adendos ao catálogo abreviado das formigas da região Neotropical (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 35: 319-412 (page 386, Combination in Zacryptocerus)
- Forel, A. 1906d. Fourmis néotropiques nouvelles ou peu connues. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 50: 225-249 (page 235, soldier, worker described)
- Kempf, W. W. 1958a. New studies of the ant tribe Cephalotini (Hym. Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 1: 1-168 (page 28, Combination in Paracryptocerus (Harnedia), Raised to species, and senior synonym of guttifer)
- Oliveira, A.M., Powell, S., Feitosa, R.M. 2021. A taxonomic study of the Brazilian turtle ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Cephalotes). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 65, e20210028 (doi:10.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2021-0028).
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- Santschi, F. 1919f. Nouveaux formicides de la République Argentine. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 87: 37-57 (page 45, Combination in Cryptocerus (Paracryptocerus))
- Ulysséa, M.A., Brandão, C.R.F. 2013. Ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the seasonally dry tropical forest of northeastern Brazil: a compilation from field surveys in Bahia and literature records. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 57, 217–224 (doi:10.1590/s0085-56262013005000002).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Brandao, C.R.F. 1991. Adendos ao catalogo abreviado das formigas da regiao neotropical (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 35: 319-412.
- Cuezzo, F. 1998. Formicidae. Chapter 42 in Morrone J.J., and S. Coscaron (dirs) Biodiversidad de artropodos argentinos: una perspectiva biotaxonomica Ediciones Sur, La Plata. Pages 452-462.
- Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
- Forel A. 1906. Fourmis néotropiques nouvelles ou peu connues. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 50: 225-249.
- Kempf W. W. 1964. Additions to the knowledge of the Cephalotini ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 16: 243-255.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Kusnezov N. 1978. Hormigas argentinas: clave para su identificación. Miscelánea. Instituto Miguel Lillo 61:1-147 + 28 pl.
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- de Andrade, M.L. & C. Baroni Urbani. 1999. Diversity and Adaptation in the ant genus Cephalotes, past and present. Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde Serie B 271. 893 pages, Stuttgart


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Is the Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946) the most fascinating artist the anglophone world has never heard of? The fashionable preoccupation with women artists of past and present is throwing up and out some real discoveries and rediscoveries.
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Schjerfbeck is also prolific. There are some 750 surviving paintings, and it is thought she produced some thousand works of art. She remarked early on that dreaming did not suit her, to work was her path; and yet paradoxically much of her later work is dreamlike in effect.
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Slowly the idiom is pared down, almost minimalist, the subject matter almost exclusively portraiture, sometimes commissioned, friends, models, her mother and herself. The subjects are in profile, or full-face sometimes with eyes closed or gazing down, even turned away: Maria, 1909, is dressed in white, three-quarters turned away, a book on her lap, no discernible facial feature visible.
Colour becomes more and more muted: a slash of vibrant red lipstick often the only bold note in thinly painted depictions of young women in earth colours. Her still lives are curiously implacable: blackening apples, dulled pears, and occasionally an explosion of startling colour in Red Apples, 1915 with greens, violets pinks and rippling whites.
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Words Marina Vaizey Photos P C Robinson ©Artlyst 2019
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