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If your like me and are trying to push winter and cold out of your mind... you plant! It's been really a chilly start to Spring, so here are tips to start your succulents indoors.
I've been planting succulents for a few years now. I think its become a bit of a hobby now that I've mastered not killing this hardy plant. Trust me, a mother of 2 toddlers and someone who works a full-time job and runs my shop - its a miracle I can grow anything. But these little guys are perfect for any novice to expert. There is just something so whimsy about succulent plants. Here are some basic tips for keep your new succulents or existing on the right path to flourish. Tried and true right from my home to yours. Check out my thriving beauties. They got a taste of last weekends warm weather.
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Let the Sunshine In! Succulents are a dessert plant and need as much sun as possible. Plus the Vitamin D is good for you too!
Go for the basics first: Green plants do better indoors. The pink/purples and pastel shaded blues and greys are better suited outdoors. You have a better chance to get a good head start indoors if you stick to the green succulents. My gardenista/master gardener friend told me this little tidbit a few years ago.... and its been tried and true ever since. Save the more exotic colors when you've mastered the beginners.
Go for un-glazed pots... you have a better chance of full drainage if your pots are un-glazed. I've tried glazed pots and they seem to get waterlogged quickly. I've also used repurposed items such as vintage sieves, old tin cups and vintage storage tins which make for a lovely setting. If you do choose to use glazed vessels, make sure you use Succulent mix soils that are specially formulated for these desert beauties. They have a much lighter soil mix than your typical house plants. If you do use glazed, I usually place river rocks at the bottom to promote good drainage. If you see puckering in your succulent, it needs water. I water maybe once a week or a good mist is great too.
Food and Feeding: I use a cactus and succulent liquid fertilizer once a month that I mix into the water I typically would water my plants with. No special feeding required. The liquid fertilizer reminds me of liquid mud and the succulents LOVE it. When you see any dead or decaying growth, and it happens from time to time, remove it as soon as you can. Pest love to harbor in the decaying leaves and that could lead to a bigger problem down the road. Nutrients then can get the to good growth and help heal the plant.
These are just a few things I pass along and I hope you enjoy getting your succulent green thumb started or use these tips to help get your existing succulent project thriving.
Peace, Love and Pancakes...
Thanksgiving has come and gone and whose memories aren't filled with turkey, stretchy pants and the entire guest list eating way too much pumpkin pie? With that said, the thoughts of "omg, I ate too much, I need to nap for 3 days" will once again approach us with the Christmas holiday! There is nothing like having the best intentions and then falling a little short of preparation. Here's a few survival tips for getting things done for the holidays. These aren't in any particular order but for me, this list is a sure way to get myself on the right track!
1. Charge the ipads! My kids love their ipads and without them its painful. I load my kids ipads up with educational games like ABC Mouse, PBS kids and the newest app I love, Homer (reading app). We also load them up with lots of holiday music and lots of FREE drawing apps. If you're worried about too much time on the ipads, not to fear, there is a timing limit app for that!
2. Have lots of wine. :) No further instruction needed. Seriously though, when in doubt, bring a bottle of wine to any holiday party. It really is a nice "thank you" gift for any host or hostess. I'm a firm believer that one must bring a gift to any get together you're invited to. I went to the dollar store and bought a cute tea towel and wrapped the bottle of wine with a ribbon and festive tea towel for an instant gift! It was a sure hit too. If they don't drink wine, no worries, you can do this with beer or go the non alcoholic route with a great sparkling cider. You really have a lot of choices for this option.
3. Ladies..... if you're a iphone user, ask Siri for help! Siri can make your lists and she'll make sure you're checking it twice. I have her make all sorts of lists for me and I make sure she sets them on alarms so that my calendar reminds me of what's next on my ever growing busy-bee agenda. Pretty neat if you're always on the go like me and forget everything.
4. Have a plan...... well, sort of? If you're running out of time and need last minute gifts, why not check out my shop? We have lots of fun items that are sure to please and for a limited time, we're offering FREE priority shipping on all online orders. Type FREESHIP during checkout @ www.lanicheboutique.com. We have a little something for everyone on your list.
Last but not least, Have some fun! With the ever crazy season approaching, let's not forget who we are and how fabulous it is to bring joy to those around us during this festive holiday season.
Happy Holidays...from my family to yours!
Fall Sangria Recipe
Say so long and a happy farewell to summer as we know it! To all the parents out there, congratulations and well done.... the Kids are back to school!!! Funny, I saw a shirt the other day that said, "Buy me pumpkin and tell me I'm pretty" This made me chuckle a little because when the thought of fall is near, we go crazy for all things pumpkin! Here's a little recipe I'll share that doesn't involve a pumpkin but sure does embody all things fall and festive for the season. Recipe courtesy of delish.com. I am definitely going to enjoy this special apple cider sangria this weekend....
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Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc., the Philippines' No. 3 nickel producer, is expected to raise $600 million (P26.9 billion) in a Manila initial public offering (IPO) in March, sources told bworldonline.com, taking advantage of higher prices and exports triggered by a ban on shipments of ore from Indonesia.
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The HR generalist will be responsible for leading orientation for new employees, maintaining employee-related databases, guiding management on HR-related matters, supporting employee perks initiatives, overseeing the employee recognition program, assisting with the monitoring of the company pay system and salary structure, spearheading projects that would solve current business problems, and building a positive employee relations culture and work environment.
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An orthodontist wills treat problems that occur because of teeth placement emergency dentist near me. The job of these specialists revolves around treatment as well as a charge of the shape of the mouth and its development as well as a variety of aspects of face development. It is within orthodontics that you find things like cosmetic dental work which is targeted at improvement associated with the look.
There are many ways an orthodontist will help you out. By using numerous emergency dentists near me products such as plates, headgears, and braces, orthodontists fix issues such as:
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Travel Day! Amarillo to Oklahoma City
Apr 22, 2009
|It was a moving day, and Marilyn & I were on the road again at 8:05 AM.
I couldn't believe it but we had a tailwind. I frequently pointed at our computer readout showing a slow but steady rise in our miles per gallon. Beginning at 6.6, while we were getting ready, etc, we gleefully watched as it climbed to an average of 12.2 by the time we reached the Oklahoma state line.
That is where Murphy's Law took over, and the nice tailwind changed into a crosswind for a few miles and then became a quartering headwind, increasing in velocity.
We watched in dismay as the mpg slowly decreased, until it reached 10.6 mpg at the time of our arrival in Oklahoma City.
We had traveled 276 miles from the Oasis RV Resort just west of Amarillo, to Twin Fountains RV Resort on the north side of Oklahoma City.
Marilyn read to me from Ted Gray's book, "Shades of Texas" and one story in particular, had us laughing so hard that I had to remove my glasses to wipe my eyes. Marilyn came very close to needing an emergency bathroom stop. If you find Ted's book, please read the section about cowboys Ted has known, especially the one starting on page 120, about "Boog". It is hilarious!
I called my old friend, Ralph, after we were settled in and they may drive down here from Enid tomorrow, to visit for awhile.
Just before we reached the turnoff to I-44, we stopped to fill with fuel at a Flying J. There were a few RV's parked in the designated RV parking area, along with one single SUV, parked across two RV parking spaces.
I managed to squeeze between the cars and get pointed back out toward the street. I let Marilyn out and then drove to the fuel area, where I fueled up at $2.04 per gallon.
By the time I was fueled, a couple of RVs had left and I had one parking space to pull into.
As luck would have it, the folks in the SUV were getting into their vehicle as I pulled in next to them.
I tried to be polite and diplomatic as I explained how difficult it is for RV's to park, and that is why they have designated spaces for RVs. I pointed out to this gentleman that there were about 25 normal parking spaces for cars, and that he had parked across two RV spaces, rather than to park where he should have.
His response was that he was only planning to be there for a few minutes. Then his wife, obviously not a long time USA resident, piped up and accused me in a heavy accent, of almost hitting their car when I pulled in. That did it!
It got a bit ugly after that! They left in a huff, but perhaps they will think twice the next time they want to park in a site reserved for RVs.
As Howard would say, "Sheesh!"
The remainder of our journey went quite smoothly and we were soon parked in our site W-16 at Twin Fountains RV resort, just off of I-44 at exit 129.
Marilyn & I sat outdoors with a cold drink for awhile, moving our chairs to stay in the shade, once in a while.
We finally went indoors and turned the A/C on because the 90 degree heat was too much for us.
We are now relaxed and looking forward to some sightseeing tomorrow. One thing for sure, you just never know what adventures tomorrow might have in store…..


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In the deck-building card game Dominion, there comes a point where you stop focusing on improving your hand and start playing the hand as it is, the best you can, and begin scoring the points you need to win, come what may. If you don't, you end up with a great hand and no points, which means you lose. Dominion is a hyper competitive game with a short time frame, with each game only lasting a dozen or two turns per player. The turning point, the shift from building to scoring, usually comes about halfway through the game.
In real life, if we play hyper competitive games (e.g. athletics, writing, investing in the stock market, investing in real estate, running tech startups) and plan on living a relatively short span of years (i.e. fewer than 100), we have to play the same way. There comes a point in our careers where we stop going to school, stop acquiring skill after skill, stop changing industries, stop bouncing to new cities, stop focusing on building our resumes, and stop taking big risks. At this point, we shift into production mode. We are promoted, grow our businesses, buy houses, start families, and save up as much cash as we can for retirement. We create a plan to work until the math says we don't have to. We realize that we built our deck as good as it's gonna get, for better or worse, and now it's time to play our hand the best we can. That's not a bad strategy, and for most people it's the best strategy, given the parameters of life as we now live it.
However, if we want to live an extraordinarily long, happy, and fulfilled life—as in, doing nothing but what we love for many centuries or perhaps even millennia—we must play the game differently. We must never stop building our deck. We must never stop adding skills. We must never stop dreaming bigger dreams and going after them. We must never worry about retirement, knowing that eventually we'll have powerful enough decks to provide all the money we need doing what we love. We must remember that we won't need to retire at 65 or whatever, because we still have centuries ahead of us. Who wants to sit in rocking chairs and watch the world go by for the next 500 years? That sounds boring! We must plan on being out in the world, creating positive change in whatever way we see fit.
Further, we must remember that if we do decide to play the game that second way, we can't compare ourselves to others, because they will score "points" (make money, appear successful) long before we do. We'll eventually get there too, but on our own terms and at our own pace. Sadly, people playing the short game will likely never understand our strategy. They'll forever shake their heads at all our wasted talent and lack of apparent material success. They'll ask why we keep exploring and learning instead of settling down into a single job or career. We must stay strong and remember why we're making the choices we are, sharing our strategies only with people on similar paths or who are open to seeing in new ways.
That said, we can't only build our hand forever. We must still start playing for points eventually (i.e. shipping projects, saving money, achieving some definition of success) while we continue to build, lest we risk spending eternity acquiring skills and doing nothing with them. Regardless, that point can come decades later we might realize. Think of it this way, if you knew you were going to live for 5000 years, or even just 500 years, would it make sense to end your youthful explorations and formal education after just one or two decades? Or would you invest at least 50 to 100 years in deck-building before shifting into production mode?
These aren't fanciful fantasies. Rapidly advancing medical technologies and the ever evolving science of healthy living provide overwhelming evidence that humans will become amortal in the 21st century. That is, humans can still die, but mostly from accidents or violence. This means that short of worldwide calamity like nuclear war or the collapse of civilization due to climate change, many if not most humans alive today will live hundreds or even thousands of years. If that's indeed true, what future are we preparing ourselves for? Are we building our decks to win at a hyper-competitive game that only lasts a few more decades, or are we building our decks to enjoy playing a happily fulfilling game that lasts millennia? What kind of deck do you want to build?


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Against the backdrop of an estimated 31 million youth registered as unemployed in official employment agencies across the country and the BJP/NDA government at the Centre having abandoned all claims to generating 12 million new jobs per year, students in the country's 39,000 colleges and 900 universities are becoming increasingly militant. The eastern seaboard state of West Bengal (pop. 91 million) is no exception.
Most of the state's high profile education institutions have experienced strident student protests and agitations this year, including the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH, estb.1835), Jadavpur University (JU, estb.1955) and Presidency University (PU, estb.1817). In July, JU experienced a four-day students' hunger strike in protest against abolition of the university's 40-year-old entrance exams for admission into six liberal arts subjects — English, comparative literature, history, Bengali, political science and philosophy. At CMCH and Presidency University, students protested hostel beds allotments which led to 14-day and 11-day hunger strikes.
Several deep-thinking academics in the state are inclined to link the recurrent unrest and agitations in West Bengal's higher education institutions to inadequate student representation on college councils.
Under existing rules, student councils in undergrad colleges are headed by a president who is a teacher nominated by the principal or vice principal of the college. The state's higher education ministry has now proposed two vice presidents instead of one, with the second VP being a students' representative. Currently, the treasurer is nominated by the principal, vice principal or the teacher-in-charge of the college from among faculty. A new proposal is to induct a student assistant treasurer.
The rules regulating the constitution, functions, procedure of election and other matters relating to the students' councils of state-aided universities and government-aided colleges in West Bengal are framed by the government following introduction of the West Bengal Universities and Colleges (Administration and Regulation) Act, 2017. This Act needs to be amended to incorporate the new proposals.
The proposal to induct a student treasurer is welcomed by faculty representatives. "Students should also have a say in the expenses incurred by students' unions," says Partha Pratim Biswas, a construction engineering lecturer at JU. "Besides, if one of the two vice presidents is a student, there will be greater students' representation in the administration which will improve student-faculty relations."
While Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), the student wing of the All India Trinamool Congress, has welcomed these proposals, rival unions including Students' Federation of India (SFI), affiliated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist), West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad, the students' wing of the Congress and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) discern a design to infiltrate TMCP representatives into student councils of undergrad colleges.
Within West Bengal's beleaguered academy still suffering the after-effects of 34 years of uninterrupted rule over the state of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM)-led Left Front government (1977-2011), the dominant sentiment is that instead of restoring the autonomy of West Bengal's colleges and universities, chief minister Mamata Banerjee has opted to emulate the classic communist strategy of infiltrating and capturing the state's higher education institutions. This is prompting a slow and steady second exodus of faculty and students from the state's institutions of higher education.
With General Election 2019 scheduled to be held next summer, Banerjee, who has emerged as a leading light — and possible prime ministerial candidate — of a proposed mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) of opposition parties crystallising to take on the BJP juggernaut and allied parties, has little time or patience for dealing with recurrent students unrest, or the shenanigans of the TMCP's ad hoc tinkering with the higher education system in her backyard, which are creating a groundswell of resentment in the state's 25 universities and 374 undergrad colleges.
That's a dangerous blindspot.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — If Demian Saffer can make one thing happen in his new role as head of Penn State's Department of Geosciences, it's to provide more ways for the department's faculty, students and staff to pursue innovative endeavors.
"I'm excited to foster opportunities for our researchers to take on high-risk, high-reward projects such as developing new courses or trailblazing new scientific techniques," said Saffer, professor of geosciences. "Our researchers and staff need the chance to 'think big,' and I'm looking forward to putting together a proposal-based process to make this happen."
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"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me." John 15:1-4
Jesus said that He is the vine and we are the branches. If we abide in him we will bear fruit. Abide means to remain, to stay and to dwell. In other words, if we dwell with Him and He dwells with us, we will bear the fruit of the Spirit which is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness (Galatians 5:22). And that is the greatest harvest we could hope for.
All of us are planting something in our lives every single day, whether we realize it or not. And we are also reaping whatever we have planted in the past. The quality of our lives right now is the result of what we planted and harvested some time before. We reap the good and the bad for years after we have sown. That is why it is so important to plant and nurture the right seeds now.
If we want to bear good fruit, we need to ask God to help us plant good seeds and pull up any weeds that may have grown up around our soul. We need to feed the soil of our hearts with the food of God's Word and ask the Holy Spirit to water it afresh every day.
As long as we abide faithfully in the true Vine, He will empower us to bear good fruit.
Lord, where I need to be pruned in order to bear more fruit, I submit myself to You. I know that without You I can do nothing. You are the Vine and I am the branch. I must abide in You in order to bear fruit. Help me to do that. Thank You for Your promise that if I abide in You and Your Word abides in me I can ask what I desire and it will be done for me (John 15:7)


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Quality All Day, Every Day at Organic Valley: An interview with the dairy cooperative's leader, George Siemon (Sponsored)
Organic Valley CEO George Siemon is the long-standing leader of America's largest organic farmer-owned cooperative. He's quick with a joke and a sparkle in his eye, but one topic always brings out his serious side. Quality is never a joking matter with Siemon. From the early days of CROPP Cooperative – the enterprise he founded with a handful of Wisconsin family farmers in 1988, which distributes under the Organic Valley brand – he knew their idea to produce and market organic foods would face more than its fair share of scrutiny.
So Siemon made sure everything the co-op produced was top quality, following the strictest organic standards anywhere and undergoing a long set of safety and quality checks from farm to table (57, at present count). Siemon and Organic Valley helped create and demand enforcement of many of the USDA Organic standards in place today.
In 2015, Organic Valley and Siemon continue to uphold those standards (and quality) on the 1,800+ family farms that comprise this grassroots producer cooperative. These farmer-owners are located in 34 states, two Canadian provinces, and Australia, and the cooperative's sales are expected to rise above the $1 billion mark this year, with no slowdown in sight.
Read on for Siemon's thoughts on quality, growth, cooperation, and success:
Organic Valley has built its reputation for quality and safety over a quarter-century of rapid organic industry growth. There must have been times along the way when customer demands for delivery tempted your insistence on quality.
We love our customers – they believed in us and have stuck with us from the beginning, and we have never delivered anything to anyone that we wouldn't be proud to serve to our own. Over the years, the only thing that has really wavered is our ability to match demand with production – that's always a challenge in the organic industry overall – but we see quality and safety as elements outside that loop. They are ALWAYS the priority, no matter what.
The past few years have been the most challenging years we've had yet. Circumstances within the industry (high land prices, high conventional farmer pay, the long time it takes to convert a farm to organic) created a decrease in the number of organic farmers just as America's consumers were attracted to the benefits of organic foods in numbers we'd never seen before. It's been a struggle to make everyone happy. Shortages put a lot of pressure on our retail and distributor relationships, but we keep going with what we can produce and continue to bring excellent organic farmers into our cooperative. The quality of the food from our farms is what differentiates us from others. It's got to be the very best, the very safest, the most delicious, or else what's the point of our mission?
What is your mission?
I like to say Organic Valley is a social experiment disguised as a business. I'm only half kidding. We started in the late eighties during a time of tremendous financial hardship for farmers across America – it was as bad as it had ever been since the Great Depression. Farmers simply couldn't make it. They were going bankrupt by the thousands. But we believed this was because of a bad system, not bad farmers. All these family farms were failing largely because America's farming institutions believed that the only good farm was a big farm and were pressuring all these small farmers to "get big or get out." The idea of a bunch of poor farmers beating the odds by producing on a small scale was seen as hopeless. There was an aggressive, systemic bias against smaller-scale family farms – in pricing, logistics, land-grant universities. There still is today, really, but heads are turning.
What that bias didn't figure in was the growing alienation of America's families toward our food system. Many were losing faith in the industrialization of America's farmland. We believed this alienation had much to do with a lost connection to quality food, and to the farmers, like many of their grandparents, whom they had seen put special care into their work.
That became our mission: Save our family farms by making great, organic food on family farms, and reconnect consumers with the goodness that comes from healthy, organic soil. We had to carve out a niche, which included taking control of our own farmer pay price. Pay had to be fair for our hard work – small-scale farming is not easy, economically-speaking – so that's the experiment part. Would Americans pay more for better food? We thought they would, but the food had to live up to their wildest imaginations. We knew we could make organic food that would do it.
So all this success flows out of healthy soil?
Soil is where we all begin. It is where the daily microscopic miracles coax life up toward us all. The minerals, organic matter, and microorganisms in soil must be tended to maintain its – and our – health. The closer a farmer is to soil, the more focused the farmer's care can be for the most elemental part of providing food for others. Organic farmers are translators and conveyors of the same thing that has sustained humanity since day one: healthy soil. Civilizations collapse without it. History books are full of examples.
Yes, absolutely that's where success begins. It also flows out of caring – being in a position to apply care. It's about connection, and it's behind everything we do at Organic Valley.
Isn't Organic Valley now a big farm, so to speak? Can it maintain its ability to care in the way you mention?
Without doubt. Our business has certainly matured and gotten bigger, but when you break it down, we aren't one big business in the classic sense. We are one operation made up of a whole bunch of little businesses – 1,800 family farms. It's like grass. To say grass has become a big plant isn't really the case, but when you look around, grass is definitely a big thing to the naked eye. Even so, it's still a carpet of little leaves, each rooted in a tiny spot, interacting with the soil and the sun and the rain. That's how Organic Valley is: family farms working closely with the soil and the sun and the rain and a whole lot of other things. Add us all together and we make a whole, with unity and an international voice. We rely on our farmers to steward the soil closely in many places before widespread quality and health can flow to everyone.
What are your hopes for Organic Valley in the international marketplace?
As our export business grows, that's what I would love to carry beyond our shores: for small, family farms to look at Organic Valley as an example of what is possible when working together. The multigenerational, small-scale model is still the foundation of agriculture in much of the world, but those places – those farmers – are more often under similar pressures to "get big or get out." I hope our cooperative is an example they can look to if local events conspire to threaten their ancient, delicate, and complex connections with the land and the people they feed.


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Have you been looking for the perfect hot tub that will work well in your backyard or even down in your basement?
Great selection of the best small hot tub here
Do you want something that is relaxing and comfortable yet won't take up too much space? If so, then you have come to the right place. In this guide, we will take a look at five of the best small hot tubs that can be ideal for 2 people, so that you can decide which one is the best choice for you.
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If you want a small hot tub that is easy to transport from one location to another, then the M-Spa B-90 Alpine Hot Tub may be the perfect choice for you. This unit has a built-in control box that helps you adjust the jets and other functions accordingly. Since the hot tub is made out of three layers of PVC, it should be exceptionally durable and able to last for quite a while. The hot tub can hold up to 184 gallons of water at one time, and since there are 105 air bubble jets inside this hot tub, you can rest assured that it will help keep you comfortable and will do everything that you want it to.
Real reviewers on Amazon.com say that they like the strong bubbles in this hot tub, as these help keep you relaxed after a nice, long day at work. Users also like the easy setup associated with this particular tub.
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NV to receive P2.3M tobacco tax share
The province has an unreleased share from the collections of Burley and Native Tobacco Excise Taxes for Fiscal Year 2012-2015 in the amount of P2,353,752.
Provinces producing Burley and native tobacco are entitled to "15 percent of the incremental revenue collected from the excise tax on tobacco products" as a result of higher tax rates way back in 1997.
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) requested the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) the immediate release of such share since all the documentary requirements needed for the release of fund has already been submitted to the DBM- R02 Office.
The fund will aid the province in implementing projects and will enable tobacco farmers to increase their productivity and income. Through this fair share of tobacco excise taxes, the province will be able to boost capacity in delivering basic services to communities.
The Provincial Development Council (PDC) has identified the construction of the Lawigan-Ansipsip Farm-to-Market Road as the recipient project. This project is incorporated in the 3rd Supplemental Annual Investment Program for 2018 of the province.
Lawigan and Ansipsip are adjoining barangays of Kayapa located in the most remote areas and are in dire need of improved infrastructure facilities for convenient transport of farm inputs, delivery of tobacco yields and other farm products.
Based on National Tobacco Administration records, the top growers of Burley and native tobacco are the provinces of Isabela, Pangasinan and Cagayan.
Nueva Vizcaya belongs to the smaller growers of Burley and native tobacco along with Abra, Occidental Mindoro, Tarlac, Misamis Oriental, Maguindanao and North Cotabato. #bg


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It's ryde or die time now.
what'd Miz do to get banned?
Smart money is not on mod sass, it's on 'terrible modding'.
I already know when the hammer was dropped but the mod team here has some secrecy shit going on so if I come out and say anything I'll be the next on the hit list... feel me?
Anyway, he got a ban for Darwinism even though the very core of his post was merely an allusion to the meme and not him actually using it.
Can we add "misuse of the word 'too'" to this list as well?
so as long as its not in a +1 context its ok?
Edit: And asking unpaid forum mods to have to split hairs on which instances are okay and which aren't isn't a worthwhile compromise on the issue. Eventually the +1 crap will die down anyway, which as the immediate consequence of the rule is a net positive in my view.
Correction wants to be a mod so bad he's going to explode.
He's doing some mad lunchin, Day.
I can't help but feel like we've crossed a line when we are banning things for being annoying. Darwinism is 50x more funny than the stupid translator thing will ever be. What annoys some people is entertainment to others, it'll be a sad day when you can't crack a joke in general.
And if a one word post is a "thread killer" then I can assure you the thread was shit to begin with.
So can we ban for lol, lmao, ^, this, etc... ?? All that shit is the same and even though it may fall under the rules it's never enforced. I know you see my point and will continue to play advocate but you can't tell me general is some haven for well thought out discussion all the time. I don't post in general much but I read a lot of it, and theres a lot of high horseing going on I know that.


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It is that time again when I share my quarterly investment returns. This is something I have been doing for many years now and I know it is one of the most popular features on Lend Academy. I started out investing in marketplace lending many years ago with just Lending Club and Prosper but slowly have added new investments over the years. I share all the details in this post.
Before I get started I do need to provide one caveat with this quarter's returns. I do not have final numbers for our own Lend Academy P2P fund yet. We are reviewing valuation methodologies and we have several service providers working with us on that possible change. This process is taking quite a bit longer than we expected. I know my quarterly returns are keenly anticipated by many of you and I like to publish them around this time. So rather than wait until the valuation is final I decided to publish my quarterly report now and I will adjust when we get final numbers. In the meantime I have used the December 31 numbers, assuming a flat Q1, to provide a returns estimate.
I have one new addition this quarter, Fundrise, they are a real estate platform that is open to non-accredited investors. While I had invested a very small amount with them several years ago I added to it substantially last year and so I am including it in my returns update now. You can find out more by listening to my podcast with the CEO, Ben Miller, from last year.
Overall Marketplace Lending Return at 4.90%
After a downward trend that has continued for many years I am wondering when I will reach a bottom. My preliminary return of 4.70% is close to where it was last quarter but still down. I don't expect my final Lend Academy P2P Fund return to increase this number so I am still stuck in the downward trend of returns.
My six original accounts at Lending Club and Prosper have all been open for at least six years so they are very mature accounts that have experienced several turns of capital as I have kept reinvesting over the years. I separate these out because these were the accounts I had when I first started doing these reports so readers can go back and see how they have trended over time. The returns for the past year are still bad at 2.34% as I continue to pay for poor underwriting performance in 2015 and 2016 at both companies. When you see today that you can get 3% on a 10-year Treasury Note a sub 3% return is just not acceptable for an unsecured consumer loan.
While I continue to reinvest the principal and interest earned in my LendingClub and Prosper accounts in the hope and expectation of a rebound I am committing new capital elsewhere. I like real estate where you can still get mid to high single digit returns with the added security of an asset backing the loan. That is why I have added new money in the last 12 months to companies like Peerstreet, Alphaflow, Money360 and Fundrise. All are detailed here.
Now on to the numbers. Click the table below to see it at full size.


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Chapter Two, which premiered in 1977 at Los Angeles's Ahmanson Theatre, is Neil Simon's sixteenth play. He has now written nearly three dozen plays and almost as many screenplays (mostly adapted from his play scripts). But, Chapter Two was the prolific scribe's most autobiographical treatment to that point in his long and celebrated career.Now, this play, inspired by the loss of Simon's first wife to cancer and introduction to his second wife under the straightforward direction of veteran Andrew Barnicle is on stage at the Laguna Playhouse through February 3. But as morose as the set-up seems, it is among the most authentic scenarios that Simon has ever created. In fact, the play has nearly much pathos and desperation on display as comedy. Instead of fitting neatly into the category of romantic-comedy, Chapter Two is more akin to a dramedy than any of Simon's other scripts.
George Schneider, a stand-in for Simon, is a writer (Geoffrey Lower in an intelligent interpretation). After a two-month foray to Europe, George returns to his New York apartment, attended to by his younger brother Leo (Kevin Ashworth in an amusing characterization). George is still grieving the death of his beloved; nevertheless, others are intent on getting George back into the dating game. This Includes Leo, who insists that George phone an actress acquaintance named Jenny Malone (Caroline Kinsolving in a commanding portrayal). Jenny is a successful soap opera actress who is currently divorced after a six year marriage to a pro football player.
Also, as a side story, we have Leo's involvement with Jenny's best friend Faye Medwick (a well-timed Leslie Stevens), as well as Leo's complicating concern that George is rushing things when he announces that he and Jenny will be wed after just a two-week courtship.
With sterling production values – scenic and costume designs by Bruce Goodrich, lighting by Donald Guy, and sound engineering by Corrinne Carrillo – Chapter Two is a genuine expression of the "feeling of numbness, inertia and confusion" that Simon writes of suffering in the aftermath of the loss of his wife. It is also a testament to the truth that life goes on and time heals all wounds. Though Simon's second marriage (to actress Marsha Mason) ended in divorce in 1981 after an eight-year stint, Chapter Two lives on as a charming affirmation of love, loss, renewal and survival.
Chapter Two continues at the Laguna Playhouse through February 3. The Playhouse is located at 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. Evening performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. Matinees are at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Some performances are held on Sundays at 7 p.m. For information, call (949) 497-2787. For online ticketing and more details, visit www.lagunaplayhouse.com.


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An Attalla man has been arrested for theft of a firearm, according to Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin.
Jeffrey Waylon Jacobs, 36, was charged with one count of second-degree theft of property and one count of unlawfully breaking/entering a vehicle..
Jacobs allegedly stole a handgun from a vehicle located at a residence on Jacobs Lane. The gun was recovered.
Jacobs is in the Etowah County Detention Center on a $5,000 bond.


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Chanel recently sent models down the runway rocking bright white nails. The look fit with the overall black and white motif of the collection, but is a snow white manicure wearable in real life? Perfectly executed white nails are mod, uplifting, and a breath of fresh air after seasons and seasons of painting our digits in brooding, inky shades. If it's too out there, try these polish picks for easing into the trend, with the most outré first.
For true go-go girl nails with a hint of pearl, layer on two coats of Lippman Collection Rhapsody in White ($15) and prepare for a few double takes.
Feeling timid? For a less stark white, try Nars Nail Polish in Edelweiss ($16). One coat is sheer and daytime-friendly, but multiple coats will yield the opaque look seen on the runways. OPI's Moon Over Mumbai ($5.50) is technically grey, but drys very shimmery and pale.


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Our couples frequently ask us for sample photos from each of our San Francisco photo tour locations. The Palace of Fine Arts is a favorite location of ours and it also seems to attract many of our out-of-town brides and grooms. Tina and Damian booked our "San Francisco Package" and this was one of our stops. A fun loving couple, they let Toni and I know from the very start that they were "up for anything". In other words, the more creative and fun the pose, the better. We had a great time with them and that's really the goal of our San Francisco Photo tour. Fun times and memories to last forever. After spending some time in the back of the Palace of Fine Arts in the Rotunda area, we made our way back to the front. This area is where you see some of the more iconic wedding photographs taken at the Palace. We try to include the fountain in some of the photos when we can, but sometimes we have to work our way through the crowd. On this particular day, sunset was coming on fast so we were able to get some nice pictures with a very low sun position. Very romantic!
April was another fun and beautiful bride we worked with at the Palace of Fine Arts. We spent a good hour touring around the buildings and grounds at this San Francisco landmark (below left). This happy couple was really interested in exploring all the nooks and crannies of this historic building. We took them all of our secret and not so secret locations at the Palace. Leo and Nadya wanted romantic shots at the beautiful Palace of Fine Arts. As you can see from the photo (below right) they made it quite easy for us. The Bride especially had a knack for posing for the camera in a dramatic fashion. We really had a great time with them after their City Hall ceremony. They were another couple that wanted to try a multitude of locations a the Palace of Fine Arts and all kinds of different and creative poses.
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George and John sharing a private moment in front of the amazing backdrop of the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Sometimes the best photos are created by the couple and not the wedding photographer. For the photo below, we just asked our LGBT couple to sit down in front of the building and interact. We wanted to get some nice candid looking shots of the couple enjoying the moment. I love the colors in the background, especially the San Francisco sky. But most of all, I like the natural feeling that this image portrays. Yes, there are a great many tourists and other wedding photography going on at the Palace, but if you are patient and know where to take your newlyweds, you will be rewarded with captures like this one!
We took the photo below just before sunset and it created a semi silhouette of Damian and Tina. A gorgeous time of the evening at The Palace of Fine Arts. Depending upon the time of the year, we can arrive at certain locations just around sunset after your city hall wedding celebration. Let us know in advance if you would like to plan the best time to have your wedding ceremony to optimize photo opportunities. The light at San Francisco City Hall can be variable depending upon the fog. Of course the fog is a bit of a risk for trying to create sunset photos, but we can always try and who knows what may come of it. Something unexpected!
Palace of Fine Arts - Wedding Venue
Did you know that you can actually have your wedding ceremony at the Palace of Fine Arts? Many people are not aware of this but you can reserve the Rotunda for 1 or 2 hours any day of the week and get married right here. During your ceremony they will rope off the Rotunda area to keep the tourists and photographers out. It is a beautiful venue and one that we have photographed a number of times in the past. They also set up chairs for your guests and make the Palace into a very nice spot for your ceremony. Of course, after your ceremony you have the option of having your San Francisco wedding photographer take you around the grounds to capture some more memories. For more information on how to reserve your San Francisco wedding here, click this link.


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Mansour Karam is an entrepreneur and executive with a passion and successful track record for building high tech infrastructure companies from the ground up. As CEO and founder of Apstra, Inc., Mansour is responsible for setting the product vision and leading the company's culture and business.
Prior to Apstra, Mansour was an early recruit at several startups and led critical efforts in various functions: engineering, product management, business development, and sales. In 2000, he joined RouteScience as a Principal Architect, where he helped architect the company's product and led various customer and partner engagements that ultimately resulted in the company's acquisition by Avaya.
In 2006, Mansour joined Arista Networks as their first business leader, where he worked closely with early customers to define key product requirements and deliver the company's first product to market. Mansour also developed vertical markets, marketing, sales and partnership strategies and as Arista grew he became head of all global business development and alliances. Arista Networks (ANET) went on to become a public company in 2014 with a $4 billion valuation.
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There is an old commercial jingle that has been stuck in my head for way too long. I really don't know how it even got in there in the the first place since it came out before I was born, but there it is. Rattling around inside my head at least once a day, usually brought on by particular conversations or reading any number of threads on Facebook.
To be fair, most of the conversations I'm having and most of the Facebook threads I've been reading have been of one general topic: the future of faith formation, or just the future of Church. Period.
The part of the conversation that cues up the music in my head is when the case for changing the "way we've always done it" is met with a litany of reasons, excuses, explanations, warnings etc. that changing X,Y or Z is not what some people want. Sometimes "some people" means parents of young children. Sometimes "some people" means older adults without children. Sometimes "some people" means white members accostomed to being part of a dominant culture.
Friends, I gotta ask: when did the mission of church become getting what you want? I did some time in Catholic school and am a credentialed religious educator, and I have to say, I have never seen the mission of any church of any particular denomination to be to make the people happy and give them what they want. Why? Because church isn't Burger King. Have a listen:
Church is not the place to go to have everything just the way you want it. Church is being subsumed by these consumerist expectations from our members, sometimes forgetting altogether that the mission is not people pleasing. For starters, that would be an impossible mission. I have two daughters and it never seems to fail that when I ask a question like "what would you like for dinner?" They have 2 polar opposite responses. When one is hot the other is cold. When one is tired the other has a burst of energy. One loves summer while the other hates the sun. One loves singing in church, the other can't stand old hymns.
I see the same exact thing happen when we ask questions of our congregants. ESPECIALLY in surveys. It became humorous and frustrating after a while, but after hosting a big event and sending out participant surveys afterward, people would comment about how wonderful the food was, and the next respondent would say how terrible it was. While one person will say that the workshop or event was too long, the other will say it was too short. Every. Single. Time.
YOU CANNOT PLEASE ALL THE PEOPLE. And when you try to make everyone happy, when that becomes the unspoken main motivation behind our work, we end up perpetuating the consumer oriented model of church.
It may have beer relatively easy to slip into this consumer mindest over the past few decades, but it will take a truck load of intention to refocus our ministries on the mission of the church, and not the preferences of the people. This is what will set your church apart from any other community group or country club. Church is work. Worship is work. Being in community with people who don't look like you, act like you, think like you, or worship the way you do is work. Being in Beloved Community is about a mission of inclusion and justice for all people, not the appeasement or preferences of some.
The next time find yourself in a conversation or Facebook thread about any manner of topics involving changing the way "we've always done it," ask yourself if this is a conversation about mission or preference. Because at the end of the day, the mission of the church really isn't about made to order Whoppers or "meeting your needs." It's about so much more than that.


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Eye surgery approaches are normally advancing. In truth, they have advanced a lot via the years that nowadays, several hospitals have begun to give sutureless eye surgery.
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Most of the instruments employed in these kinds of operations are disposable. The tools are ordinarily introduced into the eye through a little flexible tube which can be inserted in to the eye. These tiny tubes, referred to as cannulas, historically happen to be used to drain fluid or fat from body places or to introduce medication for the area. Employing these cannulas to introduce tools for the target location is what is new towards the procedure. The operation requires location by manipulating the tools by means of this modest tubing. When the operation is completed, the tube is removed in the eye leaving only a minuscule hole which is so tiny that it usually seals itself inside hours.
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SOURCING for products at the best wholesale prices may not be the easiest thing to do for a small business owner. Be it running a convenience store, local cafe or even a florist, those who are unable to obtain stock from their wholesalers would often resort to purchasing items from hypermarkets at a consumer price.
Macro Tech Ventures Sdn Bhd co-founder Lennise Ng says mom-and-pop stores often find it difficult to access wholesale prices for products due to their smaller order volume and limited access to wholesalers.
"More often than not, suppliers' agents would go to the retailers store to take stock. They would then place orders on behalf of the retailers.
"As these suppliers would visit a store once or twice a month, it makes it harder for the retailers to manage their own inventory or stock up when there is a surge in demand," she explains.
This gap between brand owners and retailers was the catalyst for Ng and co-founder Aizat Rahim to set up Dropee, a business-to-business e-marketplace that connects suppliers with retailers. This is a simple and novel way of bridging suppliers and retailers electronically.
Dropee's dashboard allows users to track their orders frequency to better manage inventory
Digitise sales order
The platform also makes it convenient for both suppliers and retailers to digitise sales orders, track inventories and fulfilment of goods as well as to access real-time analytics reports.
Currently, Dropee has over 200 brands with 3,000 stock-keeping units (SKUs) on their platform while servicing over 300 retailers.
They are working with likes of Red Bull, FNA Group, Nestle, Coca-Cola, Mars and Ferrero as suppliers while retailers such as Shell Select, Giftr, Honestbee and GrubCycle are actively using their platform to source for products.
Aizat and Ng started Dropee in October last year as they were then facing similar issues with their family businesses. Aizat's family was in the confectionery trade while Ng's family dealt with textiles. Though different industries, both had to tangle with similar problems of dealing with too many middlemen in the supply chain.
"We tried to digitalise our family business by reaching out to more online businesses. (However) we realised that many online business owners operate on a part-time basis and have inconsistent sales," says Ng.
Their initial plan to introduce drop-shipping by brands to online sellers did not materialise owing to poor demand. They scrapped the idea and re-engineered the business. The result was the creation of Dropee.
The low adoption of technology amongst small business owners was apparent when Ng and Aizat reached out to their customers.
"We have talked to retailers on how they can digitalise their business processes. One retailer proudly claims he has joined the digital movement. But when asked further, the retailer says he places his stock orders through WhatsApp, instead of phone calls," laments Ng.
What goes into a store
A mom-and-pop-styled retailer would typically carry 1,500 to 2,000 SKUs. "Right now, we are able to cover 60 to 70% of that, with plans to help them cover over 80% of SKUs," says Aizat.
Doing so would then reduce the hassle for retailers to source through multiple channels. Retailers can also manage orders through a single platform.
The best performing segment on Dropee is beverages, such as canned drinks or bottled drinks. Many of these orders originate from food and beverage (F&B) outlets, mini markets, event organisers to corporate purchases.
"Beverages are transacted daily and move very fast. We also have a technology category that offers items such as headphones and speakers," explains Aizat.
The average transaction ranges around RM2,000 to RM3,000. To-date, their largest transaction amount is RM25,000.
"Wedding seasons are a good time for us as we see event organisers and wedding planners purchasing chocolates as wedding favours. Florists also use our platform in a similar fashion to purchase chocolates that are bundled together with their flowers," explains Ng.
Premium package
Dropee's revenue model is to charge both suppliers and retailers a monthly subscription fee. Retailers can choose between a basic package, allowing them to order via the platform or a premium package. The premium package comes with analytics dashboard which provides them with information on their orders and also an auto-order function among others.
Retailers may face inventory issues when there is a surge of customers
She adds aside from introducing a beta version of its micro-financing option on their portal, they are aiming to cross the 1,000 retailers mark by the second quarter of next year.
"We are already working closely with 50 principals, carrying over 200 brands. We are halfway there as there are about 100 principals in the entire market."
Aside from the fast-moving consumer goods market, they are keen to explore the perishable and fresh produce market segment.
"Though those items [fresh produce] have a shorter shelf life, the purchase lifecycle is shorter at once or twice a week as F&B operators replenish those items frequently," adds Aizat.
That said, plans are also underway to expand their reach to other states, such as Penang and Melaka.
Disconnect between brand owners and retailers
IN a conventional fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) supply chain, the middleman typically takes a high markup from the price offered by the brand owner or product supplier.
It is common for the many layered network of middlemen of wholesalers and distributors, to enjoy a 400% markup on FMCG goods before selling them to retailers.
Macro Tech Ventures Sdn Bhd co-founder Aizat Rahim says high markups by middlemen often cause retailers, especially mom-and-pop stores, having to contend with slim margins. This sometimes caused them to sell retail products at a higher price compared to large chain stores.
According to Aizat, fresh produce would usually be marked up 1,000%, while pharmaceutical products could be marked up as high as 3,000% and 4,000%!
This is further compounded by the increase in the price of goods when the location of the retailers are further than the distribution hub of the suppliers.
Aizat made a trip to Melaka to conduct his own market survey and was shocked at how the prices of goods differ than those sold in the Klang Valley. "In KL, the price of a popular energy drink is between RM2.80 and RM3. But in Melaka, it ranges between RM4 and RM5.
"When I spoke to convenience store owners, they say their cost price is generally higher compared to what wholesalers charge in KL."
As a result, store owners would usually make trips to KL to stock up on provisions, as opposed to relying on the existing network of wholesalers who service their location.
He adds the same could also be seen in Penang as wholesalers are believed to drive up prices owing to high demand.


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Baltimore, Md.-- The Retrievers come into the weekend meeting with La Salle on a two game win streak after most recently dispatching Howard, 3-0 on Tuesday. Freshman Tre Pulliam (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) tallied two goals in the win to move the Retrievers to 3-1-3 on the year.
La Salle Game Info:
What: UMBC Retrievers (3-1-3) at La Salle Explorers (5-3-0)
When: Saturday, September 24 – 7:00 p.m.
Where: Philadelphia, Pa. – McCarthy Stadium
How to Watch: Live stats available at GoExplorers.com
Social Media: @UMBCAthletics, @UMBCMensSoccer, @AmericaEast, #AEMSOC, #GritAndGlory
Scouting the Retrievers:
-UMBC picked up their second straight victory in a 3-0 win against Howard on Tuesday. Freshman Tre Pulliam nettied two goals, and classmate Colin Weyant (Perry Hall, Md./Perry Hall) tallied his first collegiate goal in the contest.
-Pulliam leads the team with four goals on the season, adding an assist for nine points. He is one of three Retrievers to score multiple times, as Sammy Kahsai (Hyattsville, Md./Northwestern) and Christian Morales (Gaithersburg, Md./Frederick) have netted two a piece for UMBC.
-Billy Heavner (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield) has started every game in net for UMBC, going 3-1-3 on the year. Heavner has made 22 saves for a save percentage of .733. He has allowed eight goals for a goals against average of 1.03 with two shutouts.
Scouting the Explorers:
-La Salle enters the weekend after dropping a 2-1 decision to Lafayette on Tuesday. The Explorers got on the board first in the 37th minute, but two second half Leopard goals gave Lafayette the come from behind win to drop La Salle to 5-3 on the year.
-Matt Robinson leads the team with two goals and five assists for nine points in 2016. Robinson is one of three Explorers with multiple goals, along with Colman Kennedy and Johnny Ciarlante. Seven total Explorers have score goals this year, as the team has dished out ten assists.
-Mike Kirk has seen the majority of the action in between the pipes for La Salle, holding a 5-2-0 record in seven matches this year. He has made 26 saves for a save percentage of .788, allowing just seven goals for a goals against average of 0.97.
Attendance Counts:
-UMBC currently ranks 15th in attendance in the NCAA, averaging 1,258 fans at Retriever Soccer Park for matches. A total of 7,546 fans have flocked to Baltimore to see the Retrievers this year.
All-Time Series:
-UMBC and La Salle will be meeting for the 11th time in the all-time series, with the Retrievers holding a 6-3-1 record.
-La Salle has had the upper hand in the matchup recently, going 2-0-1 in the last three, including a 2-1 win the last time the two met in Philadelphia.
-The last meeting between the two was last year, where the Explorers shut out the Retrievers in Baltimore.
Up Next:
-UMBC opens America East play at New Hampshire on Friday, Sept. 30. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in Durham.


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• Dr. Andrew Morrow, Assistant Superintendent, West Hartford Public Schools
• Dr. Amy Alamar, Educator and Author, "Parenting for the Genius: Developing Confidence in Your Parenting through Reflective Practice"
• Una Barry, Head of School, Montessori School of Greater Hartford
• Kristine A. Schlichting, Ph.D., Chief Psychologist, Hopewell Health Solutions LLC
The evening's discussion focused on parenting issues relating to "Digital Natives" — with a special focus on how to raise them with character. But what exactly is a digital native?
A Digital Native is a person who was raised in a technologically advanced, media-saturated world. And as a result, the way they process information, form social relationships, and make decisions differs dramatically from those of us who were raised in previous generations — in the absence of modern technological innovation.
Although digital natives vary in age, the term is usually applied to people who were born after 1980. That's when cell phones, video games, cable television, and personal computers started to become accessible to the average American family. These technologies have rapidly changed over time. And new innovations such as social networking sites have emerged, adding an additional layer of complexity to the lives of digital natives.
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As with any generation, we are faced with new challenges we didn't experience in our own growing up, and our children are quick to learn and act. We are here to talk about how to embrace and live in the digital age with hope rather than fear. Of course we still want to be vigilant and cautious, but we shouldn't throw our hands up and give up because we don't tweet.
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HFMA Metro New York Webinar, Hosted by Kristin Greenstreet
Healthcare is in the midst of a transformation. The move from volume (fee-for-service) to value; ICD-9 to ICD-10; and ongoing mergers and acquisitions throughout the country represent just a few of the many industry changes that threaten the financial sustainability of healthcare providers. So what do these shifting dynamics and market forces mean for the revenue cycle? Most organizations have not taken the necessary steps to improve financial performance now and effectively prepare for future success.
This presentation will focus on the need to change in the revenue cycle and some of the key trends emerging across the country for leading practice revenue cycle models. Information will be shared about the leading practice healthcare models, case studies, and industry changes. There will be a focus on the patient experience and the link between improved customer service and improved revenue and reduced costs.
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