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Lovely Little Lonely Tour with The Maine
The Maine hit the stage at Emo's in Austin, TX on their Lovely Little Lonely Tour, which included other acts such as The Mowgli's and Beach Weather. I was able to catch them last summer in 2016 on the Vans Warped Tour so I was excited to see them indoors with flashing lights and a much cooler setting than being outside. The stage was decorated with clouds and lights as a backdrop, which was one of the nicest setups I have seen from them over the years.
The boys from Arizona are fresh off their sixth album Lovely Little Lonely that debuted last month. The Maine did what they always do live and worked the stage all night, making for an unforgettable performance. Bassist Garrett Nickelsen is a perfect compliment to front man John O'Callaghan who both have always been so energetic since first seeing them perform years ago. The set started off with one of their newer songs "Black Butterflies & Déjà Vu" along with some of my favorites "Am I Pretty?" and "English Girls". One of the things that I absolutely love about this band is their interaction with the crowd throughout the entire show. It's always memorable when artists take time through their set to get a feel for the fans.
If they happen to be passing through your city i highly recommend going to see them as you will not be disappointed!
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How slow do I go?
Each repetition takes 10 seconds to lift the weight and another 10 seconds to lower the weight until it is absolutely impossible to move the weight any longer. After 1-3 minutes of performing the exercise, the trainer encourages you to sustain the weight for an additional 10 seconds. The deliberate slow movement of the weight keeps the muscle contracted throughout the entire exercise.
What is muscle fatigue?
Muscle fatigue is when the muscle becomes thoroughly exhausted and is incapable of completing another full repetition. This is the most beneficial part of the exercise! Slow-Intensity® is unique because it requires both fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscle fibers to work hard throughout the range of motion providing the best possible results. Muscle fatigue is the key to results-driven resistance training. It is with fatigue that the body begins to change and develop into a lean, calorie burning machine. Building and maintaining muscle speeds up your metabolism and helps reduce unwanted body fat. The ultimate goal is to push clients safely beyond the point they want to stop and to the point where their muscle actually fatigues. Learning correct form, proper breathing and muscle awareness are a few benefits to one-on-one training with a certified BodyQuest trainer.
How often do I need to train?
1-2 sessions per week for 30 minutes is the amount of time we typically recommend to our clients. The Slow-Intensity® Workout completely exhausts the body making it counterproductive to perform it more than twice a week. Each exercise is so efficient, the body needs at least 48 hours to recover and rebuild. We typically recommend 2 sessions per week if you are new to the workout, or are looking to make progress faster and more effectively. Working out 1 time a week has many benefits as well, and it a great way to maintain the progress you have already made!
Is it safe?
YES! Improper form, too much weight and excessive momentum are the main causes of weight training injuries. Our Nautilus Nitro Plus equipment isolates the muscle and positions the body in proper alignment for complete stabilization. Our trained certified professionals instruct every aspect of each repetition for optimum safety. We have a wealth of knowledge regarding injury prevention and injury rehabilitation. Just because you can't do one particular exercise because of a limitation, there are many more ways to work the same muscle group. We have clients from 18 to 87 years old. Our clients include golfers, tennis players, athletes and many other clients who have never worked out a day in their life! Some clients have had knee or hip replacements, back surgeries, joint pain, and we're able to work around each injury and help strengthen the areas safely, because as the muscles become stronger they support joint stability and areas of concern more effectively! It is safe for virtually everyone!
Can I lose weight and body fat?
YES! Creating lean muscle mass allows the body to burn calories 24/7. Slow-Intensity® will help you build lean muscle, increase your metabolism and challenge your cardiorespiratory system. With correct eating habits and weekly visits to BodyQuest, you will see the best possible results! Many people associate lifting weights with becoming big and bulky, when in fact very few people have the genetics (excess testosterone) to gain massive amounts of muscle, even if they tried. Since muscle takes up approximately 20% less space then fat, your body will become leaner and fit, all the while losing inches! One popular myth is that lifting light weights with many repetitions "tones" the body. This is absolutely incorrect. You can lift light weights all day and will never shed an ounce of body fat. Remember intensity and proper progression creates a lean, fat burning body!
Slow-intensity® strength training creates muscle, which burns calories 24/7, and revs up metabolism, which means more calories burned while doing absolutely nothing! Did you know that approximately 60-70 percent of the calories we burn goes toward our resting metabolism? This means the more lean muscle you have, the more calories you burn and that is what makes fat disappear!
Do I gain aerobic benefits?
YES! This specific type of strength training provides you with aerobic benefits, but is much easier and safer on your joints. Traditional aerobics may burn a small amount of calories during the exercise, but once you've stopped, so has your body's ability to burn any additional calories. Slow-Intensity® helps build lean muscle, elevate your metabolism and burn more calories, even at rest. You are no longer obligated to perform high impact aerobic exercises in order to lose weight! See the tab, why not aerobics for more information!
Is it beneficial for beginners and advanced levels?
YES! Every level and any age can benefit tremendously from this program.
How do we differ from other gyms?
BodyQuest Fitness is strictly a private, one-on-one training facility, unlike other gyms. It's just you and your personal trainer in the climate controlled, distraction-free studio. We are the only true private training facility; other gyms claim they are personal training gyms, but allow multiple trainers and multiple clients at the same time in the gym, so you end up waiting for machines and being with many other people. BodyQuest allows only 1 trainer with 1 client at a time in the gym.
Other gyms offer only the exact same 6 machines during every workout. You will hit plateaus and it will get boring. We utilize many different exercises consisting of machines, free weights, body weight, medicine balls, balance and stretching techniques and functional trainers, all in order to keep the body guessing. You cannot do the exact same exercise week after week and expect the body to change. It needs progression and variation. Each workout is different, unique and never boring! We work hard to come up with new exercises, especially since many clients have been with us for many years! Plus, we have a wealth of knowledge regarding injury prevention and injury rehabilitation. Just because you can't do one particular exercise because of a limitation, there are many more ways to work the same muscle group.
We have an extensive background in sports, rehabilitation and physical therapy. We also work with our clients doctors and chiropractors and make sure everyone is on the same page with the clients health progress and goals. Our clients include golfers, tennis players, athletes and many other clients who have never worked out a day in their life! Some clients have had knee or hip replacements, back surgeries, joint pain, and we're able to work around each injury and help strengthen the areas safely, because as the muscles become stronger they support joint stability and areas of concern more effectively!
We work with clients on many other aspects of their health. Diet, nutrition, sleep habits, sport specific movements for activities like tennis and golf are just a few of the many things we provide every client! We strive to help every client with many aspects of their well being, fitness related and more!
We provide access to newsletters, blogs and videos to help continue the fitness and health progress and growth even at home and anytime you are away from the gym! Videos with demonstrations of stretching, foam rolling, golf exercises and related golf specific stretches and vacation exercises are just a few!
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xxxy to Release New Single via Rinse; Hear the A-Side Cut Now
After dropping last year's Got Me So EP via Rinse, xxxy will return to the label with the "Never Enough" 12", due out next month. The upcoming effort is said to find the consistently impressive UK producer and regular Rinse jock diving further into "melody-soaked, floor-ready house" across the record's two offerings—a description that certainly rings true for the single's titular track, streaming below. Clocking in at just under seven minutes, "Never Enough" is a crisp, pop-leaning production, one which is led by a charging, slowly tweaked bassline and held together by an expertly crafted procession of drums. True to form, xxxy even manages to land on a dreamy breakdown halfway through the tune.
The "Never Enough" single—which comes backed by another original track titled "No More"—will see an official release on June 9. In the meantime, xxxy's latest production can be streamed in full below.


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the eyes the the ears the nose the mouth the genitals n the anals..
all actions n acceleration from birth to death happen by them …one body co-ordinates with another body ..creates another human body …blessed by nine holes…again ..
it travels through millions of miles of emotional journey …from raw to ripe…till it leaves planet when perish …
the preserving n maintaining conditions on planet are not supporting – though blessed by nature to create humanity ….and manipulated by hi-tech era that manipulates life by money usually – no togetherness –
the body erodes in wealth creating gimmicks constantly to maintain ones life – barely one enjoys the obtained wealth n structures……
usually left as landmarks for google maps to follow….
" if only we register in mind as our wealth in treasuries – that our body blessed with nine holes is nothing ….like a flower fruit or leaf …it has to perish from planet…." only creating landmarks by arrival if qualify till that extent or merely perish …….by creating memories n histories with kind of people who come in co-ordination n contact….
the nine holes create infinite holes …on planet !
"the human mind should not multiply humanity – as the quality of human existence is @deteriorating levels – is man using correctly natural assets of his body or making right use of it …?
"who were the two bodies with nine holes that created infinite bodies of mankind ..?
"nine holes should remain @ distance from….and let body travel to complete new thinking planet……………..like a star "


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A's recall Craig Gentry, who hopes to end 'hard year' on a high note
The A's made two more September call-ups before Tuesday's game against the Houston Astros, recalling outfielder Craig Gentry and infielder Max Muncy from Triple-A Nashville.
This has been a trying season for Gentry. He started the season in Oakland but went hitless in his first 22 at-bats and was 3 for 38 when the A's optioned him out May 25. Gentry batted .256 in 101 games at Nashville, though his numbers had started picking up recently.
"It was definitely a really hard year from an offensive standpoint," Gentry said Tuesday. "Even when I was down there, I couldn't get anything going for very long. But I feel like I finished up swinging the bat well, feeling good at the plate. I don't know how much I'll be playing here, but hopefully when I get in there, I can keep it going."
Manager Bob Melvin said Gentry's presence frees him to give center fielder Billy Burns days off, particularly against left-handed pitching. It also allows the A's to look at Gentry for the first time in a few months. Melvin said the A's always considered Gentry part of their outfield depth, but there wasn't room for him before now on the big-league roster.
"He has been part of what's gone on here the last few years," Melvin said. "I'm sure it was a big change for him having to play in the minor leagues again for a while … But he seemed like he was in a good mood today, and seems like he's happy being back."
Gentry said his poor start probably wore on him mentally, and it took having some positive results at Triple A to help him rebound. After spending most of 2012 to 2014 in the majors with Texas and Oakland, Gentry admitted that minor-league life was "a big adjustment."
"But it was great," he said. "I learned a lot about myself and about me as a player also."
One thing Gentry learned: The constant tinkering with his swing early this season reached a point of diminishing returns. Gentry said he eventually stopped trying to fix everything and just "found something that was comfortable and stuck with it." The result was something he described as "more of my original swing."
Melvin said he thinks Gentry remains in good standing with the A's organization, despite his struggles this year. Gentry will be arbitration eligible after the season, and the A's must decide whether to tender him an offer. But Gentry said he's more concerned right now about finishing the season on a good note in Oakland.
"That's kind of out of my control," Gentry said. "I really don't know what's going to happen, I haven't heard anything. I guess all I can do is focus on finishing up strong and try to make it a more difficult decision for them."
▪ Melvin said he didn't want to go into particulars about the condition of Stephen Vogt, who was hospitalized after taking a foul ball to the groin area Sunday. But he said Vogt felt better Tuesday and had been to the hospital for another ultrasound test that showed "nothing that would require any surgery."
"So that's good," Melvin said. "Now it's just going to be all about when he's able to move around and play. It could be a little while."
Melvin said Vogt plans to be at O.co Coliseum on Wednesday and go with the A's on their upcoming trip. He also reiterated the A's are comfortable having two catchers while they wait for Vogt to recover enough to play.
▪ Right-hander Chris Bassitt (shoulder) could start playing catch this week, but Melvin was noncommittal when asked if Bassitt will make another start for the A's this season.
"I don't know," Melvin said. "It's building a guy back up to starting – depending on how long, it can be difficult. Once he starts playing catch, we'll have a better idea. We'd love to be able to, but we're also going to be real careful with him."
Melvin struck the same tone earlier this year about Jesse Hahn, who was effectively shut down for the season because of a forearm strain. Melvin was asked if Bassitt, who owns a 2.73 ERA in 10 starts for the A's this season despite a 1-6 record largely because of poor run support, already has showed enough to be in the rotation discussion for 2016.
"Very much so," Melvin said. "He'll definitely be in the plans. Once he got into a starting role, he did his best work for us. I know that's what he wants to do, and he made a great impression."
▪ At least the A's rotation still features Sonny Gray. The ace right-hander started Tuesday night against his former teammate and mentor Scott Kazmir, the left-hander now pitching for the Astros. Melvin said Oakland's familiarity with Kazmir is a wash – Kazmir is just as familiar with the tendencies of the A's hitters. It should still be entertaining.
The A's lineup against Kazmir:
CF Burns
1B Canha
2B Lawrie
3B Valencia
DH Butler
C Phegley
RF Reddick
LF Smolinski
SS Semien
And the Astros' lineup against Gray:
RF Springer
2B Altuve
SS Correa
CF Gomez
3B Lowrie
DH Gattis
1B Valbuena
C Conger
LF Marisnick
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Archive for July 2015
Security Officers Fighting a Teenager: What Needs to Change?
The Mall at Stonecrest… Unarmed security officers fighting an unarmed 15 year-old young man… Perhaps you've seen the video. If you did, maybe you've developed your own thoughts about what was captured on a bystander's cell phone camera. If you didn't see the video, check it out: (warning: includes some explicit language) After watching that,…Read More
Hey, Hospitals! Latest OSHA Initiative Should Get Your Attention
OSHA recently delivered a pretty strong message to the healthcare industry by intensifying its enforcement efforts to target causes of workplace injuries/violence. In late June, OSHA basically took what were once recommendations and turned them into regulations as it relates to a variety of areas, including workplace violence. Specifically, compliance officers will be focusing on…Read More


text: Rihanna attends Brewster's Road Bucket Fete August 1, 2012 1 By Paula On Tuesday July 31st, Rihanna attended the Brewster's Road Bucket Fete. It's a part of Crop Over celebrations in Barbados. Share this:FacebookTwitterTumblrPinterest CategoryCandids More pictures from Wireless Festival, Peace and Love Festival and Kollen Festival 'Rebelle' breaks UK records as fastest-selling celebrity perfume About The Author Paula I am a fan since 2005, a stan since 2007. She is empowering, daring, fearless and anything anyone always dreams to be in their lives. She also makes amazing music and never fails to surprise her fans. 1 Comment ghazal Mj says: August 2, 2012 at 7:24 pm thanks your web is very good i like rihanna very much she has nice voice if you like you can come to my web i have a web for michael jackson he is king of my heart i wating for you come on baby Leave a Reply Cancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.


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I'm interviewed over at FrugalNYC today, and he's interviewed here! This is the first in an occasional series featuring NYC bloggers with audiences akin to that of NewNewYorkers. Enjoy!
Blog: FrugalNYC
Writer: Qi Liu, 33
Neighborhood: Jackson Heights, Queens
Liu originally started FrugalNYC in 2006, but began to post regularly in 2008, seizing an opportunity as the economy headed south. A self-proclaimed ABC (American-Born Chinese), Liu is a native of New York City, a graduate of NYU and a proponent of the unlimited Metrocard.
nNYers: What do you think is one of the biggest myths about daily life in the city?
Qi Liu: One of the biggest myths about daily life in NYC is that everyone gets to enjoy the most culture-filled city in the world. On the contrary, most people are too busy earning their living and never get out to explore the city.
nNYers: Tell me something you're still trying to figure out about New York City.
QL: I'm trying to figure out all the hidden spots of NYC I have not been to. About a week ago, I ventured out to Rockaway Beach, an area of Queens I've never been before. I took the subway there (A train) and took the bus back to Jackson Heights. The trip there, on the A train was an experience itself. I'm a bit of a nature person and love to see areas like the Jamaica Bay.
nNYers: What's the secret to staying out of debt in NYC?
QL: Have like-minded people in your social circle. We are social creatures and tend to do what our friends do. We don't want to feel left out. Living a simple life and purchasing only quality necessities will make your life in NYC affordable, fun and debt-free!
Liu knows a lot about Queens, a borough many Manhattan-dwellers tend to neglect. Check out these two FrugalNYC posts for specifics on exploring the area. (He's also a computer technician/consultant looking for work. Just if you hear anything…)


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Become A BGJ Leader
As a regional leader, you'll join Black Girls Jump's team in hosting double-dutch games in your area. You choose a location and date and invite players (you need at least two other people).
Mission: Our mission is to preserve the art of double dutch and engage others in this fun form of fitness. Leaders should be committed our mission, be outgoing, and employ a sense of compassion. We ask that you are inclusive and invite others to play while games are happening, this includes children.
Location: Choose a location that's central for your participants, with parking, a child-friendly atmosphere, and a large flat surface. We like public parks and special event with lots of atendees.
Events: Your events can be weekly, monthly whatever schedule you can handle. We just ask that your schedule be consistent. We recommend 2-3 hour long events. Hosting events is definitely a commitment. We'll try to match you with other group leaders in your area who can help. View existing groups.
Promotion: Once you've decided on the best location, and meeting days and times for your group, let us know. We'll help you invite other players and promote your events.
Communication: You must ask participants to join Black Girls Jump on our website.
Images: We'd like you and other participants to share videos and photos of your game on our social media pages. It's beneficial if you can be the point person for local media.
We will support you and keep in contact with you.
We welcome ideas and will help support your individual endeavors in any way we can.
We'll also send you free merchandise and jump ropes.
By helping to preserve the art of double-dutch jump rope and encouraging others to play, you'll get a great workout, have a blast, and help others do the same.
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150,000 children are counting on your vote on November 4th. Please don't let them down.
Actually, do not wait until Nov. 4th, find an early voting location today and go vote.
Today, please.
**NOTE: The CSC reauthorization language is listed AFTER Amendment #3 on page 2 (bottom right corner of the page).**
Voters Supported Creation of CSC
In 2000, Broward County voters created what is now called the Children's Services Council of Broward County. Since its creation, more than 150,000 children have benefitted from the more than 150 programs, which are run by organizations such as Hispanic Unity of Florida (HUF.)
One out of every four children in Broward County receives services from programs funded by the CSC through its 100 community partners.
Florida ranks 49th LOWEST out of 50 states in per capita education funding
Why did we – the voters – decide to create the CSC?
Because we care about our children.
And because we wanted to ensure that in South Florida our children's public education investment would be augmented by meaningful programs and services.
Florida's track record in education spending is distressingly low.
We currently rank 49th out of 50 states in per capita spending.
What impact do CSC dollars have on our children?
We can share some statistics from Hispanic Unity. HUF has been funded by the CSC since 2001.
Impact on Middle School teens served by HUF:
- 5,000 children served since 2001
- 99% abstained from alcohol/drugs
- 91% improved grades and/or attendance
Impact on High School youth served by HUF:
- 73% improved science scores
- 74% improved math scores
- 80% seniors accepted to college
What can you do?
Please vote!
Click here to learn more about the CSC reauthorization.


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I wait on the world to change, along with everyone and everyTHING else. This winter has been my first conscious venture in depression. With help, therapeutic and chemical, I watch the ice melt off the burning bush and anticipate green.
Through the snow:
A patch of brown grass
Next to the ash tree.
The ice has melted
Off the bare burning bush.
There is mud
On the driveway.
I too
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We allWait for green.


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Project: Automate Consulting, The Humanlytics Approach (Part 2)
Part 2: Creating a human-centered algorithm that is both flexible and rigorous
As explained in the previous article of this series, when designing a self-driving car, the purpose of the artificial intelligence is clear - move the passenger from point A to point B most efficiently without violating any traffic laws.
However, when designing an artificial intelligence to automate insight generation in digital consulting, defining a clear objective is significantly more difficult.
This is because the objective of a business is very much subjective to the owner of the businesses and could range from maximizing revenue to serving as a lifestyle business for owners to have a steady stream of income.
Even if the objectives are clearly defined, the strategies to achieve these objectives may vary greatly across industries.
For example, for the same purpose of maximizing revenue, an ecommerce store may run online ads to bring people to the website, whereas a government contractor may invest in an expensive face-to-face sales team.
For this reason, when tackling the challenge of automating the generation of insights and recommendations for digital marketing, we at Humanlytics immediately realized that our solution needed to have two important attributes:
On the one hand, the system needs to operate under a strict business and measurement framework that will enable the machine to solve specific business problems in structured ways.
On the other hand, there must be some degree of flexibility built into the business framework that allows the algorithm to interact with the users, and create a solution that is tailored specifically to their needs.
In other words, the algorithms we design must be human-centered.
This article will go more in-depth on how we at Humanlytics are working on a human-centric algorithm that creates harmony between flexibility and structure to automate insight generation in digital marketing.
Principle 1: Restricting analyses to only the metrics that are concrete and actionable
Human minds are designed for thinking, connecting, and creating. While those attributes are extremely important and valuable for businesses, the human brain is horrible at processing a large volume of information mechanically.
Unfortunately, this is what marketers have to do in the new digital age.
Let's take your digital presence for example. Even if you are not running any advertising via Adwords or Facebook, you will receive data on a daily basis regarding the performance of your website (via Google Analytics), your social media platforms (via Facebook insights), and organic search rankings (via Google Search Console).
In each of these datasets, you will receive hundreds if not thousands of data points on the most nitty gritty details of your performance, including how many people visited your about page, how many people watched your videos, and how many people actually made a purchase (if you are an ecommerce store).
While all these data are overwhelming business owners across all company sizes and industries, there currently lack sa rigorous analytics and measurement framework to tell the business owners what they should measure in their business and why these data are important.
Therefore, in order to avoid data points that are not important to your business objective, the algorithm we designed at Humanlytics employs a customer-centric framework that tracks the effectiveness of your efforts in:
Acquisition: Bringing customers into your business website via channels such as Facebook and Organic Search
Engagement: Engaging with your customers so that they remain interested in your content
Re-engagement: Re-engaging with your potential customers via email and social media to further their interest
Conversion: Pushing your customers through the conversion funnel to persuade them to add value for your business.
In each step, our algorithm will use 4-5 key metrics (around 20 total), and as many dimensions (e.g. channels, demographics, etc) as possible, to identify the "missing pieces" that are preventing businesses from achieving their objectives. Our algorithm will also identify what the business should do to resolve these challenges.
Compared to the algorithms powering self-driving cars, the techniques employed in our solutions are much more primitive in the sense of feature engineering (self-driving cars use thousands if not millions of features).
However, while the algorithms for self-driving cars are designed for accuracy, our algorithms are designed to interpret data for even the most ordinary business owner. In other words, our algorithms are designed for humans.
Principle 2: Interacting with users to define objectives and metrics at each step
The centralized, restricted framework explained above is designed to resolve the chaotic nature of business data, but it doesn't resolve the problem of varying business objectives depending on the preferences of business owners and marketing managers.
In order to accommodate the unique need of each business owner as much as possible, we built a series of experiences that are specifically designed to interact with business owners to understand their business needs and challenges.
This user experience uses AI to make recommendations on what objectives the owner should choose depending on their preferences, but leaves the ultimate decision power to the owners themselves.
After interpreting and understanding the needs of the owners, the system converts these requirements into concrete metrics that can be measured. The AI then fires up the data processing algorithm to produce the best ways forward for the owners to achieve their objectives.
However, the interactive experience between machine and user does not stop there.
After making recommendations for next steps based on the data processing algorithm, the decision-making process falls back on the business owners.
The front-end "wizard" is going to come back and work with the owners again to consolidate the final action steps the owner will take, depending on the preferences and resource constraints of the company.
Finally, the tool will create concrete implementation schedules for the owners to follow so they know exactly what they should do next and monitor their progress.
Due to the interactive and iterative nature of our tool, we like to say that we're building a "personal trainer" or "personal assistant" for digital analytics - it doesn't achieve your goals inside a black box, but rather asks for your feedback along the way. It's got the best of both worlds between "Do It Yourself" and "Do It For Me"
In this article, we examined the processes we used at Humanlytics to create a more human-centric AI that works with business owners to both (1) monitor the decisions made by the owners, and (2) make recommendations based on the results of their actions.
However, I understand most of our discussion remains surface-level, and I do not want to stop our introduction to the Humanlytics framework here.
As we develop our product, we will continue this series with concrete examples of how we are accomplishing each of the features and functions described in this article. We will also give in-depth explanations of the design decisions we make.
At that time, we will also offer you opportunities to try out our tools and offer feedback on how we can make the tools better for your needs as a business owner. This way, we can build something together that is truly valuable to improve your business.
Meanwhile, please comment below if you have any comments or questions about what we are doing!
We are also looking for companies to beta test the product for us and help us grow our consulting knowledge base. If you're interested, please contact us @ email@example.com or sign up here: bit.ly/HMLbetatest
If you are interested and passionate about what we are doing, please contact us or sign up for our weekly newsletter below. Thanks!


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Wednesday, dontcha know it I didn't leave work at 5? My boss is going to Pittsburgh next week and needed a flight booked, so I had to do some travel arrangements before I left. I got home 10 minutes later than normal, and my husband whisked me away for a date. We did the Olive Garden unlimited pasta (aka two bowls for these people), grocery shopping, and I investigated some potential "fun money" purchases- including black ankle boots. Deborah's fun money budget is still in tact, and on hold. (Also, a word to all women everywhere, don't go clothes shopping after eating unlimited pasta. That is all. Husbands, don't let wives go clothes shopping after unlimited pasta unless you want her to cry.) Because of the aforementioned late Tuesday night, this one was ready for bed by 8:30. Sleeping by 9:30. I am still sleepy. Pumpkin bread didn't happen, our shows didn't happen, just sleeping.
Thursday, I learned how to do more aspects of my bosses job since he's taking off next week. (Ahh yes, 3 of the most important people in my work life are going to be on vacation or out of the office next week. I will either be crying tears of boredom or tears of exhaustion and frustration.) During my lunch hour I FINALLY GOT A HAIRCUT. It's been a year. A whole year, people. Not to even mention it got caught everywhere, was pulled constantly, and the shedding was completely out of control. I had plans to take a before and after but I was so nervous I didn't think about it… I just marched into Great Clips and sat in that chair, described what I wanted, and many times said "No, shorter! I told you BOLD, CRAZY, I mean it!" Regardless, a lunch break well spent. It is good to take care of me. After I chopped my hair (I cut at least a foot of hair off), I put gas in my car because I wanted to get home without breaking down, and headed back to the office.
The afternoon was super slow… I emailed some people about payment statuses, and counted down the minutes to 5. For dinner, Josh and I had leftover Olive Garden pasta (our waitress was awesome and packed up extra pasta for us without us even asking her to), salad, and garlic bread… I baked pumpkin bread, put away a mountain of clothes, and packed for the weekend. Wednesday I was so down in the dumps about myself and Thursday afternoon it really turned around (haircuts= good)… and then back down again (packing= bad). We fell asleep by 9:30 again. What can I say… we're tired people.
Friday, first I used way too much shampoo…. then I washed my hair with my facial wash. I don't even know how that happened… one second I was lathering it in my hands and the next I slapped it on my head. Great start to the day. Yup.
I may have found a washer and dryer… but we will see. I'm excited about the prospect… I also have about 8 dining tables I'm watching on Craigslist. Obviously we can't buy them yet, but if they are still available in a few weeks I should have some options.
My bag is all packed to go see the Corneli-Sims (as I call them), and the pumpkin bread is prepared, as requested, with icing on the side. Hopefully I'm leaving work early today! The biggest thing I'm working on right now is getting insurance forms and Christmas party RSVPs from all the guys at work. Since I'm doing time sheets on Monday I might have to use their paycheck as motivation to turn stuff in…
Dear Josh,
Thanks for helping me get dinner together and for helping me pack last night. I'm excited about our trip, but also wish we had a whole day just for sleeping (I think I'm getting old). Most of all, I'm excited to see how God provides things for our new home, and I'm so excited that we're getting so close to moving (I know it's a month away but it feels SO close).
THANK YOU for making date night a priority. I know I've been a roller coaster of emotions, especially after being sick for so long and feeling so crummy about myself since I haven't gotten any exercise, and I'm glad you don't just tell me I'm being ridiculous.
Also, I'm really glad you like my haircut.
Love you, and hopefully I'll see you before 5 today!!!
Love, Mrs. Cornelissen


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Free (Zac Brown Band song)
"Free" is a song recorded by American country music group Zac Brown Band for their 2008 album The Foundation. On April 12, 2010, it was released as the fifth and final single from the album. It debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts at number 54 for the week of May 1, 2010.[1] The song was nominated for the Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and the Best Country Song at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.[2]
|Single by Zac Brown Band
|from the album The Foundation
|April 12, 2010
|Music download
|Southern Ground
Atlantic Nashville
|Zac Brown
|Zac Brown
Keith Stegall
|Zac Brown Band singles chronology
Music videoEdit
A live performance music video was released to CMT in May 2010.[3] The performance was taken from the band's Pass The Jar DVD, and features a guest appearance by Joey + Rory. A video for the studio version was released on May 28, 2010.[4] Both videos were directed by Darren Doane. An alternate music video was released as a tribute to the United States military fighting in the Middle East. The video contains video of Zac Brown Band visiting troops on their USO tour, socializing with the troops, and performing a concert for the troops. The song itself is heard as a soundtrack to the video. The concert in the video, given by Zac Brown Band, is never heard, just depicted.
Inspiration for the songEdit
Zac and his band decided to climb Mt Warning during a trip to Byron bay NSW Australia in 2006. Mt Warning stands 3,793 ft above sea level and is the first place that the sun touches in the morning as it rises over the Australian Mainland. As Zac sat there in the beautiful peace and quiet, he and his band were the only people on earth to be there at that point experiencing this magnificent display of nature and it is then that they wrote this song.
Critical receptionEdit
Kyle Ward of Roughstock gave the song a 4/5, saying that, although the song "get[s] a bit too repetitious," said the song's "acoustic arrangements d[id] a great job to highlight [Zac] Brown's voice on the verses."[5] Mark Deming of Allmusic, in his review of the album, stated that the song, as well as "Highway 20 Ride," "show the influence of the more sentimental branches of the Texas singer-songwriter tradition."[6]
Use in mediaEdit
Used in a 2010 Busch commercial featuring the band.
Chart performanceEdit
"Free" is the fourth single from the band's debut album to reach Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts, having peaked on the chart dated for the week ending August 21, 2010. Its peak makes Zac Brown Band the first country music act to have four Number One singles from a debut album since Brooks & Dunn's Brand New Man produced four Number Ones between 1991 and 1992.[7]
|Chart (2010)
|Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8]
|US Billboard Hot 100[9]
|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[10]
|US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11]
Year-end chartsEdit
|Chart (2010)
|US Country Songs (Billboard)[12]
|Certified units/Sales
|United States (RIAA)[13]
*sales figures based on certification alone
- ^ Billboard Hot Country Songs - Chart History of "Free" by Zac Brown Band
- ^ Nominees Archived 2010-12-03 at WebCite grammy.com.
- ^ Zac Brown Band - "Free" - Music video at CMT.com
- ^ Zac Brown Band - "Free" - Music video at CMT.com
- ^ Ward, Kyle. "Zac Brown Band — "Free"". Roughstock.
- ^ Deming, Mark (2008-11-18). "The Foundation review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ Trust, Gary (10 August 2010). "Chart Beat Tuesday: Zac Brown Band, Taylor Swift, Pink". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Zac Brown Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Zac Brown Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Zac Brown Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Zac Brown Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Best of 2010: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ^ "American single certifications – Zac Brown Band – Free". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 16, 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.


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Retreat mid-winter to experience rainforest canopies, tropical sunsets and a crossing of the Panama Canal aboard the Variety Voyager, January 1-9, 2016.
This Journey combines a "get away from it all" sentiment with our 21st-century fascination with high technology to fulfill the needs of each side of your personality. Join your fellow Princetonians for this voyage through the historic Panama Canal and to the rich rainforests of Costa Rica and Panama during the best time of year.
After one night in San Juan, board the privately-chartered, 88-passenger Tere Moana for a seven-night cruise. On this comprehensive itinerary, visit two UNESCO World Heritage sites along with Panama's ancient San Blas Islands, where the Guna inhabitants live much as they did centuries ago. Explore Panama and Costa Rica's world-renowned national parks — rainforests, islands and archipelagos that foster one of the most pristine ecosystems on our planet. And cap off the experience with a transit of the Panama Canal, an engineering marvel that has now been capturing the imagination for over one hundred years. [NB: Though the Tere Moana will commence her transit before twilight, she will not make the full crossing of the canal in daylight hours. Please call the Princeton Journeys team should you have any concerns about this.] Optional extensions to Costa Rica's cloud forest and volcanoes (12/29-1/1) and Panama City (1/9-1/11) will be available.
Please note: Princeton travelers will be joined by those from partnering organizations.
Deborah E. Popper and Frank J. Popper, both visiting professors of Civil and Environmental Engineering and at the Princeton Environmental Institute at Princeton University, will serve as Princeton Study Leaders for this journey.
Deborah, a geographer, and Frank, a city planner, have taught in Princeton's Environmental Studies program since 2001. Deborah also teaches at the College of Staten Island (CSI), where she received the 2015 faculty award for scholarship and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is on the governing boards of the American Geographical Society, where she is Vice-President, and the National Center for Frontier Communities (NCFC). Frank also teaches at Rutgers' Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and is on the NCFC board and chairs the board of the Great Plains Restoration Council. In 1987, the Poppers devised the concept of the Buffalo Commons, an idea placing ecological restoration at the heart of the future of the Great Plains and the American West. The proposal continues to generate national impact and controversy. In 1997 they received the American Geographical Society's Vouras Medal for their work.
On this journey the Poppers will draw on their understanding of how natural resources and conservation efforts shape development to explore prospects for 21st-century Costa Rica and Panama.


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Individuals will walk out of relationships, rather than letting go of the approach to the relationships that made them unsuccessful and unsatisfying in the past. Individuals will look for new jobs rather than face the attitudes and behaviors toward work and toward authority-figures that made them unsuccessful in all of their past jobs. They don't ask what it is time for them to let go of. Instead they say they need to start over. Individuals will decide to move to a new house or a new town, rather than letting go inwardly of the old way of living that lacked meaning. They make a change rather than making the more profound transition, which would put them on a genuinely new life-path.
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- Journey with us back into Chicago's terrifying past!
- Listen to tales of bone-chilling tragedies, ghastly murders and other ghoulish crimes! Visit the Windy City's most haunted settings and burial grounds!
- Fight if you must to succumb to the "dark side"!
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- Sightings & Such: Eastland Disaster, Iroquois Theater, Congress Plaza Hotel, Drake Hotel, Hancock Center, Crime of the Century, Criminal Courthouse & Hanging Gallows, Devil in the White City and so many more!


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One of the biggest struggles for small business owners is having a big enough budget to fit your business' needs. You may want an experienced graphic designer or a social media manager, but you might just not be able to afford those things yet. Well, I'm here to tell you to not stress out! Luckily there are many free online tools that can help you satisfy your marketing and administrative needs without having to hire multiple employees. Of course, it's better to hire a professional for areas that are outside of your comfort zone, but it's better to use these tools when you're just starting out than risk running your business into the ground financially! I truly believe in teaching yourself all that you can instead of "hiring" a free intern (a.k.a. taking advantage of some poor college student who is lacking any work experience). Below, I list some of my favorite tools!
Hootsuite, like many of the other online tools I'm about to list, has a free version for basic business needs. With Hootsuite, you can schedule social media posts ahead of time across multiple social channels. Not every social media site is integrated with Hootsuite, but the popular ones such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram are. With the free version, you can have up to three of your social media accounts linked to the platform. I personally use if for the Haley Had a Little Blog Facebook and LinkedIn page and my personal Twitter page. I find this particular website instrumental for promoting my new blog posts for #WeeklyPostWednesday. Between work and life in general, it's extremely easy to forget to post things on social media, so why not plan ahead?
Canva is hands down one of my favorite internet platforms! I even dedicated a whole blog post to it once. It's literally the poor man's Photoshop or Sketch. You can upload your own images or choose from their stock photos, add from a selection of fonts and stickers, and create your own custom dimensions! Canva is great when you want to create a quick digital marketing graphic. The only downside is that they only offer certain fonts. If your company requires a specific font on promotional graphics, then you might want to look into other design programs that cost money. Even though a yearly subscription for Adobe Creative Cloud can be incredibly expensive, it might be worth it depending on how many of the programs you'll end up using.
I use Venngage on a weekly basis! Venngage is my go-to for creating infographics. In fact, each infographic that I make for this blog was created on Venngage. Now can you create your own infographics from scratch? Of course you can, but it can be a ton of work (and take a lot of time)! I love Venngage because they give you a plethora of templates to choose from and an extensive library of icons! I started off with using the free version of Venngage, but once you create five infographics you are required to upgrade to the Premium version. I rarely pay for online tools, but Venngage is definitely worth paying for if you have a frequent need for infographics.
Facebook Ad Manager
When it comes to social media advertising, Facebook is the best to use hands down. You can read more about Facebook Ad Manager in this blog post I wrote last year. I have had a lot of success with advertising set up through Facebook, whether it was for companies I've worked for, or this blog. Once you get used to the interface, the Facebook Ad Manager becomes pretty intuitive. You can make ads that encourage people to like your page, buy your product, or visit your website. Even though you have to pay per day you advertise, it's a much cheaper way to get your brand out there than traditional alternatives.
MailChimp is a service that helps you with your email marketing! They offer multiple email templates to choose from that incorporate your branding into your email marketing campaigns. MailChimp also offers tools that help you schedule emails within your campaigns and segmenting your audience. The more advanced features you need and the larger your audience is determines what kind of plan you'll need to sign up for. For my needs, I only have a basic account which is free! I use MailChimp to send out my monthly newsletters, which really helps my followers stay up to date and catch up on anything they may have missed during that month.
I am pretty new to Evernote, but it has a very large following. This program is great for those who need a digital planning system. In Evernote, you can create several kinds of notes that can have alarms or other awesome features attached. Evernote starts off being free, but costs money when you need to expand the storage of your account (comparable to Google Drive). I'm still kind of old-fashioned, in the sense that I like to use pen and paper for my planning needs, but I do like the idea of having alarms. What's awesome about Evernote is that you can download it to your desktop or install their mobile app on your phone. This is great for the forgetful, yet tech-savvy folks out there.
I'm still a huge proponent of hiring professionals in these areas, even if they are consultants or freelancers, but sometimes that just isn't an option! These tools have helped me out considerably, and I can be an extremely busy individual at times. If you have a need for any of these, try them out! Most of them have a free version, so you've got nothing to lose!
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Yesterday, the upcoming game Mario Tennis Aces was released for the Nintendo Switch and fans of both tennis, and the Mario franchise excitedly purchased the game. Unfortunately, some people were furious as the title doesn't feature a regular tennis game, which prompted some players to demand a refund.
In Mario Tennis Aces, besides CPU tournaments, the game only features a shortened version of an actual tennis match. The game still employs the standard scoring for tennis, but not the usual game including set and match rules. A standard match in Mario Tennis Aces implements a best of three to win the game. There are no sets to win just like in real tennis, making a game extremely short and fast-paced.
Of course, it is understandable that Nintendo did this to shorten matches. However, the frustrating part here is that they did not include a way to change the game's settings. Players cannot set the number of games that would make up a standard set. All you have to do is to play best of three, which is pretty much it. The lack of variety and the inability to tweak the game's settings is what made some players furious and demanded a refund.
A Redditor by the name of MarioKartGuy27 recently aired his complaint on Reddit and his demand to refund the game saying that, "I pushed that the game was not sold as advertised. You can't call it 'tennis' without it being a tennis game. Wouldn't you be pissed if you bought an NFL football game that only allowed for you to be on offense once or twice before the game was over?"
Although the complaints of some users are reasonably valid, I was not surprised that Mario Tennis Aces turned out the way it did. I mean, yes, its subtitled as a tennis game, but it's still a Mario game, so it is expected that Nintendo will add its own flair to it. I guess Nintendo's mistake here is not allowing players to tweak the game's settings to their desired preferences. I mean, if they have done it with previous Mario tennis games, then why not here? Hopefully, rectifies this by releasing a patch.


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February 22, 2013, (ISN) – Keith Dagg, the Co-Chair of the 2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce.
Keith Dagg, a founding partner of Copeland Communications and a curler at the Victoria Curling Centre, will receive the Governors' Lifetime Achievement Award at an Awards Gala on April 23.
Dagg has volunteered his time with a number of organizations and events including numerous curling events, including when Victoria successfully hosted the 2005 World Men's Curling Championship. He received the 2012 Life Member Award from Tourism Victoria, and is a director on six boards.
Chris Atchison, the other Co-chair of the 2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, said: "Keith has always been a champion for the sport of curling and is steadfastly dedicated to the advancement and betterment of the game. He is able to leverage his stature in the business community to bring support for curling events that both showcase the marquee talent and build capacity for the sport's essential grassroots."
Dagg said the award was an honour. He added: "I have lived in Victoria for 51 years and winning this award is the biggest thing that has ever happened to me in my business life. I am so happy to share this wonderful news with my family."
"Keith Dagg represents true entrepreneurial spirit and generosity in our community. We are pleased to recognize his achievements at an event that showcases local business leadership success stories," said John Espley, Chair of the Chamber's Board of Governors.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is selected by the Chamber's Board of Governors. The other 150 award nominees were compared by a judging panel, leaving 26 finalists.
The 2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship will take place at Victoria's Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre from March 30 to April 7. Click here for the full schedule of activities and entertainment and click here for ticket information.


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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Switch) Review
I arrived at the Switch version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with minimal expectations. I wondered whether or not Nintendo's new, mobile-oriented console could handle a game of Skyrim's size and scope without holding back its noteworthy visual and technical flair. A lot of what made Skyrim so amazing to play on release was the breadth of activities, stories, locations, and spelunking that I honestly believed might be too much for the Switch. By way of alchemy or fantastical wizardry, however, Bethesda managed to successfully cram every inch of Skyrim's nordic majesty in a console small enough to be played while sitting on the toilet. Having yet another release of Skyrim might roll some eyes but it's absolutely worth buying for the absolute pleasure of playing it on the go.
Skyrim continues the Elder Scrolls tradition of letting the player do whatever the hell they want. No matter how many times I've played through the game, the sheer amount of content never fails to impress. As the prophesied Last Dragonborn, you'll intervene on behalf of the native Nords or the encroaching Imperial Legion from the Third Empire in an attempt to halt a civil war. You'll also be directly responsible for preventing Alduin, the Nordic god of destruction, from obliterating the continent. Men, women, children, and even Tamriel's omnipotent deities look to you for help to solve a myriad of problems and troubles as a result of the growing unrest. As the player, you're allowed the opportunity to tackle quests in no particular order and because enemies scale as the character levels, travel to different parts of the world can be done without fear of bumping into over-leveled enemies.
As a role-playing game, you'll assume the role of a character of your own making. Selecting from a number of different races, which yield different interactions, and physical traits, it's easy to waste hours perfecting the look of your Orc, Breton, or Argonian. Skills and abilities, such as magic and crafting, evolve as they are performed allowing you to create a truly unique identity. This novel system offers a previously unseen level of freedom in how you play the game. Tired of hacking and slashing monsters to bits? Switch your hand axes for magical spells and visit the College of Winterhold for some magic schoolin'. Bored of being a paragon of virtue? Help a kid murder his caretaker and join the ranks of the Dark Brotherhood. Most open world role-playing games pigeonhole you into specific roles and lock content behind archetype requirements. Skyrim, on the other hand, is the embodiment of the Evil Kermit meme. "It's been 60 hours, maybe I should start the main quest?" "Go to Solitude and join the Bard's College."
When Skyrim was re-released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, it shipped with a generous catalog of player created mods. The Nintendo Switch port doesn't have that, unfortunately, but it's not like the game is hurting for content as it contains all of Bethesda's official expansions: Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn. If there's one thing that the Switch has over the special editions, it is how well it runs. I remember running into problems with the special edition, be it open world jank or game breaking bugs. I have yet to run into such problems on the Switch. In fact, the game runs incredibly well. The frame rate is great and consistent and the load times are better than they were on the Xbox One. The graphics on the Switch do take a bit of a dip, which is most noticeable whenever the console docked to the TV. Playing the game undocked is another story as I was consistently shocked at how good it looks. Thick clouds move across sharp, snow-capped peaks, the abandoned ruins are moody and atmospheric, and beautiful sunsets give way to clear, starry night skies. I did see instances of texture loading and pop-up though. To be honest, it didn't bother me as much as I thought. I'm still in awe that it runs as good as it does. Despite any of the Switch's technical limitations, Skyrim still finds a way to dazzle.
Because we are talking about a game on a Nintendo console, Skyrim does come with a few console-specific perks. The first is amiibo support. Using toy characters from Breath of the Wild and Smash Brothers, you'll have a chance at unlocking familiar looking weapons, shields, and armor sets. Purchasing a Zelda amiibo isn't a requirement as you can find a chest containing these items in the Throat of the World, Skyrim's tallest mountain. The game also supports motion controls via the Joy-Con. This was a feature that was fun for about the first five minutes or so. In combat, you'll use both Con to attack, swiping the peripheral in the air for blocking and light and heavy attacks. For magic spells, the controllers merely allow you to free aim the attack without using the analog sticks. The same control mechanic is used for picking locks. Just hold down the ZR button and twist the controllers around until the lock is defeated. Motion controls really don't add much to the experience of battling dragons and trolls and I quickly developed a preference for playing with the Joy-Con attached to the tablet.
For a game that's six years old and been ported and re-released about as often as Half-Life, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim still has a strong set of sturdy legs. This is my fourth playthrough of the game and I'm still finding something new, a notion that makes double- or even triple-dipping a sound decision, especially if you love the style of adventure Skyrim has to offer. The fact that a game stuffed with hundreds of hours of content runs so well on a mobile video game console is nothing short of amazing. On its own, Skyrim is a phenomenal game and now I don't have to be stuck on the couch or on my computer. I can play it wherever and whenever I want. What a time to be alive.
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The Wood Waves cabinet has a parallelepiped shape, very linear, enriched by the peculiarity of the doors, which are made by combining wood from all over the world, hand-carved with the help of carpenter clamps, so that they create with their own colors and their shapes, always unique designs. The cabinet consists of 2 compartments protected by four doors. The structure is treated with glossy white lacquer both inside and outside. Like all Wood Waves production, it can be customized in shape and size.
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I am a Woonsocket , RI, bilingual in Spanish real estate agent. I have a background in accounting and tax preparation. I was inspired to pursue a career in real estate because of my tax clients. They enjoy my warm and friendly personality and many of them wished I could also assist them in purchasing a home. My passion is to help people and providing the most excellent service in order to earn your trust, referrals, and repeat business is my number one goal.
When I'm not assisting my clients I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, and cooking.
Fay Quinones
Sales Partner
Albert Realtors
1050 Reservoir Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910
1050 Reservoir Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910


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Summer Weather is Back, and so is West Nile Virus
Every year since 2001, Michigan communities have been affected by West Nile virus. This illness is most commonly caused by mosquito bites, which means that if someone lives in an area with mosquitos, they are at risk of getting the virus. Those who work or play outside are at the greatest risk. West Nile virus is not spread from person to person contact such as hugging, kissing, touching, or caring for someone with the virus.
Most people (70 to 80 percent) who have been exposed to West Nile virus do not get sick. When symptoms do occur they appear three to fifteen days after becoming infected from a mosquito bite. Symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, and sometimes skin rash and/or swollen glands. In some cases, the virus can cause encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, which can be fatal or cause permanent damage. If anyone develops any of these symptoms, they should call their health care provider.
The risk of contracting West Nile virus can be lowered if individuals follow these preventative tips:
- Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered insect repellents. Visit https://www.epa.gov/insect-repellents/find-repellent-right-you to see what repellents are EPA registered.
- Wear long sleeved shirts and pants. Dress children in long sleeved clothing as well.
- Use mosquito netting over strollers, cribs, beds, and when sleeping outside.
- Install screens or repair holes in screens around one's home to keep mosquitos outside.
- Once a week, empty and scrub, turn over, tightly cover, or throw out items that hold water, such as tires, buckets, planters, toys, pools, birdbaths, flowerpots, or trash containers. Mosquitoes lay eggs in water. If you have a septic tank, be sure to repair cracks or gaps.
- Indoor and outdoor sprays to kill mosquitoes are also available. If used, be sure to follow instructions carefully. Dying or dead birds may indicate West Nile virus in your community, because they are carriers of the virus. If someone sees a dying or dead bird, they should report it to https://secure1.state.mi.us/ORS/Survey/4.
For more information on West Nile virus, individuals can visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website at https://www.cdc.gov/westnile or the Barry-Eaton District Health Department's website at https://www.barryeatonhealth.org/bats-ticks-mosquitoes-and-animal-bites.
-From the Barry-Eaton District Health Department
Article posted on June 6th, 2019.


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Maryland County Changes Rules for Settlement Protection Act Matters
When a court is considering whether it is in the interests of an individual to sell their rights to receive future structured settlement payments, the court must hear from that individual in person.
And the lawyer or financial advisor who counseled that individual must also appear before the court.
Those are two of the conclusions of the Prince George's County Circuit Court, which adopted rules requiring that structured settlement payees appear at hearings on proposed transfers of structured settlement payment rights, according to reports, including a story in the Washington Post.
The Post also reports that independent professional advisors must also appear at the hearing on the requests of the factoring company that has asked the court to approve a transaction that, under the Maryland Structured Settlement Protection Act (SSPA), is ineffective without such judicial approval.
The Post reported the Prince Georges County judicial rules changes has occurred in the wake of "criticism of companies that purchase settlement payments" that itself followed "a report in The Washington Post last month that showed firms routinely buy payments belonging to victims of lead-paint poisoning for dimes on the dollar."
The Post's recent new story, "Prince George's court tightens rules on structured-settlement buyouts" (available here), said that Prince George's County Administrative Judge Shiela R. Tillerson Adams reviewed multiple matters filed under the Maryland SSPA, and the review led to adoption of the payee-personal-appearance rule, as well as rules requiring the appearance of independent professional advisors, and the use of the payee's full name (rather than initials) in captions.
Secondary Insurance Market Blog has followed the Washington Post's series of articles on the structured settlement factoring business, and other recent media attention on the issues of predatory factoring practices, in posts available here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.


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Multiracial Pupils to Be Counted in A New Way
Monday, March 23, 2009
Public schools in the Washington region and elsewhere are abandoning their check-one-box approach to gathering information about race and ethnicity in an effort to develop a more accurate portrait of classrooms transformed by immigration and interracial marriage. Next year, they will begin a separate count of students who are of more than one race.
For many families in the District, Montgomery and other local counties that have felt forced to deny a part of their children's heritage, the new way of counting, mandated by the federal government, represents a long-awaited acknowledgment of their identity: Enrollment forms will allow students to identify as both white and American Indian, for example, or black and Asian. But changing labels will make it harder to monitor progress of groups that have trailed in school, including black and Hispanic students.
Racial and ethnic information, collected when children register for school, can inform school board decisions on reading programs, discipline procedures or admissions policies for gifted classes. The government looks at test scores of minority groups to help determine whether schools make the grade under the No Child Left Behind law. In an increasingly data-driven culture, educators also scrutinize such test scores and enrollment figures to pick programs meant to narrow achievement gaps and equalize academic opportunity.
Under the new policy, the count of Hispanic students is expected to grow as the non-Hispanic black and white counts diminish. Many will fall into a new group called "two or more races." In schools with diverse populations, especially in such immigrant destinations as the Washington region, there are likely to be notable demographic shifts, at least on paper. That could shake up how educational challenges are measured and reroute funding for reforms.
"This will make our whole education system look different, and nobody will know whether we are going forward or backward," said Gary Orfield, co-director of the Civil Rights Project at the University of California in Los Angeles. Along with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and other groups, the Civil Rights Project has raised concerns about how the Education Department will handle the new data.
For decades, students have been counted in one of five racial and ethnic groups: American Indian or Alaska native; Asian or Pacific Islander; Hispanic; non-Hispanic black; or non-Hispanic white. The categories date to the 1960s and were standardized in 1977 to promote affirmative action and monitor discrimination in housing, employment, voting rights and education.
Starting in 2010, under Education Department rules approved two years ago to comply with a government-wide policy shift, parents will be able to check all boxes that apply in a two-step questionnaire with reshaped categories. First, they will indicate whether a student is of Hispanic or Latino origin, or not. (The two terms will encompass one group.) Then they will identify a student as one or more of the following: American Indian or Alaska native; Asian; black or African American; native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander; or white.
The change is mandatory for new students, but the government is urging schools to apply it to all. The U.S. Census reached a similar point in 2000, when 6.8 million people, or 2 percent of the population, were counted for the first time as multiracial. The share was 4 percent for people under 18.
The Montgomery County school system and others in Maryland already have begun asking families for updated racial and ethnic information.
In the Fairfax County community of Reston, Lake Anne Elementary School reflects the evolution of a country now led by a president born to a white Kansan mother and a black Kenyan father. Julian Bryant, a second-grader at Lake Anne, has a white mother and black father. Elena Castrence, also in second grade, inherited her father's Filipino traditions along with those of her white mother. And Giselle Walter, in third grade, claims Latino, Russian and Irish heritage.
"I want my kids to know they are biracial," said Julian's mother, Shelley Bryant. "We say, 'You are a mixture.' We put up his hands and say, 'See? Daddy is a little darker. Mommy is a little lighter. We took a mixture of Mommy and Daddy and made you.' "
How such students have been counted varies from place to place. Many Virginia schools have allowed parents to select "other." But in Maryland and the District, families like the Bryants until now have been forced to choose black or white.


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History Of Holt CP School
The establishment of a school in Holt probably starts with the Griffith Roberts Charity. Griffith Roberts was Mayor of Holt in 1654. Although Primary Education in the village is now provided by Holt Community Primary School, which was opened in 1978, the benefits of that Charity continue to be applied for the promotion of education in Holt. This is done through a Charity called the Holt Endowed School Foundation. Income to the Charity derives from the lands mentioned below and also from investment income arising from the sale of the Endowed School. The earliest record is of a school in the Town Hall building, The Town Hall was sited on what is now the garden to the north of the Kenyon Hall. It was pulled down in 1897.
"This indenture made on 26th day of October in the 16th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland King defender of the Faith and so forth AD 1664 BETWEEN GRIFFITH ROBERTS of the Town of Lions otherwise Holt…." "Estates aforesaid shall be to the use and be… and erecting a Free School in Holt aforesaid to be free for the Town of Holt…."
"A field in Hewlington in the Borough of Holt and County of Denbigh called the Middle Hall Field now divided into two parts containing 13a. 0r. 32p or thereabouts. A field in Hewlington aforesaid called the School Field containing 6a. 1r. 2p or thereabouts… A field in Hewlington aforesaid now devised into two parts called the two Hewlingtons containing 11a. 0r. 30p or thereabouts… A sum of £216. 9. deposited in the Savings Bank at Chester…"
This report details the Griffith Roberts Charity. The surviving trustees, at the period of the inquiry in 1836, were Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, of Wynnstay and Edward Lloyd Willams of Pen-y-Lan. The master was Mr John Edwards. The report notes: "There was no residence for the master, he lives in a house which he hires, but there is a very good and commodious school-room under the Town Hall in Holt, built, it was said about 1661." The income of various trusts towards the school is then detailed, it was something more than £50. The report goes on: "The master has now a salary of £45, lately increased from £40. The receiver has three guineas a year, and there are besides certain trifling expenses at uncertain periods for repairs, stamps & etc; and a small surplus still seems to accumulate…." "The master is bound to teach all the children within the borough of Holt and its liberties, reading, writing, and accompts and some few mensuration, gratis. They pay 1s each as entrance, and 1s each year for firing; their parents provide them with books and stationery. They have three weeks holiday at Christmas and three weeks in the gleaning time. There are between 50 and 60 children on average."
From the Charity Commission 14 October 1855 "The sum of £31 paid to the Schoolmaster of Holt exceeds the rent of the land and I am to enquire out of what fund the difference is paid…"
To the Charity Commissioners 4 April 1870
"The Trustees are all dead…." "The sum paid to the Schoolmaster of Holt has of course varied with the rents….."
The Charity Commission 1st March 1871
"The Griffith Roberts Charities…. …there are not any legally appointed Trustees of the Charities and that it is desirable that such Trustees should be appointed…. …And the Board do hereby further Order that the said Vicar and Churchwardens of the Parish of Holt aforesaid for the time being and the said Reverend Ebenezer Powell, William Trevor Parkins and John Hurlestone Leche shall be the Trustees…"
"This ignorance of English is not confined to teachers who are native of Wales. In Schools taught by English masters the children are taught the bad grammar and mispronunciation incident to the provincial dialect of the teacher." In a large free school at Holt in the County of Denbigh- The master speaks English with a broad Cheshire dialect, and very ungrammatically. He said he "went and teached some byes" (boys). He prefaced a question as to whether I had not met with many "ignorant schoolmasters," by saying me being an interested party. And while I was examining a class, he directed the children to "stand backer". He used no book in hearing the reading lesson, and when he thought a blunder was committed he corrected it by committing another."
"The object of this foundation or Trust shall be to advance the education of boys and girls in the borough and liberties of Holt." "The persons named in this clause shall be four of the first Governors, viz:- William Trevor Parkins Esq., Barrister-at-Law, Marford, Wrexham. Rev. Ebenezer Powell, Holt Thomas Morris Esq., Esp Hill, Holt George Williams Chaloner Esq., Holt Hall.
THE BUILDING OF THE ENDOWED SCHOOL,1870s.
(Pictured is Holt Endowed School in 1905).
From the Charity Commissioners to the Governors of the School: "The Governors may spend a sum not exceeding 1,000 l., to be raised in such manner as the Charity Commissioners shall direct, out of the capital funds of the Trust, in helping to provide buildings properly secured to the Trust, and sufficient in the judgement of the Endowed School Commissioners for the purposes of elementary education in the Parish of Holt." "All scholars, except as herein after provided, shall pay such tuition fees as the Governors shall fix from time to time, provided that no such fee shall be less that 2d or more than 9d a week."
MINUTE OF SCHOOL GOVERNORS MEETING OF 23 DECEMBER 1873. "That an advertisement be inserted in the Chester Chronicle, Chester Courant, Wrexham Advertiser and Wrexham Guardian calling on Architects to send in Plans for the erection of a School for 210 children and one department for infants and one department for older Children and also a Master's House the cost of both not to exceed £1000…..Carried unanimously".
23 JANUARY 1874. "That the Church Green be dedicated for the purpose of the erection of the School…." "That the plans submitted by Mr W M Bowden be accepted…"
To the Governors of Holt Endowed School:
In submitting the accompanying design for your proposed New Schools, I beg respectfully to offer the following explanation of my plans:- The design has been prepared in strict accordance with the latest issued Rules of the Committee of the Council on Education and comprises, First a Mixed School Room, 51′.3″ x 20′.0″ with Class Room 16′.0″ x 15′.0″to accommodate together 126 Boys and Girls, allowing a superficial area of 10 feet to each and desk accommodation in the School Room for 96; and secondly an Infant School, 37′.0″ x 10'0″to accommodate 84 ………….Total accommodation 210 Boys, Girls and Infants. The playgrounds are enclosed, spacious and provided with privies and urinals. The cost of the School and Class Rooms, with yards complete will not exceed £800 and the Master's House £175, inclusive of Architect's Commission. The buildings are designed to occupy a portion of the waste ground known as Church Green, but will suit any other available site of sufficient area.
I am, Gentlemen
Your obedient Servant
Walter M Bowden
11 JULY 1874. "Tenders for the new School and Master's House according to the Plans and elevations prepared by Mr W M Bowden were opened and read as follows:-
Carried unanimously that Mr John Lewis' tender of £941. 9. 0 be accepted…"
26 JANUARY 1877. That the Tender of Mr Low for supplying the Schoolrooms and Masters House with gas fittings for £18. 16. 3 be accepted…"
27 FEBRUARY 1874. "That application be made to Lord Kenyon's Trustees for the purchase or exchange of a piece of the field called Castle Croft…"
"I started school in 1914. The headmaster was Mr Bownass who had taken over from Mr Lester. The Deputy was Mr King, what a temper he had! You could use the cane in those days. You had to go across the yard to the toilets. We had coal fires and the senior boys had to bring the coal in".
A Tapp
"I remember getting the coal in. Mr Bownass would send me and Harry Gibson to do it. Whilst we were in the coal shed we would have a quick drag of a fag end, rattling the coal bucket to make it appear that we were busy."
J Penk
"In Standard 5 you had to sit for the Grammar School, that was Grove Park. Although I passed, my parents could not afford to send me, so I jumped from Standard 5 to 7. You couldn't go any further. I left school at fourteen and a half."
A Tapp
"It was the Three Rs for us reading, writing and arithmetic with a little bit of algebra and some logarithms." "Mr Bownass commanded a lot of respect, both in and out of school. He was a marvellous teacher." "The white collars were made of rubber. They used to cut red marks around your neck." "We used to have a Maypole in the middle of the yard. Maypole dancing was one of the main recreations. It was amazing how clever and good some of the dancers could be. I was no good at it, I was more like a blooming camel."
A Tapp
"Flicking cigarette cards was a great game. The cards had coloured pictures on them. We used to flick them up against the wall. The card that went furthest was the winner. The skill was getting a card to stand up against the wall because that usually won. The winner took all."
H Jones
"We used to make holes all around the school wall to play marbles. You used to be able to buy marbles at Bessie Lewis's shop."
(Pictured is a School group taken in 1936, with Mr Bownass, Headmaster).
The Trust provides money to assist the education and training of young people in Holt. In addition to providing grants to students it has helped to finance improvements to the school and the provision of books and equipment.
Holt Academy was founded by the Reverend Ebenezer Powell. It was written of him: "There was a great deal of the man, the gentleman and friend in him." "He was not a gloomy man, he had a rich sense of humour, yet in his sermons there was never a glimmer of humour." In 1855 he and his wife Mary Ann opened a school in their own house in Holt and had six boarders. Six years later they had over 80 students many of whom came from North Wales to learn English. In 1865 the new chapel was built and the old chapel turned into a school.
The subjects taught were:
Reading, Arithmetic, Bible Lessons, Geography, History, Grammar, Latin, Writing, Spelling, Mathematics, Mental Arithmetic, Drawing, Natural Science, Greek, French and German.
In 1873, aged 54, he sold the Academy to Mr Oliver Jones. H G Wells was an Usher at the Academy in 1888. He thought there was "an inordinate quantity of football to fill the gaps between learning." He also wrote: "Holt, which should have some pretensions to the picturesque, in 1887 was blandly overlooked by the gasworks. From the first few weeks I knew I should have to escape from this flat grey desolate land, the dirty school and the Presbyterian habits." "Holt turned out to be a squalid, ill-run travesty of the word Academy, where boys slept three in a bed, lessons took place with the uncertainty of April showers, and down right disorder threatened with such persistence that the headmaster freely advocated in private the physical punishment that he abhorred in public…."
However he later admitted:
"When at school at Holt I first found the urge to write." It was here that he wrote "Lady Frankland's Companions" and probably "Chronic Argonauts".
Mr Tom Lewis of Rosset had different recollections. "None better, the lessons were regular, we worked from seven to eight in the morning, had breakfast and then worked from 9.30 to 12. After dinner we worked until 4.30, had tea and then returned to do two hours preparation in the evening. After prep we were bundled off to bed."
Robert Cadwalader in a letter to his guardian in 1874 writes: "We rise in the mornings soon after five and commence school at six, thereby gaining two hours every day. I think we all like the system very well, though at times it is hard work rising."
The Academy closed in 1902.
(Pictured is Holt Academy today, as private houses).
The Ladies College was founded by Robert Evans. The 1851 Census shows the Boarders at that time. A number came from Liverpool and one from Jamaica. It was later taken over by Mr Oliver Jones of the Academy with his wife as Headmistress. Part of the building has for many years been the village chip shop. The building is now a Grade II listed building occupied partly as a chip shop and Chinese Take-Away and partly as a private dwelling.
This extract was taken with thanks from 'A Pictorial History of Holt' (Holt Local History Society).