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a) Name the molecule.
b) Draw another resonance contributor; use the correct arrows to show electron movement and the relationship between the contributors.
c) Draw the molecular dipole.
d) Draw a hydroxide ion and show how this ion could "attack" the molecule that you've named. Use the correct arrows to show electron attack and the equilibrium between the two species.
e) Use the correct arrows to indicate the resonance contributor.


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Sports Camps
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All Star Sports Camp: Basketball Stars
- Monday, June 24 - Friday, June 28, 2019
- 9:00am - 4:00pm
- Ages: 3rd - 8th Grade
- At the Center Valley Campsite
Join the JHoops team along with Morris Athletics as you work on honing your basketball skills over this one week camp. Work on speed, agility, teamwork, and more.
JSeals: Guard Start
- Monday, July 15 - Friday, July 19, 2019
- 9:00am - 4:00pm
- Ages: 3rd - 8th Grade
- At the Center Valley Campsite
This program is designed to guide youth through the American Red cross Lifeguard Course and focuses on building a foundation of knowledge, attitudes, and skills for future lifeguards while having fun at Camp JCC.
All Star Sports Camp: Baseball Stars
- Monday, July 22 - Friday, July 26, 2019
- 9:00am - 4:00pm
- Ages: 3rd - 8th Grade
- At the Center Valley Campsite
Develop fundamental baseball skills, work on batting and fielding, and improve your general fitness education with the help of Morris Athletics and Coach Taylor Breisch.
JHoops Basketball Camp
- Monday, August 12 - Friday, August 16, 2019
- Ages: 3rd - 8th Grade
- At the JCC Main Building
Shoot some hoops, run through drills, and play some games with JHoops Basketball Camp. Campers will spend a week learning that attitude is everything and to believe in themselves, improving teamwork skills, and building confidence. JHoops Basketball Camp 2018 runs Monday, August 12 - Friday, August 16, 2019 and is for campers ages 6 - 14 years.
JSeals Swim Camp
- Monday, August 19 - Friday, August 23, 2019
- Ages: 1st - 9th Grade
- At the JCC Main Building
Continue your year-round JSeals Swim School aquatic education. A total person approach to swimming, this week-long swim experience will bust bad habits, build on skills, and uncover hidden talents of each participant. Our unique blend of stroke development, endurance training and competitive technique will be the backbone of this week's swim experience. Our goal is for each child to become more confident in his/her ability, while having fun in a safe aquatic atmosphere.
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In our increasingly cosmopolitan city, why settle for a boring bar outing when you can opt for a bustling rooftop, secretive hideaway or a below ground lounge? We've pulled together a list of Nashville's best rooftop, hidden & underground bars to spice up your next night out.
Beloved by locals and tourists alike, Acme's rooftop bar is always packed, regardless of the time of day or season. Its backdrop includes Nissan Stadium and Lower Broadway.
Perched atop the Westin Hotel, the L27 serves up skyline views, poolside cabanas and pricey libations.
This bar atop the Thompson Hotel is the perfect spot to savor a cocktail or two while taking in views of Nashville's rapidly growing skyline.
This Mexican cantina's rooftop bar offers a variety of adult beverages to accompany street tacos while watching the crowds on Broadway.
Street tacos take center stage at this small Mexican cantina across the street from Bridgestone Arena.
This bar will give you all that you need to close out a great night—delicious bevs, signature ingredients and killer views.
Marked by only a small gold placard to the right of the entrance, Bar Sovereign is hidden away (literally) from the chaos of downtown.
Though Bastion's bar and lounge isn't hidden, the restaurant totally is. To access it, you must locate a secretive sliding door off the right side of the bar.
Lacking any signage, to enter Old Glory, you must find the black door behind Taco Mamacita with the yellow triangle painted around it. You then descend down a winding staircase into a spectacular cocktail emporium.
There's no sign, there's barely a website and in the age of social media syndrome, they strongly discourage phones. All of this sacrifice makes for a speakeasy ambiance you won't soon forget.
Long before Nashville had become an 'It' city, the Beer Sellar was serving up cold brews in a smoky atmosphere underground.
Located in Historic Printers Alley, this underground English-style pub is perfect for watching a game of football, playing darts and chowing down on fish and chips.
The Sutler Saloon may elicit visions of country music, but head down a set of stairs and you'll find an underground cocktail lounge.
Located in The Gulch, Watermark's rooftop patio is a great spot for pre-dinner drinks and people watching down below.


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5 Things You Didn't Know Your Juicer Could Make
Hi everyone! Show of hands.. who has already given up on their New Year's resolution?! Well here at this L.A. based PR firm, we still going strong. As many people use the beginning of the year to live a healthier life, one common trend to join is juicing! When using the right juicer, there are […]Read More >


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It's often overlooked, but planting your own garden can have a lot of social advantages. Not only is it a fun hobby, but working in a garden is something that inherently draws people together. If you've been looking for a way to bond with your children or other family members, starting a garden is a great way to do just that.
Another better-known upside of starting a garden is how it can save you money on your grocery bill. While it may take a while to start feeling the financial benefit from growing your own food, when done right the savings can be substantial.
This may seem obvious, but it's easy to get swept up in a project once you start and forget what the point of it was to begin with. If your primary goal is to save some money with your garden, then filling it with produce that you and your family won't enjoy eating is counterproductive. When you're choosing your seeds, don't worry about what'll look good or is trendy at the moment. Think about what fruits and vegetables you actually like, and go with what you know.
Gardening is an investment, and just like you wouldn't take out a signature installment loan for a frivolous reason, you shouldn't waste your time or money to grow a garden full of produce you don't want to eat.
In terms of bang-for-the-buck, herbs are a great investment for your garden. Not only do they grow well in all types of soil, but most can be watered sparingly and still thrive. We all forget to water our plants at some point, but with herbs that won't necessarily be a catastrophe.
Not only are they hearty, but growing even a small herb plant is cheaper than buying them from the store. Other types of plants (for example, carrots) in your garden will need to produce a large volume before they make fiscal sense, but with just a few pinches of fresh herbs in your salads and pasta sauces you'll have already recouped your investment.
On the other side of the coin from herbs are plants that can save you money because of how prolific they are. These include crops like lettuce, cucumbers, green beans, zucchini and tomatoes. Just a few of these plants will fill a bucket with produce each day by the time summer peaks, and they'll continue to produce for at least a month more after that.


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The Press Doesn't Worry the Government Much17:06, 15 December, 2004
An Interview with Aram Abrahamyan, editor-in-chief of Aravot
Mr. Abrahamyan, do you differentiate between the notions of an "independent press" and "freedom of the press"? Which of these do we have in Armenia?
That's a hard question. Freedom is based on freedom of speech, and individual freedom. In that context, our press and, specifically, our newspaper, are much freer than they are independent. Independence is more of a utilitarian, pragmatic concept. For instance, if the press or a newspaper can survive on its income, on its sales and advertising, on money from its readers, then that press is independent, and in that sense maybe only Eter[a television guide] is independent. Or the women's newspapers and magazines, which print crossword puzzles, they're independent, too, but how much they're part of the press is another question. The press that discusses serious issues, that is, socio-political issues, is not independent in Armenia.
What conditions would be necessary for that?
We need better newspaper sales and, of course, the establishment of a mature advertising market, which doesn't exist now, and which depends not only on our country's overall economic state, but also on the quality of our newspapers. I always look for a reason in myself if something doesn't work out, and in this case our newspaper isn't addressing the issues or topics that interest people so that they dash to the newsstand every day to buy Aravot . We can't do that, and as a result our sales aren't high enough, so we look elsewhere for funds.
Do you believe that the advertising market is influenced by politics and that relations between advertising agencies and the media depend on certain political variables? That is, is the market divided among the media outlets depending on their political aspirations?
I would agree with that view, if we were talking only about TV, since it's obvious that certain ad agencies were given orders to not give any advertising to A1+. I don't think the same is true of the print media. The press doesn't worry the government much. It doesn't have to give orders to its oligarchs, since our business isn't free, it depends on the government, and so the government doesn't tell anyone not to advertise in the newspapers that don't praise it. But since all of the TV companies praise the government, they don't have that problem.
Why does the press have so little weight in Armenia that the government doesn't care about it?
Compared to TV, the print media is like a little mosquito bite for the government, because its circulation and its influence on society are so small.
Do the media, including the electronic and print media, shape public opinion in Armenia?
I think they do, if they set that goal for themselves. Obviously, the TV companies succeed more than the press. There are newspapers that want to shape public opinion and newspapers who don't. Aravot does not have that goal.
What is your goal then?
To inform. If people are interested in a certain piece of news or article, they buy our paper and read it.
Do you think that media in Armenia informs its readers or tries to be propaganda? How many "informative" newspapers can you list?
I don't know about the others, but our goal is to inform our readers.
Is there a media-reader connection? It's my impression that the media is less interested in satisfying its readers than its own financial demands. Today, more people in political and financial circles read newspapers than ordinary citizens.
Unfortunately, that's so. You're probably right to bring this up. I won't talk about other papers since I think it's unethical, but in Aravot's case I assure you that it's not our objective to please or displease anyone, or praise or criticize anyone in those political and financial circles. In general, apart from the first three pages, we try to write about things that interest ordinary citizens, or that we think interest them. Maybe we don't cover the right things, or write well enough to interest them, but that's another question. It's not our objective to please anyone.
Mr. Abrahamyan, are there any themes that are taboo, or people who are untouchable for the press? How free is Aravot to discuss the issues that concern society, or the people who are at the center of attention?
Frankly, for me, there are some taboo topics, but it's not because people give me money or anything. For instance, I would be careful when writing about our army or the Church. But I'm not careful because Serge Sargsyan or Garegin II gives me money. Nevertheless, there is some restraint. And in general, there should be some restraint, especially towards institutions that do not belong to the current, former, or future governments, but rather belong to our nation.
What about the former government, by the way? The fact that Vano Siradeghyan founded Aravotmeans that somehow the newspaper is connected to the former government. Doesn't that hinder your objective of portraying Aravot as an objective source of information to your readers?
I've read those discussions in other newspapers, that Aravot is an ANM [Armenian National Movement] newspaper, but I don't think that our colleagues are being sincere when they write that. They don't believe it. In reality, when they don't have any arguments in response to an article, or don't want to come up with any, then they put that label on us because of the low rating that ANM has among the populace and the negative emotions that this abbreviation creates among the people. Go and ask the former government what they think about Aravot . You'll realize that their attitude is anything but positive.
What do you think about the fact that today the media is used as a tool to settle political and financial scores?
I don't like it, and if you've noticed, in the last ten years Aravot has never published any article which criticized or discredited any journalist or newspaper. I completely forbid getting into any argument with other media sources, no matter who started it. If someone comes to me with a response that some other paper has already turned down and says, "You print this," I decline, because Aravot does not get involved in arguments like that. Even when the issue is not political, I still decline.
Is that part of your newspaper's code of ethics? I think you have reservations when it comes to journalistic ethics. Does Aravot have any ethical principles, or unwritten moral rules?
No, I have no reservations at all. In life, there must be rules of ethics. We all somehow know that we shouldn't come to work in a swimsuit. This is an ethical standard, and similarly, the newspapers shouldn't call each other "stupid" or things like that. Of course, it's possible to make an agreement about that, but this should also be demanded by society. Just as the newspapers have little influence over society, so society has little influence over them, and as a result the papers are free to put labels on each other.
Let's talk about electronic media. Today there is a tendency toward media consolidation. New media holdings are taking shape. What do you think about this trend?
If you're talking about several TV companies being in the same hands, then it's illegal. But that's what's happening in reality. All the transmission frequencies have been divided among the TV companies, and in my opinion this was done in order to not give any frequency to "A1+". The number of these TV companies needs to decrease. On the other hand, I'm positive about media holdings that consist of TV, radio, and newspapers. But there aren't any yet in Armenia.
In your opinion does the media in Armenia participate in the political process? And if so, what role does it have?
If they want to, they do take part in it. We do not want to and do not participate. There are some media organizations that want to participate. TV companies, for instance, only take part if they praise Kocharyan. If they don't praise him, they are shut down. As for newspapers, it depends on their desire. Since Aravo t does not participate, I can't say anything about its influence on the political process.
Do publications in the media have any effect? Is it possible that because of what you print in your newspaper, there might be some change in the political system? Or maybe a corrupt official will be fired as a result of media investigations?
I don't believe that. I don't think that such a thing is possible now, and we shouldn't set ourselves such a goal. When the Washington Post journalists were investigating Nixon's secret affairs, they only wanted to discover the facts, and to increase their newspaper's sales by telling an interesting story. Their goal wasn't the Watergate scandal; they only wanted to uncover the facts.
How was the year 2004 for Aravot ? Are you satisfied with the results?
I am very dissatisfied with the results, because we did not increase our sales. That's the only number you can judge the year by. I work 14 hours a day for good results, but I guess I'm not doing a good job.


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Seminar Theatre 13
Please note: The below schedule is from the B2B Marketing Expo 2019. The 2020 schedule will be released closer to the event.
11.00 - 11.30
Mindy Loverin
Targeting the World: Scaling Visual Content Marketing
Microtargeting with singular messaging has become the new norm for marketing campaigns, however today one-size-fits-all messaging is not effective when speaking to a global audience. Yet targeting customers on a customized and local level is a resource heavy task. The challenge is creating branded visual content at scale that is cost-effective and engaging. In this session, discover tools and strategies adopted by major brands to create successful, brand marketing campaigns.
11.45 - 12.15
Danny Denhard
20 lessons from 20 years in Marketing
There are so many lessons we fail to learn from, learn from my twenty years in marketing, especially those mistakes so you don't have to.
12.30 - 13.00
Dr Dave Chaffey
Smart Insights
Practical B2B Digital Marketing Trends and Techniques
Learn about the latest digital marketing techniques to give you and your business an edge in 2019 and beyond. Digital marketing strategist and author of Digital Marketing Excellence, Dr Dave Chaffey will share examples from B2B businesses who are successfully integrating these cutting-edge inbound marketing techniques, including Smart Insights.
13.15 - 13.45
Linus Gregoriadis
London Research
Trends in B2B Marketing and Online Lead Generation
This presentation by London Research Director Linus Gregoriadis will focus on the topic of B2B Online Lead Generation, based on a survey of marketers carried out in early 2019. The research, carried out in partnership with ON24, will look at what B2B marketing leaders are doing differently from their peers, covering everything from content strategy through to the most effective channels and formats for generating high-quality leads at scale.
14.00 - 14.30
Scott Brinker
The New Rules of Marketing Technology & Operations
Marketing technology and operations has been accepted as a critical function for executing successful marketing programs and delivering a remarkable customer experience. In this keynote, Scott will distill "The New Rules of Marketing Technology & Operations" embraced by best-in-class marketing teams for (1) centralization, (2) automation, (3) decentralization, (4) humanization, and (5) continuous change. These might sound paradoxical, but that''s where the magic of modern marketing operations happens.
14.45 - 15.15
Gordon Glenister, Chelsea Carter, Adanna David and Scott Bass
The Influencer Debate: Why Influencer Marketing Should Be an Essential Part of Your Marketing Strategy
This engaging panel debate will discuss the merits of why brands work well with influencers and we will share some of great case studies from top influencer agency Whalar and two of their stars.
15.30 - 16.00
Rachel Aldighieri
The DMA
Privacy is a Core Brand Value of a Customer-centric Business
Highlighting the opportunity the UK marketing industry has to use GDPR to build trust with consumers through accountability and transparency, ultimately leading brands to have stronger relationships with their customers. GDPR should not be seen as just new rules to adhere to, but as an opportunity for transformation to become a more customer centric organisation. Getting the balance right is critical to building trust as we move forward.
11.00 - 11.30
Jack Dyson
Content that Works. How the Original Hacks Can Save Marketers
In this session, you will learn how to squeeze the full value from your content and save your campaigns. Don't tell stories, sell what you know by creating B2B content that's bold and brilliant, not bland and boring! Jack will address B2B as a premium purchase, explaining how to make couture content that works, and puts your customers first.
11.45 - 12.15
Waheed Warden (MCIM)
ABM – what it is & how to do it in B2B services
Fujitsu has been using ABM as a key part of its marketing strategy for several years, with demonstrable results. In this session, learn how they do it, how they integrate with sales, and the pitfalls to avoid.
12.30 - 13.00
Gordon Glenister
Membership – How a Membership Model will Generate More Engagement, More Income and More Clients for You
This lively session will explore a number of different membership formats which will help you consider why membership could work for you. There will be loads of great tips and case studies for those already running membership schemes to help engage your audience more.
13.15 - 13.45
Preethi Sundaram
Technology Buying Today – How are your customers thinking about purchasing Tech?
LinkedIn conducts the largest research in the world into Technology purchasing every year. We look at what factors determine whether your technology will make the short-list or not.
14.00 - 14.30
David Beard
Sage plc
CRM: Technology alone is not the answer. So, what is?
"The more information a company knows about his customer or prospect, the more effective it can be. Yet investing in technology does not deliver the effectiveness in isolation. Attend this session to learn how insight into your own business can maximize the effectiveness of CRM initiatives."
14.45 - 15.15
Sophie Hewitt-Jones, Benjamin Cooley, Emily Clayfield, John Cooper and Martin MacConnol
CMA Panel
Keynote Panel: Using Content Marketing to Build Trust
Our panel of experts will discuss how using content marketing effectively can build trust with your B2B audience. Hear how using content can create lasting, meaningful engagement whilst successfully guiding leads down the funnel, from awareness to purchase. Our speakers will touch on the many facets of content ranging from video, print, case studies and telling visually led data-driven stories.
15.30 - 16.00
Jon Birrell
How Brands Grow When They Use Premiums
Jon's session will explore examples of where premiums have grown or changed brand perception, demonstrating how brands improved through merchandise and premiums.


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According to Dr. Marcy Zwelling of Choice Care in California and Michael Tetreault, Editor of Concierge Medicine Today, if you have a copay and deductible on top of a high monthly insurance premium, chances are it is less expensive for you to just pay out of pocket for these and other tests.
By Ann Brenoff, Senior Writer, The Huffington Post
AUGUST 22, 2014 – Some doctors seem to have embraced the airlines' model for doing business — you know, the one where they now charge fees for things they used to just do for free.
I'll leave it to the experts to figure out if this is born of physician greed or physician frustration, but there is no doubt that an increasing number of doctors are jumping on board the concierge medicine train.
Michael Tetreault, Editor-in-Chief of Concierge Medicine Today, a trade journal covering the industry, said that there are about 12,000 physicians in the U.S. who now run concierge medical practices — offices that charge annual fees, generally in the $1,200 to $2,500 range, for providing "enhanced" care. The total is up from just 4,000 physicians doing it in 2007, according to Tetreault. Some of them still work in-network for insurance companies, and others won't take insurance at all — leaving it to their patients to file claims and wait for reimbursement.
And then there are those docs who don't have concierge-designated offices per se, and who nobody is counting, who have begun to charge extra fees for services that were previously part of the care they provided.
Here are a few examples of what is going on:
Fees for talking to you outside the office.
During a recent visit to a specialist, I was handed a notice suggesting that instead of coming to the office next time, I should consider asking the doctor my questions on the phone — for a $50 fee. If that's too rich for my blood, a less expensive conversation could be conducted via email. (I'm thinking that a tweet, with just 140 characters, might eventually be the real medical bargain in the future. "Hey @drjones — I think my blood pressure is up.")
The notice said that much of what patients generally want to talk about with the doctor could actually be handled quite effectively by phone or email, thus saving both time and money if we didn't need to see each other face-to-face.
Fair enough — the part where he asks me how his daughter can blog for The Huffington Post can certainly be handled by email. But I think we are missing the larger point here: Wasn't answering an email or spending three minutes with me on the phone part of what he did because he was my doctor? What the notice was really saying is that he's going to start billing me for this time instead of letting me have it for "free" — just like the airlines now charge me for checking my luggage or the crappy meals they offer. What was once considered part of the ticket price is now splintered off separately and has a dollar sign in front of it.
Fees for same-day or next-day appointments.
My husband's cardiologist sent him a letter that began by asking how he felt about the service and care he had received during his most recent visit. And then it asked if he'd be willing to pay between $150 and $250 a month out of pocket for a "Concierge Care" system that would ensure next-day appointments and give him the doctor's cell phone number. It's a program "for patients who want the doctor to act in an enhanced capacity," the letter noted, and would be available "to only a limited number of patients." The letter explained how "each day, special hours would be set aside for members of the program."
Nothing like the appeal of exclusivity, right? But putting that aside, are we to assume that this doctor has not been giving my husband the best care possible up until now and that "enhanced" care could be ours for an extra $3,000 a year? And just to be clear: If someone else pays $3,000 a year and we don't, will the doctor see that other patient first even when we are the ones with the greater medical emergency and need?
Fees for new patients and an annual fee to "join" the practice.
If those two personal examples weren't enough, I hit the audacity jackpot with a Los Angeles pediatrician in my Cigna network. Her office told me that in order to see my son as a "transfer" patient, I would have to pay a $500 one-time fee, and that the practice charged everyone a $200 annual fee every Jan. 1. I asked what was covered by the $500 "transfer" fee; would the new doctor's office run and fetch my son's records from the old practice? No, the patient must do that still. So what is covered? Well, nothing. (Roy DeLaMar, manager for Cigna's business communications office, declined to comment.)
So for the annual fee of $200, you basically get the right to make an appointment with this practice. You still pay your copays, your deductibles, and any other costs that your policy doesn't.
I was upfront in my shock. "This is all just extra money you want to collect, even though you are a network provider and are supposed to take what the insurance company pays you, right?" Righto. And if I don't like it and don't want to sign the papers that commit me to paying it, I can just go find some other doctor, even though — and this bears repeating — this doctor is an in-network provider of my insurance company.
For the uninitiated in the ways of the health insurance world, by agreeing to be an in-network provider, the doctor agrees to accept what the insurance company pays and not charge the patient any additional administrative fees.
But before we envision going postal on doctors, let's take a breath and figure out who we should really be mad at. I nominate the insurance companies — who know this is going on and are turning a blind eye.
Consumers pick a health care plan based on the representation that certain doctors will accept what is paid to them, and that if you go to that doctor, according to the rules, you shouldn't have to pay a little something extra to just get in the door.
Jerry Flanagan, lead staff attorney with Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy agency based in Santa Monica, California that's been hounding the insurance industry for nearly 30 years, said the reason insurers play dumb about what's going on is that these direct-to-patient fees discourage people from seeking medical care. And if patients just ignore what ails them, the insurance company winds up paying out less. It makes perfect sense. The same disincentive occurs when there are higher co-insurance and co-payment costs. Even insurers know this to be true: A Kaiser Family Foundation report from 2006 found that "[O]nce patients bear some of the economic costs of receiving medical care, they are more likely to use only those health care services that are worth the additional cost that they must pay." The sad part, of course, is that when coinsurance amounts are too steep, people avoid getting the medical care that is actually necessary to their health, the report notes.
In other words, it's good for the insurer — unless you get, well, really sick.
Flanagan doesn't mince words. You paid your premiums based on the promise that you wouldn't have to pay more to the doctor out of pocket. So your insurer is violating the agreement you made with the company when they don't enforce the in-network rules, Flanagan said.
It's fraud, he said, and one reason that nobody is doing anything about it is that it's really hard to sue your health insurance company. If you get insurance through your employer or a government entity, you are barred from suing the insurer, Flanagan said. Change will come when someone who is insured as an individual sues their insurance company for letting a doctor get away with charging extra. (Flanagan said to call him if you'd like to discuss.)
Now, not to be one-sided here: If your doctor doesn't want to talk to you on the phone at 10 p.m. because your kid's fever is up to 104 or the medicine he prescribed caused hives, I suppose no one can hold a gun to his temple and make him. But medicine isn't a 9-to-5 job. And yes, I understand that it's a pain for doctors to deal with insurance companies and try to wrangle money out of them. Doctors have grown increasingly frustrated, and some medical practices have had to hire full-time staff just to handle paperwork. I get it; what a drag.
But, from where I sit, what doctors are doing now is all kinds of gawd-awful. They are creating a multi-tier medical services delivery system where those who can afford to pay them more will get better care.
For what it's worth, Dr. Marcy Zwelling, an internist and critical care doctor in Los Alamitos California, thinks I've got it all wrong. She charges patients $2,000 a year and takes no insurance. Insurance is for catastrophic illness, she said, and in many cases patients should carry just that and pay for smaller services out of pocket. "They'll save money if they do," she said. Mammograms can be had for $75, and an MRI costs $200 cash — tops, she said. According to Zwelling, if you have a copay and deductible on top of a high monthly insurance premium, chances are it is less expensive for you to just pay out of pocket for these and other tests. I wrote about how this was certainly the case with filling prescriptions: It's often cheaper to not put it through your insurance company but just pay out of pocket.
In the case of concierge medicine, Zwelling said, it's not about better care for the rich or a case of doctors being greedy. It's doctors who want to provide an enhanced level of care — spend time with patients, not keep them waiting for hours, coordinate their care with specialists, do research and stay abreast of new treatment options. And that doesn't happen in a 15-minute office visit, she said. Concierge medicine "allows me to concentrate on the patients, not the paperwork," she said. The fees she charges go to hiring additional staff.
And doctors aren't the rich dudes we all think they are, she said. "This is about doctors trying to stay in business. When their bottom line gets near zero, they can't continue."
So consider me schooled, Dr. Z. But I just keep coming back to the airlines, which want to charge me $35 to bring my clothes along on vacation with me. Is taking my call for a simple question really that big a deal?
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-brenoff/doctors-and-insurance_b_5606971.html


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Since 2001 the SWCD has overseen the White River Watershed Project, an Environmental Protection Agency funded project that aims to reduce nonpoint source water pollution in the White River. Through its programs and education, this project has increased our community's understanding of the sources of water pollution, the problems it causes, and the methods to reduce it.
Beginning in 2007, the SWCD has overseen a grant from the Ball Brothers Foundation to enhance the John M. Craddock Wetland Nature Preserve along the White River. This four-year project will create a trail system through the Preserve, making it a destination along the White River Greenway for all the citizens of our community. The site will be an education resource for school children and college students throughout Delaware County and East Central Indiana.
In 2008 the SWCD created a new program called Energy Efficiency in Agriculture. This project is partially funded by the Ball Brothers Foundation and aims to reduce the amount of energy that farmers use running their businesses by auditing the existing usage on farms and educating the stakeholders on more efficient way to reduce their energy output.
The SWCD is currently spearheading a six county effort to establish a USDA Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D) in East Central Indiana. An RC&D program pulls together community members to improve the quality of life though natural resources conservation and community development.
Though our many programs the SWCD will be able to support the community by:
The Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District is vital to preserving East Central Indiana's natural resources, providing it citizens with the opportunities to live in a clean, healthful area, and educating our community to ensure that our home will stay a beautiful, wonderful place to live.
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Woman Gives Birth to Baby Snake!
A shocking incident in which a woman gave birth to a snake took place in Kolanguda of Kerameri village in Adilabad. Locals say that… a woman named Kavithabhai gave birth to a little snake. She delivered at home without suffering any pains, said her family members. As a baby snake was born, they killed it immediately and buried as per their tradition. Though the incident took place 6 days ago, locals who believed that it is unlucky for their village did not leak the matter.
As some doctors spoke about the incident, they said that the villagers might have mistaken the baby to a snake since the foetus would be under-developed as the woman delivered in sixth month itself. The foetus might have resembled a snake and being villagers, they would have thought it was a baby snake, experts say.
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Very interesting book about the 2 most influential psychologist of our time.
outstanding book
A book about romance disguised as a history of psychology in economics.
Interesting listen, but doesn't tie together as well as I expected, no broader conclusions reached. Seems to end suddenly. Great narration
Some parts are great, some are hard to follow. At times it spends too much time on the characters and not enough on the ideas
I found this book a little hard to read. It extends to too many subjects, goes here and there and doesn't dwell long enough in one subject to maintain the reader's interest.
What you'd hope for from Michael Lewis. He writes well about complex ideas, and brings characters to life. If you are into things like behavioral economics, psychology, group psychology, economics, public policy, sociology, history, then you'll enjoy at least some of this book if not all. In fact, if you are into those topics, i think you SHOULD read this book. The trend of algorithms and AI replacing human choice patterns in society, and our own individual tendencies toward irrational choices are subjects worthy of deep consideration. The Undoing Project unpacks and details the logic, pros, and cons behind this trend. You will think and reflect deeply if you read this book, no doubt about that. As a story it lacked any kind of compelling narrative, other than the arc of the friendship, which is beautiful in its own right, but is hardly enough to carry us through the entire book. It is, before anything else, and idea book. If you aren't into the topics than you won't make it through without falling asleep. Concepts get over explained or redundantly addressed several times, but for me, this just helped me grasp the central ideas and insights pioneered by the lead characters of this book, so I didn't mind the redundancy.
"Michael Lewis is the author of several books, including the international bestseller Liar's Poker. He is a contributing editor of The New York Times Magazine, a columnist for Bloomberg News, and a fellow at the University of California-Berkeley. He lives in Berkeley with his wife, Tabitha Soren, and their newborn daughter."


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Change management is not a particularly exciting topic; it lacks the "Gee Whiz" attributes of a major new IT project or an ingenious new program offering. Indeed, many nonprofit executives view the process with as much excitement as planning their own funeral.
However, from an administrative perspective, the lack of transition planning can prove to be an organization's Achilles heel. Without cohesive guidelines, a new CEO's, CFO's, or COO's desire to inject fresh ideas and focus can quickly cause confusion or other unintended consequences.
Organizations can spend years developing a certain internal style regarding things like budget preparation, hiring practices, and the manner of board oversight. In order to provide for an orderly transition from one senior manager to the next, it is wise to codify the entity's broad administrative principles in a cohesive Board-approved policy document. The idea behind the Board-approved policy document is to provide clarity to new management team members as to how the Board desires important transactions or decisions to be handled.
Naturally, management is always free to bring to the Board ideas for updating or replacing older policies. An approved policy manual simply offers a framework for management and the Board to have a constructive, orderly dialogue as to how the organization should handle its internal affairs.
A Board-approved policy manual should not be a detailed set of instructions for how to perform daily tasks. Rather, it should address high-level items such as:
- How often should the Board review the entity's budget versus actual financial performance?
- How detailed should the budget submission to the Board be?
- How does the Board wish to be notified of significant anticipated budget variances?
- Who should be authorized signers on bank and investment accounts?
- What positions should have contract approval authority?
- Does the Board wish to see a periodic listing of contracts and commitments?
- How should senior managements' expense reports and credit card charges be reviewed?
- Does the Board wish to approve significant changes to the organization chart?
- What are the guidelines for adding/deleting staff positions and setting salaries?
- And, how often should the policy manual be reviewed and approved by the Board?
Organizational change is always hard. A Board-approved policy manual can be an important part of minimizing the disruption when there is transition within the senior management team.
Doug Boedeker is a partner in Tate & Tryon's Audit and Assurance Services department and can be reached at [email protected].


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HighlightsSalta | San Lorenzo Canyon | San Antonio De Los Cobres | El Toro Canyon | Acay Mountain Pass | El Rey National Park | Calilegua National Park | The Impenetratable National Park | La Estrella Wetlands | Iberá Wetlands
Description of Northern Argentina wildlife and nature holidayDuring this tailor made Northern Argentina nature and wildlife holiday, youll get to know some of the countrys less visited regions, where wandering in wild spaces and spotting birds and animals is the main priority. Youll explore montane and chaco habitats, and pass over Andean mountain ranges, through dense cloud forests and across marshland, all the while taking in incredible vistas. The main event here is, of course, the wildlife and there are endless opportunities for birdwatching and mammal spotting.
This is a private tour and will be accompanied be a full-time, bilingual certified wildlife guide, who has training and experience in conservation and animal protection. Youll be transported in a private 4WD vehicle, and all meals, drinking water, National Park entrance fees and tours and activities as listed are included.
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Your holiday will help support local people and conservation. We must also reduce CO2. Learn about the CO2 emissions of this holiday and how to reduce them.
We use only certified local wildlife guides that are trained in ecology, conservation and animal protection. The guides and clients have to adhere to a zero footprint policy when entering national parks and protected areas.
A portion of the revenue from this tour will be donated to the YUCHAN Fund, a non-profit, independent organisation established in Salta province since 2000. YUCHAN misssion is to identify, promote and carry out activities that contribute to the environmental and cultural preservation and the sustainable development of the Andes, the Montane Cloudforest and the Chaco woodland of northern Argentina and bordering countries.
In the Ibera Wetlands, we use the services of Aguape lodge whose staff and owners have been at the forefront of the campaign for the protection and conservation of this area. One of the results of their efforts is that Ibera was catalogued as a Wetland of international importance, by the RAMSAR convention held on January 2002. In addition all bilingual guides working at Aguape have been trained by the renowned argentine naturalist and ornithologist, Francisco Erize.
All transport required use low carbon fuel. In the office we have a minimum use paper policy whereby all travel itineraries, reservations and confirmations are sent to customers and maintained by us in PDF format. Any paper used is used double sided and any waste paper and cardboard in recycled. All ink and toner cartridges are refilled and reused. All our furniture has previously been owned and was purchased at auctions.
We check the environmental credentials of all our suppliers and service providers before doing business with them.
We employ and contract the services of local people throughout Argentina. We have a study-time holiday for employees who are undertaking any further education courses.
We have a national first policy whereby we give preference to local products. We use accommodation of small local suppliers and not multinational chains. We also encourage our clients to consume local handicrafts at local markets.
A percentage of all profits is donated to a charity that provides a reinsertion program for vulnerable adolescents that have dropped out of the formal education system.
We only use accommodation providers that comply with the law and have an active policy & procedure to eliminate child abuse, prostitution and people trafficking.
All our tours contribute to the local community by providing our clients access to their customs, products, music and language in each destination, for instance visiting the local Penas (a local show of music and dance in the region of Salta).
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No date on this one. Taken from the original collage poster artwork put together by the band for a free gig at the legendary Filthy MacNasty's in Islington North London, this great print shows their humourous side and features an early quote from the NME: "the most alluring thing since opium lollipops"! Individually signed and numbered by Mr. Razzcocks (aka Paul Dufour) this A3 (11.7 x 16.5in) print is strictly limited to an edition of 50. Delivered to you in a protective cardboard tube, along with a signed Certificate of Authenticity within 7-10 days, this print really is a must-have for any diehard Libs fan.


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VMAs 2018: The Best Skin, Hair and Makeup on the Red Carpet
MTV's annual Video Music Awards, a.k.a. the VMAs, took place this week... and there were two schools of thought on the red carpet!
One group went artsy with fashion-forward eye appliqués, unconventional shadow colours and runway-inspired hairstyles. The other embraced false lashes, contour and exaggerated brows—I think you know where I stand on those!
Take a look for yourself, and let me know how you feel:
Rita Ora
What I like: Rita's super-luminous skin, decorative eye appliqués and thick fringe of lashes. Slicking her hair back and doing the lips nude and glossy keeps it all in balance. What I'd change: Nothing.
Rita is wearing: Toner • Face mask • Eyeshadow in Entrapment • Eyeshadow in Gilty Pleasure • Blush in Blaze Bronze • Highlighter in Show Divine Glow • Eyeliner in Xtreme Black • Eye appliqués in Frou-Frou • False lashes
Blake Lively
What I like: Blake's medium pink lipstick and clean eye makeup—just mascara and a bit of highlighter at the inner corners. If only her outfit was as minimal as this hair and makeup! What I'd change: I'd fill in her brows some more in the centre, so the shape is more tapered.
Blake is wearing: Highlighter
Amandla Stenberg
What I like: Amandla's metallic reddish-copper shadow with full brows and a sheer pinky gloss. I also love her new bob and bangs! (This was her hair last time we saw her.) What I'd change: Nothing.
Amandla is wearing: Makeup palette in Bronze Seduction
Karlie Kloss
What I like: Karlie's soft, tousled blonde layers with flushed cheeks and just-bitten lips. Notice the darker roots and brows, which gives it a little "edge." What I'd change: Nothing.
Jasmine Sanders
What I like: Jasmine's matte blackberry lipstick, silver smoky eyes and tight top knot. Honestly, it's my favourite look from afar... What I'd change: Alas, the heavy skin finish lets this down when you get close-up. Shame she didn't do her foundation like this!
Jasmine is wearing: Foundation in Honey 43 • Lipstick
Camila Cabello
What I like: Camila's half-up wavy hair. Normally, I'd find this style a bit dated, but she makes it look so good! Her skin is gorgeous, and the red lips are lovely and creamy. What I'd change: The blush is too heavy and pink, and the eyes need a lighter touch (no false lashes and subtler liner).
Camila is wearing: Foundation • Concealer • Powder • Bronzer in Medium • Highlighter in Sunlight • Highlighter in Moonlight • Eyeshadow in In Love • Eyeshadow in Oh-Na-Na • Eyeshadow in Control • Eyeliner • Mascara • Brow colour in Medium • Lip liner in In-Matte-Uated With You • Lipstick in Devil's Matte-Vocate Red
Olivia Munn
What I like: Olivia's beachy hair, fine highlights, and pop of purple liner underneath her lower lash lines. I appreciate how bare she went on her makeup, to contrast with her over-the-top dress. What I'd change: I'd probably do darker purple liner, but in thinner lines, right in the waterlines. And gosh, her upper lip filler is so distracting!
Olivia is wearing: Foundation • Concealer
Anna Kendrick
What I like: Anna's flawless skin, soft smoky eyes and peach blush and lipstick. Also very into the smooth hair she's been wearing lately! What I'd change: Maybe a little less powder, especially under her eyes.
Shanina Shaik
What I like: Shanina's bold inner corner highlights, long lashes, rosy lipstick and piece-y curls. (Is piece-y coming back? I think it might be!) I could stare at her face for days. What I'd change: Nothing.
Sabrina Carpenter
What I like: Sabrina's shimmery pink shadow, matching glossy lipstick and full, dark brows. It's so nice to see her in an updo for a change! I love the face-framing blonde pieces. What I'd change: Nothing.
Madison Beer
What I like: Madison's graphic cat eyes, straight hair and nude lips. She's got one strategic blonde highlight on either side of her face, and I think it actually looks good! (The '90s are clearly back in full force.) What I'd change: I don't like the lashes, the foundation's kinda heavy, and her lower lip liner isn't blended.
Bebe Rexha
What I like: Bebe's bleached-blonde shag cut... some people just look good with damage, you know? I think the baby-pink lipstick and heavy smoky eye are working for her as well. What I'd change: Her under-eye concealer is too yellow.
Winnie Harlow
What I like: Winnie's high-gloss peachy-pink lips, gold eyeshadow and straight hair. What I'd change: She doesn't need the strong silver highlight at her inner corners... I think that and the lashes cheapen this a bit.
Shay Mitchell
What I like: Shay's off-the-face hair and bronzey glow. Yes, she's wearing a lot of makeup, but her skin appears to be in amazing condition. What I'd change: I could live with the contouring, but the drawn-on brows, spidery lashes and goopy lip gloss are too much!
Kylie Jenner
What I like: Kylie's updo is sort of cute, and I like the pink blush and rosy-nude lipstick (although I don't believe for a second that she's "filler-free" now). What I'd change: What's up with the crazy drawn-on eyebrows?! Also not into her rooty blonde, curly false lashes, heavy skin finish and dated eyeshadow. And yet... she owns a multimillion-dollar makeup company.
Cardi B
What I like: Cardi's "Mom" haircut kind of ups her sophistication in a way, wouldn't you agree? What I'd change: There's way too much going on with this eye makeup! The shimmery gold would've been okay without the heavy black shading, over-the-top lashes and purple under-eyes.
Jennifer Lopez
What I like: Jennifer's honey blonde hair is gorgeous, even though I miss her long bob! (Which one is the wig?) What I'd change: As usual, her makeup is perplexing... such heavy contouring, insane false lashes, messy brow filling and overdrawn lips in gloss. She's had the same makeup artist since 2000, so that might explain it.
Who had your favourite (and least favourite) look on this red carpet?


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Joe Marks
Joe Marks is the Executive Director of the Center for Machine Learning and Health at Carnegie Mellon University. Previously, he co-founded Upfront Analytics in April 2012 to help revolutionize market research through playful engagement with respondents. From 2007 to 2012, Joe created and led Disney Research, the premier technology lab in the media & entertainment industry. Prior to that, he was the research director at Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs. Joe holds a BA, SM, and PhD in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science from Harvard University. His areas of expertise include artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction (HCI) and computer graphics. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles on a wide variety of topics and managed over $100M in corporate R&D spend.


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When analyzing consumer behavior, it's not about filling a funnel. It's about guiding the buyers through a journey, said Erik Hartman at this year's Digital Leadership Forum in Vienna. Let's take a closer look at the meaning behind his words and how we can improve our understanding of the buying process…(Read More)
Each RfP is unique, but the following guidelines should give you an idea of how to write a good RfP. In addition to these tips, we have prepared a sample RfP that you can easily download and customize to your needs. Avoid feature lists Instead of writing a list of features, it is better to…(Read More)
Digital communications are evolving at an unprecedented pace and reshaping the way we connect with and relate to one another. Behind this rapid change is continuous innovation ― but it doesn't always come in the form we expect. One of the themes of this year's Digital Leadership Forum in June will be "unexpected successes…(Read More)
We often embrace new projects with great enthusiasm in the beginning. But who hasn't experienced a project going wrong despite ample dedication and high motivation? Or at least, obstacles arise that lead to project delays, additional costs, and a drop in motivation. Here are my top 3 problems in project management which should be…(Read More)
Gareth Main, Head of Online Merchandising at Guardian News & Media, will be this year's keynote speaker at the Digital Leadership Forum 2015, which will be held June 8-9 in Vienna. Below, I asked him a few questions about what it means to be a leader in an increasingly digitized world: Our event…(Read More)


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June has rolled around somehow we're already in Summer and halfway through the year. With that in mind, I thought it was time I shared another nattering post about a few Summer plans I have in mind. After a tough but exciting month of May, I've finally finished with Uni and have moved back home, I *think* I've landed myself a job and there's a lot of new things to look forward to.
June and the following months will definitely be a bit different, being back in my family home as opposed to university, settling into full-time work and starting adult life, but I'm excited.
Now I'm, back at home there are so many things sitting on my personal 'to do list'. First on that list is joining the gym again. When I was at uni I had netball 3-4 times a week so I was getting in plenty of exercise in my week and found myself in a comfortable routine. Now I've finished I'm eager to keep my fitness up and get back into the gym. I really found a love for the gym over my break last Summer so I'm hoping I can find that again, and getting back into a routine will help too. I'm definitely looking to start up Netball again and join a team at home, but it's mostly a winter-season sport and I'd like to find my feet here first.
There are so many adult things I can't wait to do in these coming months. I'm hopefully finally going to get my hands on my first very own car. For the past 4 years I've been sharing my mums Peugeot to drive around, and as much I love that little car, I can't wait to have my own.
I'll also be looking to really start cracking down on some saving over Summer. It will be so exciting seeing money come into my bank frequently now I'll be working full time, but I know I need to be sensible. Not only do I have New York City in September to save for, I'm really keen to get saving for a house with my boyfriend Jamie. Jamie's been working full time since he left school so I definitely have some catching up to do!
Other than joining the gym and boring but actually really exciting adult-stuff, the one thing I really want to focus on this Summer is me. I've already experienced the wobbles and worrying thoughts of being a graduate, but I want to make sure I don't let this get to me. I think people can underestimate how scary leaving uni can be, for the last 3 years I've been in this bubble, in some extent, separated from the real world, and leaving it is frightening. I want to make sure I take my time, focus on my self-care and mental health and enjoy this next chapter for me.
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November can be such a melancholy month. The days are shortening and we know that the icy grip of winter is imminent. Our landscapes are losing the bright autumn leaves and before long snowflakes will begin to gather on the grass and in the garden. The season for outdoor gardening is drawing to a close, and there is not much to do, save raking up the last of those leaves and preparing our containers and garden ornaments for storage.
Some of our favorite garden images involve the serendipitous placement of statuary and other ornaments. In one garden we know, a dark green concrete frog stands guard over a deck, often buried in snow. Birds will perch on his knobby head, eliciting a twitchy response from the household cats. We're also fond of an extremely large, bronze-colored acorn that seems to confuse the neighborhood squirrels and chipmunks. We don't recommend that you leave concrete statuary outside all winter, but it's done all the time. Sometimes, things are just too heavy to move. And as long as there are no deep pockets for water to collect and freeze, or any serious cracks or chips, your statuary should be fine.
Concrete urns, birdbaths and fountains need to be handled more carefully in the winter. The basins should be emptied and stored in a dry garage or shed, as water can freeze in the basins, expanding and contracting, potentially causing cracks. If there is no storage space, at least turn the basins upside down. Many gardeners keep their birdbaths out for the enjoyment of over-wintering birds. Any birdbaths left filled for the cold season should be protected with a heater.
Metal ornaments can be left outside as long as you don't mind a little rust. It certainly falls into the category of shabby chic. Metal obelisks and garden stakes can be a great place for the birds to perch, and can be lighted for the holidays. Ice crystals formed on metal objects can be stunning enough to photograph, proving that you can find beauty in the garden at any time of year.
Cast iron pots make great containers for evergreen branches and decorative sticks or twigs. The container's weight will stabilize your arrangement and there is no danger in leaving it out all winter. A metal pot situated in the garden and filled with annual grasses becomes a natural centerpiece when allowed to remain through the icy weather.
If you aren't planning to use your pots for seasonal arrangements, store them for the winter, as many materials may not weather the cold temperatures. The biggest threat is water as it has a way of collecting in chips and crevices, expanding when it freezes and causing cracks.
Small pots are easily moved into garages or storage areas, but large, heavy ones are another story. Immovable containers can be left outside if a few precautions are taken. Remove all soil and cover the container to prevent water from collecting inside. Raising the container up off the ground with some bricks is also a good idea. This prevents the pot from freezing to the ground and from you creating chips in the base when you're shoveling snow. These few simple steps will prolong the life and looks of your investments.


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Starting Tuesday, June 4, elevate your lunch routine with Lunch on the Lane hosted by the Union Square Business Improvement District in partnership with Off the Grid! Happening Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 am to 2 pm, Lunch on the Lane features a rotating selection of curbside eats set against the backdrop of San Francisco's premier shopping district.
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Join us on Thursday, July 25th for a mid-day escape in
SF's charming Maiden Lane! 🎁
From 11am to 2pm, drop by Lunch on the Lane with your lunchmates to nosh on soul-warming food from Banh Mi Zon, Kabob Trolley, COOL!NARIA and Sip n Slurp, snap cheesy holiday photos in our festive photobooth, groove to holiday tunes from Ukulenny, and challenge your co-workers to giant Jenga while you enjoy holiday treats from Off the Grid Catering. If you've been good for the last 6 months — you may even win a prize 🎅!


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Week 7 – Talking about Digital Scholarship
Blog Post due by Friday, July 14:
Required Prompt: Over the past week, you've received feedback on your projects from a number of people. How will you incorporate this feedback into the final refinements of your project? Was there any feedback that you were surprised to receive?
Monday, July 10th
- Field trip to Gettysburg College to meet with their Digital Scholarship Summer Fellows. Meet at the picnic tables in front of Academic West at 7:20 AM.
Tuesday, July 11th
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location TBD
- Debrief / follow-up on peer review sessions & Gettysburg visit
Wednesday, July 12th
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Library Lab
- Workday Wednesday (required)
Thursday, July 13th
- 9 – 10 Breakfast and informal presentations with Param Bedi
- 10 – 11 Creating documentation for your projects / project checklist
Friday, July 14th
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Have you ever had an "Oh No!" Photo experience? When you're out and about, partying or catching up with friends, do you think about what your selfies and snap-shots will look like? Some more than others… Sure, we all want photos to capture the moment but where do those photos actually end up being used? Taking […]Continue Reading
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09OctWhat if jobs & pay depended on TripAdvisor reviews?
We work with a number of businesses in the hospitality and catering industry. It's in their interest to be on TripAdvisor so that they can be found and tried out by new customers. Sometimes a venue isn't what the customer was looking for (too small, too large, not child friendly, overrun with children). Sometimes there's […]Continue Reading
27JulIn the words of Monty Python – SPAM, SPAM, SPAM
With the increase in BLOGGING the option to leave comments on a blog post has opened up a wide cavern for the odd bods & weirdo's to attempt to SPAM our websites. Do they really think we're not going to read them first before hitting the APPROVED button! So I thought I'd share with you […]Continue Reading
17JulHow are you handling friend requests on Facebook from Business Contacts?
I am asked many times how to handle Facebook friend request from business contacts. Many people want to leave Facebook for only true personal friends and family, but are worried that not accepting a friend request would be rude. How do you handle this? Maybe we should take note and guidance from the MD of Cube Social, […]Continue Reading
11JunEeyore or Tigger – the choice is yours….isn't it?
Given the choice, over time which would you rather hang out with Eeyore (the downcast donkey from Winnie the Pooh) or Tigger (the bouncy, bouncy, up beat Tiger with a spring in his tail)? I know which I'd choose! I've been looking at enthusiasm this week and how we can benefit from it. Do we […]Continue Reading
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SSG was going to post about a pretty good quesadilla recipe but then she met this dish. Sesame Peanut Noodles courtesy of the Cook Yourself Thin ladies on Lifetime. The complete recipe can be found here.
Digs introduced me to the Cook Yo-self Thin posse a few weeks ago and I fully admit at the time thinking ... YAWN. SSG prefers her food smothered in butter and/or chocolate and preferably chased with a glass or two of wine. Red, of course. Because SSG cares about her heart.
So anyhoo--you can get the repeat episodes On Demand and I stumbled across this recipe thinking "hmmm ... I have that in the cupboard and that ... oh yes and that ... and hmmm ... a HALF A BAG OF CABBAGE OHMAHGAH I HAVE THAT TOO!"
So SSG made it.
Kind of.
Okay, really she became one of those bitches that she hates on All Recipes who are like "okay so I substituted the beef for tofu and the other 7 ingredients for 7 completely different ingredients and it really wasn't good. ONE STAR for this recipe."
But THIS story has a happy ending. And one SSG knew she needed to share with you when she stood over the stovetop eating the pasta out of the largest bowl she could find because good LAWD this makes A LOT.
Check the original recipe fo sho, but this is how SSG rolled. Because she has a budget to stay on peeps.
Peanut Noodles
8 0z. whole wheat pasta cooked al dente
2T rice wine vinegar
1/4 c tamari or soy sauce
1/4 smooth peanut butter
2T freshy grated ginger
1T sesame oil
1T sugar
Juice of one small lime or 1/2 large
(Up to 1/2 cup starchy pasta water if the sauce needs to be loosened up. SSG didn't need to. Her sauce was loose. Just like Digs.)
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1/2 bag coleslaw mix/shredded cabbage
1/2 c thinly sliced red bell pepper
1/2 c thinly sliced carrots
1/2 c cilantro
The key to this recipe is the base--the sauce with the whole wheat pasta is really good. And then as far as SSG is concerned, anything goes on the veggies. I can't think of any that would be bad in here. I think it's supposed to be chilled, but I liked it warm.
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Backed by its technology prowess and a robust startup ecosystem, India is uniquely poised to build the next set of futuristic cities
Incorporating technology to sew together infrastructure, governance and citizens to make it smart and connected is the philosophy behind 'Smart Cities'. However the concept is an evolving one. Making the lives of citizens easy and governance transparent is what our smart city projects are aimed at. There are several established smart cities across the globe with Internet of Things (IoT) applications engineered to fit lifestyles and civic operations. Forbes has named Barcelona as the 'smartest city' in the world followed by biggies New York and London. These cities had adopted the concept of connected intelligence well ahead of time and have evolved over the years. Sky's the limit India being one of the fastest-growing economies and IoT being a relatively green field, there exists an opportunity for a fine blend of socio-economic progress intertwined with futuristic technology. Building a smart city is a collective responsibility of policy makers, builders, hardware companies, software vendors and application developers. Smart cities are about more than just a plethora of connected devices, with exchange of data and big data analytics over the internet. It is unlikely that any player will be able to invest time and money in all the layers of the IoT anatomy (sensors, software platform and applications), unless this ends up being more of a 'Jack of all trades' scenario. Consider the Android platform. It acts as a 'gelling' factor for device manufacturers and application developers. Similarly, the IoT platform serves as the binding agent between hardware components like sensors, gateways and software applications. The IoT market is currently vague, with different players battling for their share of the smart city pie without clarity of their role in its development. Instead of trying to fit too many hands into a single glove, companies should start concentrating on what best fits their areas of expertise. Sensor and gateways vendors should focus on enhancing their device capabilities while application developers should work on delivering solutions within optimum costs and time. The IoT platform being the foundation that holds various other layers in place, platform vendors should particularly strive to make a solid framework that seamlessly ties all the other layers to give the end user a hassle-free experience. The platform should be vendor neutral and customisable. Besides enabling communication between devices and humans, it should enable large data collection and analysis for informed decision making. It should serve as a sturdy foundation that can scale to future devices and capabilities. Toward smarter cities According to a World Bank survey, around 32 percent of India's total 1.2 billion population lives in cities. It is estimated that by 2020 this number will rise to 50 percent. Ours is the second-most populous country in the world, necessitating an automated, simplified and effective form of governance and improvedstandards of living. The 100 Smart Cities Mission calls for superior transportation, healthcare, infrastructure build, roads and safety, water, electricity, waste and traffic management and other vital utilities of a city. All of them have to eventually work well together. Businesses are looking at smart cities as the next big thing. To raise the monument, vital pillars need to be in place. Smart sensors, gateways, software platforms and a host of applications form the IoT value chain in a smart city ecosystem. Consider smart power utility poles that can help detect live wires submerged in water puddles during a downpour to avoid fatal accidents. Or smart ambulances that can communicate with traffic signals along an entire route to help stay clear of traffic well in advance. Smart grids that can proactively detect faults and send alerts to reduce downtime. Some of the other areas are smart governance apps that help citizens access government documents and other information with ease. The future is now The IoT platform needs to be highly scalable, it should be able to process large volumes of data and seamlessly integrate hardware and apps. Smart cities imply a smarter economy, smarter lifestyles and smarter governance. With Indian engineers leading the software community across the globe, India sure is the next hottest destination for 'cities with intelligence'. Technology has evolved over the years, so has the connotation of a smart city. Advances in internet technology and its corresponding tools (such as cloud, big data, mobile, IoT) have enhanced the intelligence of devices and processes, thereby taking smartness beyond hardware to a whole new level. The Utopian dream of a perfect society with improved systems is not too far into the future, if the level of understanding and adoption of IoT improves. India, being a software superpower with scores of technology startups, there is an unprecedented scope for Indian cities to march towards becoming the next set of futuristic cities.


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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Good Fortune and Lucky
My hands were icy, feeding the dogs was a challenge, the spoon hard to grip in unresponsive fingers. Jeans, shoes and socks were degrees darker than when the day began, the colour re-defined by rain. Two waterproof jackets had kept the top half pretty dry, and i was not aware of the damp cold so much until I got home. Then I could not get changed, or carry in wood to light a fire, quickly enough.
But I was joyful. It had not rained heavily as we walked, Kamil and I and dogs together. Sliding a little in the mud, laughing.
I realised yesterday how fortunate I am. This remembrance eludes me most days. I want to stay in bed, or watch videos or fiddle on the computer. Its not like compassion for others runs through my veins; would I do this every single day if it was not laid out before me as a gift? I do not know. There is nowhere else in this word I want to be other than in this sacred Valley, but there is resistance to the tasks that living here involve.
Jetsunma has reminded us that compassionate activity is an expression of our spiritual path. There is no division between the aspiration and expression of our prayers, and the choice and commitment to lead a life of compassionate service to others. In fact, it would seem to me, that it is through the action of compassion that the intention of our prayers and practice will be realised. Wisdom and Compassion are the essence of awakened mind, we cannot know one in our hearts without recognising the other.
As I look out from the hill where we walk, the valley and mountains like a banquet before me, I realise that here is the source of accomplishment, the entire path. There is the magic and mystery, the potent sacredness of the land itself which has whispered to me, moment by moment, year by year since I first had the privilege to be here. I know this land is more than I can comprehend, it is a realm of pure potential. And now, through the kindness of the dogs we have saved from death, there is the opportunity to open my heart and embrace compassion, daily.
This is it, both sides of the coin, and only through the grace of my teacher, can I be here. Like it or not (and some days definitely not), it is a supreme blessing to have the path offered in this way.
But of course it is not just here, that is the delicious nature of the Vajrayana path. It is everywhere, where each and everyone of us finds ourselves. The entire path will always be available, in whatever setting or circumstance we live. It's about turning our hearts and minds to see it, know it, engage in it - prayer, devotion, compassion. There is never a moment, nor a place, when this possibility is not present.
I forget this mostly, my thoughts and emotions wear me down, distract me. I don't see clearly, even here, right in the midst of it. I'm not pretending to have any deep insights or recognition. Yet it is there, always, and sometimes if we glimpse inside our very own hearts we will know it.
As I write this, 6 dogs and one cat are curled on various beds and furniture in this humble cabin. Six dogs - one of whom is snoring. And that would be Lucky! Yes, for those of you who read this and who are her fans, Lucky moved in with us a week or so ago!! I had been worried for her hairless body as the days grew colder. She lived in our bunkhouse, but had become the only resident, so a fire would not be tended. I decided to bring her to the cabin where I stay.
It went brilliantly from day one, I could hardly believe how she slipped right in to the family with barely a murmur. I am proud of my 5 who accepted her so readily. The first night she stayed in the kitchen, but her reticence was over pretty quickly. Day 2 she claimed the small couch as her own, and now freely moves from dog bed to dog bed, and sometimes my own! She loves being in a pack. Mostly we walk together, but one day I left her behind. She howled loudly and mournfully the entire time we were away - it ricocheted through the whole valley; when we got back she was at the gate, wagging her tail wildly that we had returned.
Ostensibly it is a foster placement, but already i feel my reluctance at the thought of her leaving. A good friend of mine, on hearing this, said "Well, Lucky was always one of yours, don't you think?", and I think of the karma shared between her rescuer Ms Wu, who scraped this dying dog off the streets of Taiwan, Lucky herself, and me, that she should now lay curled up in a blanket on the couch by my side.
I promise photos. I don't have a camera, but will borrow one. I want you to share in the joy of Lucky's life. Proof that the chain of loving-kindness and compassion is free of geography, and ceaseless. We are the chain, both a link and its entirety. We just have to be willing to live it.
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Ani-la..I am so happy to read the news of Lucky. I guess I qualify as one of her phones..to me, she has always seemed the essence of Dakini Valley dog rescue, even as I know it has worried you grievously that conditions there are too harsh for her. Always you have found a way to care for her, while seemingly not accepting that she "belonged" there. To have read that she has now become part of your home, hearth and the pack is as good as it gets. It seems as if (to me) you have now truly opened a special part of your heart. And look how she has become central in the home.
I so love the posed pictures..even more fun than candids, truly. They are so revealing in their own way. I can never get enough photos of Lucky..and Wildfire -- what a joy!
Please, more stories and photos whenever possible.
Weird..I meant to say I qualify as one of Lucky's fans. But perhaps a Freudian slip slipped in. Phones are for communicating, and I wanted greatly to communicate how much I think Lucky is so important to you.


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Lisa-Marie is a 34 inch tall resin little girl. She has the sweetest hand-painted face and green hand-blown German glass eyes. Her strawberry blond real hair wig is styled in two braids tied with frayed yarn bows and a headband. Hildegard has designed a wonderful outfit for Lisa-Marie. She wears a sheer silk blouse under a knitted pullover and wool waistcoat with short wool trousers. Sheer tights, long stockings, a knitted scarf and leather lace-up boots accessorize her outfit.
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Lisa-Marie is a 2016 resin Limited Edition to only 80 pieces worldwide.
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In the arts, the pursuit of beauty is the goal of human creativity. Beauty holds an attractive creative power. During all those years of my work, the pleasure deriving from this pursuit has always been my driving force.
This year I tried to design the various characters of my collection as different as possible. So you will find a scene from a fairy-tale as well as a completely real image of little Prince Charming. Among my dolls you will come across lively, friendly, contemplative and quiet characters. Each of this year's dolls has its own,special charisma. Beauty, aesthetics,shape, color and materials constitute the design's prerequisite. - Hildegard Gunzel
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